Second EIT Urban Mobility Targeted Open Call For The BP2023-2025

13 July 2023

This call falls under Innovation’s Targeted Projects Programme. This programme has recently been initiated to address a) gaps in our innovation portfolio with regards to the business plan, strategic agenda, and b) external changes and influences such as technological developments, policies/regulations, and (urgent) events.

Main features of the call

The call addresses two separate topics. Each of them will be a standalone project and as such each topic should be applied to separately.

Call topic 1 focuses on healthy cities, as the main annual innovation call no longer funds projects that fall under the challenge areas of Public Realm and Active Mobility, which nevertheless form an important part of EIT Urban Mobility’s Strategic Agenda 2021-2027. EIT Urban Mobility is seeking an innovative solution that helps cities to incorporate health as a core element in urban planning and transport policymaking and to prioritise public interventions that make public spaces more liveable, and which encourage healthier lifestyles.

Call topic 2 aims to contribute to the European Commission’s priority to promote the uptake of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen to help decarbonise the EU in a cost-effective way and reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels (EU Hydrogen Strategy and REPowerEU plan). EIT Urban Mobility is looking for a state-of-the-art hydrogen cargo bike that offers a competitive and user-friendly alternative for zero-carbon last-mile logistics.

Key Dates Of The Call Calendar

Call opening: 23 June 2023
Call closing: 23 August 2023 at 17:00 CET
Eligibility and admissibility check: August 2023
Evaluation of proposals: September 2023
Communication of results: September/October 2023
Tentative start of the projects: October 2023