Projects resulting from two topics worth €1.6 million and €0.2 million will be funded under the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) 2021 Call for Proposals, within the framework of the S2R Annual Work Plan 2021. The application period is now open, and submissions will be accepted until 18th May 2021.

The two topics of the Call are:

• Digital Automated Coupler innovation for the European Delivery Programme (S2R-IP5-01-2021) and 
• R&I impact and benefits to make rail attractive for stakeholders (S2R-CCA-01-2021).

The Call is fully open to S2R Members and non-JU Members.

The indicative H2020 co-funding made available by the S2R JU for this Call is €1.8 million.

The related document including annual work plan and budget can be found here.

The application can be made from Funding and Tenders Portal. The link is here.

 The questions and answers document is published on 23/04/2021 is here.

Any further question can be addressed to info-call@s2r.europa.eu. Answers will be anonymised and published on this website. Please note that the deadline for questions related to Shift2Rail Call for Proposals is Friday 7 May 2021 at 17:00 (Brussels Local Time).

You can contact us via ncptransport@tubitak.gov.tr for general questions.

EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Since January 2019 they have been working to encourage positive changes in the way people move around cities in order to make them more liveable places. The aim is to become the largest European initiative transforming urban mobility. Co-funding of up to € 400 million (2020-2026) from the EIT, a body of the European Union, will help make this happen.

EIT Urban Mobility First Calls for BP2022 - 2024 Frequently Asked Questions Document is Published

The current version of the First Calls for Business Plan 2022 - 2024 FAQ addresses the main questions relevant before proposal submission. Further information will follow for entities which will finally be involved in proposal submissions (after 18 May 2021) as well as to those entities who get awarded (beginning of August 2021).

The link for for the Frequently Asked Questions Document is here.

The Frequently Asked Questions Document is a living document. It is updated regularly in response to questions asked in events, online or in response to email queries according to internal procedures. Common questions and the most pertinent questions will be added to the FAQ.

In case of general questions, please email  ncptransport@tubitak.gov.tr

In case of technical questions please email call2022@eiturbanmobility.eu

Batteries Europe is inviting the battery research and innovation community to join the first of its online workshops of 2021, focusing on the digitalisation processes for batteries that will shape the future of smart energy and transport systems. The event is organised in collaboration with the ETIP SNET and EGVIA.

The event will be held on Wednesday 5 May 2021, 14.00 - 16.00 (CEST)

For more information about the event please open the link.

To register, please open the link.

More information about Batteries Europe

To receive an overview of the main requirements for the first Calls for Proposals 2022-2024 and hear EIT Urban Mobility’s Thematic Directors introduce each of the six launched Calls, please refer to our Call Info Sessions held on 23 and 24 March 2021:

• Recordings of open Call Info Session on 23 March, covering general objectives and requirements, introduction and Q&A on Innovation, Citizen Engagement and Academy Calls: Link to recordings
• Recording of open Call Info Session on 24 March, covering the introduction and Q&A on Business Creation, RIS and Public Realm Calls: Link to recordings
• Webinar presentations available here

In addition, five Info Sessions will take place between 30 March and 20 April 2020, focusing on different aspects of the Innovation Call.

• 30 March – Innovation Call Info webinar: Making financial sustainability work for your proposal. 
• 7 April – Innovation Call Info webinar: Tips & pointers for proposal writing. 
• 7 April – Innovation Call Info webinar: The evaluation process explained
• 13 April – Innovation Call Info webinar: Guidance and rules on Innovation
• 20 April – Innovation Call Info webinar: Integrating RIS into Innovation

To attend any of the above Info Sessions, please register here.

The Horizon Europe Programme, which is the main financial support tool of the European Union (EU) in the field of research and innovation, is the most ambitious civil R&D and innovation programme in the world with a budget of 95.5 billion Euros. The aim of the Programme, which will be implemented between the years 2021 and 2027, is to increase the global competitiveness of the EU by providing support in the fields of research, development and technology, especially innovation activities that have the potential to create a market.

The first calls for proposals for the Horizon Europe Programme in the 2021-2027 period are expected to open in the coming weeks. Within the scope of these calls, technology development activities at all stages from basic research projects to market opening and commercialization will be supported. In this context, researchers, academics, non-governmental organizations, early-stage technology-based initiatives, public institutions, SMEs and companies will be able to apply to the programme calls.

On this occasion, a series of information days will be organised where the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, the President of TÜBİTAK Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, and senior representatives of relevant ministries and public institutions will take part as opening speakers. These information days will be held for the following Horizon Europe clusters: "Food, Bioeconomics and Environment", "Health", "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies" and "Green and Digital Transformation".

On the 4th May, 2021, the Horizon Europe Digital, Industry and Space (Cluster 4)" and "Climate, Energy and Mobility (Cluster 5)" information day event will take place.

We would be pleased with your participation in the event.

Click to reach the event program.

To register click here. 
To visit the event website click here.

For your questions about Cluster 4, you can reach us via the ncpdis@tubitak.gov.tr email address

For your questions about Cluster 5, you can reach us via the ncpcem@tubitak.gov.tr email address

The Horizon Europe Programme, which is the main financial support tool of the European Union (EU) in the field of research and innovation, is the most ambitious civil R&D and innovation programme in the world with a budget of 95.5 billion Euros. The aim of the Programme, which will be implemented between the years 2021 and 2027, is to increase the global competitiveness of the EU by providing support in the fields of research, development and technology, especially innovation activities that have the potential to create a market.

The first calls for proposals for the Horizon Europe Programme in the 2021-2027 period are expected to open in the coming weeks. Within the scope of these calls, technology development activities at all stages from basic research projects to market opening and commercialization will be supported. In this context, researchers, academics, non-governmental organizations, early-stage technology-based initiatives, public institutions, SMEs and companies will be able to apply to the programme calls.

On this occasion, a series of information days will be organised where the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for EU Affairs Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, the President of TÜBİTAK Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal, and senior representatives of relevant ministries and public institutions will take part as opening speakers. These information days will be held for the following Horizon Europe clusters: "Food, Bioeconomics and Environment", "Health", "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Societies" and "Green and Digital Transformation".

On the 27th of April, 2021, the Horizon Europe Health Cluster information day event will take place. Within the scope of this event, general information about Horizon Europe, information about the Health Cluster and the calls that are expected to be opened under it, and information about the European Innovation Council (EIC) Health Calls will be given. We would be pleased with your participation in the event.

To register click here. 
To visit the event website click here.

For any further questions, you can reach us via the ncphealth@tubitak.gov.tr email address. 

The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces. It calls on all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future. The European Commission’s conference of the New European Bauhaus will take place over two days on 22 and 23 April 2021.

The New European Bauhaus will:

• Bring citizens, experts, businesses, an-d Institutions together and facilitate conversations about making tomorrow’s living spaces more affordable and accessible. 
• Mobilise designers, architects, engineers, scientists, students, and creative minds across disciplines to reimagine sustainable living in Europe and beyond.
• Strive to improve the quality of our living experience. It will highlight the value of simplicity, functionality, and circularity of materials without compromising the need for comfort and attractiveness in our daily lives.
• Provide financial support to innovative ideas and products through ad-hoc calls for proposals and through coordinated programs included in the Multi-Annual Financial Framework.

Register now!

The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (EIT RIS) is designed for modest and moderate innovators countries (according to the European Innovation Scoreboard), and where EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities have few or no partners. Strategically, the scheme is an additional offer to these countries to facilitate their engagement with the EIT Community.

Turkey, as a member of H2020 Associated Countries, is eligible to join RIS. 

On 20 April 2021 there is a webinar named:

 Innovation Call Info webinar: Integrating RIS into Innovation.

To attend the Info Session, please register here.