
The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Partnership, will fund a call for proposals to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities in their transition towards a more sustainable economy and functioning. Nine topics will be available for applications (in two stages) predicted to start on 2 September 2024.
Deadline: Stage 1 – 14 November 2024 | Stage 2 – 24 April 2025
Rather than provide isolated technical solutions, funded projects are expected to address the topics in a systemic way. Project outcomes should be impact-oriented and process-oriented, and therefore as concrete and user-centred as possible.
The call is grouped in three areas (each with three topics):
A. Circular Urban Economies (CUE)
B. 15-minute City (15mC)
C. Positive Energy Districts (PED)
A. CIRCULAR URBAN ECONOMIES (CUE)
The CUE topics are focused around creating a new paradigm for urban water cycles; urban biodiversity and circular models for regeneration, repurposing, protection and conservation within urban space; as well as multi-city strategies for circular economy monitoring and management.
B. 15-MINUTE CITY (15mC)
The 15mC topics are focused on innovations for inclusive and youth-centric mobility systems, system innovation and proximity policies for sustainable city-regions as well as evidence for the urban mobility transition through data and indicators for effective decision-making.
C. POSITIVE ENERGY DISTRICTS (PED)
The PED topics focus on multi-level perspectives of PED development, management of different solutions within a city, as well as data management and decision support systems. For topics with a stronger technological focus, the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CET Partnership) Call 2024 is recommended.
If you are considering applying, an online Info Day about this call is scheduled for 10 September 2024. You should register on the DUT matchmaking platform to get access to the information sessions and other events. In addition, if you are looking for partners, on this platform, you can add a cooperation opportunity by describing your project idea, aim, expertise, and type of partner sought. You can also browse cooperation opportunities published by others.
Once the call is open, CESAM will disclose it through the weekly newsletter.