EIT Urban Mobility launches a Strategic Innovation Open Call
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EIT Urban Mobility is inviting Europe’s innovators to submit proposals to its Strategic Innovation Open Call, with the aim of accelerating the implementation of impactful solutions which address urban mobility’s most pressing challenges.
Through this call, EIT Urban Mobility seeks to support innovative, ambitious and market-critical projects which address key problems faced by cities, public authorities and mobility providers, stating “We aim to de-risk development and enable large-scale deployment by backing solutions with a clear path to market and the potential to scale across Europe.”
Scope of the call
The call will focus on five sectors in which EIT Urban Mobility believes Europe has the potential to innovate and create impact:
- Urban logistics
- Public transport
- Mobility data management
- Electrification of transport and alternative fuels
- Health and mobility
The call may, in the future, include specific topic scopes to address key opportunities or failures in the market, which could benefit from funding support.
EIT funding allocation
The total estimated funding allocated to this call is €60 million for the period 2026-2028, and has multiple cut-off dates The indicative funding for the first submission cut-off is €9 million.
Each project may receive up to €2 million of EIT funding. EIT Urban Mobility will reimburse up to 65% of the eligible project costs, while the minimum co-funding rate for all proposals is 35%.
Who can apply?
This is a multi-beneficiary call for proposals; there must be a minimum of two independent legal entities, working together. These entities must be established in two different European Member States, and/or Third countries associated with Horizon Europe.
For information on special cases, including Switzerland and Hungarian universities please refer to the Call Manual.
Application process
The Strategic Innovation Open Call is open from 2026-2028 with several cut-off dates, outlined below.
The assessment of the proposals involves two stages:
- Stage 1 is the expert evaluation of proposals submitted via the EIT Urban Mobility NetSuite platform
- Stage 2 includes a panel hearing and selection by the Selection Committee.
Key dates are:
- Call opens: 19 June 2025
- Info webinar sessions: 1-3 July 2025
- Deadlines to apply: All submission windows close at 17.00 CET on the published cut-off date.
- 1st cut-off date: 23 September 2025
- 2nd cut-off date: February 2026
- 3rd cut-off date: June 2026
- 4th cut-off date: February 2027
- Eligibility and admissibility check: Up to 1 week post-submission cut-off
- Evaluation and invitation to panel hearings: Up to 6 weeks post-submission cut-off
- Panel hearings and portfolio selection: Approximately 2 weeks post invitation to Panel Hearings
- Communication of results: Approximately 2 weeks post-Panel Hearings
- Start of the projects: Approximately 4 weeks post-communication of results
Find out more about the Strategic Innovation Open Call here.