EIT Urban Mobility invites innovators from across Europe to submit proposals to its Strategic Innovation Open Call. The goal is to accelerate the deployment of impactful solutions that address the most pressing challenges in urban mobility, and to support market-critical projects with a clear path to scale across Europe.

Through this call, EIT Urban Mobility fosters collaboration across the knowledge triangle—education, research, and business—alongside a fourth essential partner: cities.

Key Call Information

• 3rd Cut-off Date: 18 June 2026, 17:00 CET

• How to Apply: Via the EIT Urban Mobility Programmes Portal (under Grant Management -> Open Calls)

• Who Can Apply: Consortia comprising 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.

• Funding Allocation: Up to 2 million EUR per project. EIT Urban Mobility will reimburse up to 65% of the eligible project costs (the minimum co-funding rate for all proposals is 35%).

Targeted Sectors

Projects should tackle clearly defined problems faced by cities and mobility providers in one of these five sectors:

• Urban logistics

• Public transport

• Mobility data management

• Electrification of transport and alternative fuels

• Health and mobility

Evaluation Process & Resources

The assessment involves two stages: Stage 1 is an expert evaluation of the submitted proposals, followed by Stage 2, which includes a panel hearing and selection by the Selection Committee.

More information and submitting an application here

Strategic Innovation Open Call