Call from the Driving Urban Transitions partnership

The 2023 Joint Call , from the co-financed Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) partnership, is now open for funding transnational research and innovation projects.

Entitled "people-centered urban transformation," it will support research and innovation (R&I) projects in the three strategic areas (Transition Pathways) that make up the DUT: 15-Minute City; Positive Energy Neighborhoods; Urban Circular Economies.

Created under the umbrella of the Horizon Europe program, the DUT aims to address the challenges of urban transition by involving regional, municipal, and local communities. The goal is to create and promote a European network of knowledge and critical mass around urban transitions, as well as a platform for research and innovation that will help cities become more sustainable, inclusive, and livable.

Two online events will be held to provide information and promote the Call: DUT Call 2023 Info Day 1, on September 12, between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. (Lisbon time), followed by a first matchmaking session between potential participants in Call, with a view to forming transnational consortia; and DUT Call 2023 Info Day 2, dedicated to the presentation of projects, on October 10.

The FCT and the Regional Coordination and Development Commission of the Center are the Portuguese entities involved in organizing and financing this Call.

Pre-proposals may be submitted until 12:00 noon (Lisbon time) on November 21, 2023.

More information about this Call is available here.