Driving Urban Transitions Call for Proposals
A funding opportunity for climate neutral and resilient cities
The aim of this call for proposals is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects that help cities tackle urban challenges and transition towards a climate neutral and resilient future for all.
Projects should contribute to one or more of our three thematic areas, the Transition Pathways: 15-minute City, Circular Urban Economies and Positive Energy Districts.
It is the fourth call of the DUT Partnership co-funded by the European Commission (EC) under the Horizon Europe framework programme.
On a global level, DUT Call 2025 is part of the Mission Innovation (MI) call series, i.e., MICall25. As such, call topics are prepared in collaboration with the Urban Transitions Mission (UTM) under MI, and all topics of the call are open for applications that directly and/or indirectly contribute to the work of UTM.
General Information
Who can apply?
Research organisations, companies and commercial organisations, urban government authorities, consumers and civil society representatives and actors from the culture and creative sectors.
A project must have at least three partners from three different countries participating in the call and include a municipality or local authority.
What can you apply for?
3-year research and innovation projects that focus on urban areas, in the context of achieving climate neutral and resilient cities. The call welcomes a wide range of scientific disciplines such as strategic urban research, applied urban research and urban innovation.
How much can you apply for?
There are no fixed minimum or maximum limits for a project size. Most projects are expected to have a total budget request of around €1–2 million.
Total available budget: Approximately €44 million
- 15-minute City
- Circular Urban Economies
- Positive Energy Districts
Application process
Stage 1 (1 Sep – 17 Nov)
Submission of a pre-proposal by a main applicant. The main applicant is responsible for coordination and contact with the DUT Call Secretariat.
A pre-proposal includes a concise project description as well as a description of the partners. If the pre-proposal is selected, the project consortium is invited to submit a full proposal.
A separate national application may also be necessary for some counties. The national requirements for each funding agency can be found in the national annexes in the call text.
Stage 2 (Feb – 23 Apr)
Applicants who proceed to the second stage receive information via the application system and will be asked to submit a full proposal. Pre-proposals and full proposals must be submitted on the UEFISCDI electronic submission system, UDiManager.
Documents
- DUT Call 2025_Call Text (pdf 3.54 MB)
- DUT Call 2025_Annex A.pdf (pdf 2.01 MB)
- DUT Call 2025_Pre-proposal template (docx 40.05 KB)
- DUT Call 2025_Submission guidelines (pdf 2.55 MB)
