Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
For 2025, EIT Urban Mobility will continue to support startup entrepreneurs with the Scaling Startups Programme: a programme enabling startup business to grow while reducing the inherent risk of entrepreneurship with a double-sided approach:
- provide tailored support responding to each startup specific needs
- and facilitating a Demo Day with investors focusing on mobility, smart cities, sustainability, and impact.
Detailed Call Description
The Scaling Startup Programme call is addressed to consortiums composed by the most relevant European early-stage investors focused on mobility, smart cities, sustainability, and impact. Alternatively, applicants must demonstrate, with a proven track record, the capacity to link and engage the most relevant European early-stage investors in the scope of action.
The Scaling Startups Programme should be a pole of attraction for both impact-positive startups with high potential to scale and investors looking for opportunities in urban mobility areas.
The consortium is expected to provide:
- International experience and expertise within the European venture capital industry, including strong expertise in startup assessments, impact assessments, company valuations, startup investments, startup divestment strategies, startup exits and investor reporting;
- A pool of top-notch experts with international experience delivering training, mentoring and/or coaching programmes targeting early-stage companies;
- Experience in hosting Demo Days for investors.
In addition, consortiums including partnerships with corporates or cities as sponsors for the whole programme or some of its activities would enhance the attractiveness of the programme.
Duration:
- This Call is open to proposals with a duration of up to 8 months.
- The tentative start date is 1 May 2025.
- All outputs and KPIs should be achieved within the project life cycle.
- All projects must end by 31 December 2025.
EIT Urban Mobility will host an online information session on 13 February 2025, 10h30 (Brussels time) focused on the call content, the challenges, and requirements, as well as on the general procedures, such as the submission and evaluation process and the submission tool. Registration here.
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The total maximum EIT funding allocated to this call for 2025 is approximately €345.000.
One proposal will be awarded.
The consortium must support a minimum of 10 startups selected via the open call.
Thematic Categories
- Environment and Climate Change
- New Entrepreneurship
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Other Beneficiaries
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
This Call is open to all legal entities established in European Union (EU) Member States, and/or in Third countries associated with Horizon Europe. These legal entities may be small and medium enterprises (SMEs), research and technology organisations, or large businesses.
All proposals must be composed of at least 2 independent legal entities established in 2 different EU Member States and/or Third countries associated with Horizon Europe.
The consortium composition must be in line with the following requirements, which are part of the eligibility criteria.
Track record from each consortium member and an investment track record of at least 10 investments from whole consortium.
List of pool of experts (either from consortium employees or from their external network) including name, surname, company, position and LinkedIn profile.
This Call for Proposals follows the main rules and principles established by the EIT rules and EU general principles. All Call processes respect the principles of openness, transparency, equal treatment, and efficacy.
Participating in one of EIT Urban Mobility projects means being part of the EIT Urban Mobility community. All entities of selected proposals are asked to be part of the community and to choose one of the following membership categories when initiating their projects:
- Gold members: they pay an annual fee of €30.000 and have full access to all benefit packages offered by EIT Urban Mobility.
- Silver members: they pay an annual fee of €10.000 and have limited access to all benefit packages offered by EIT Urban Mobility. In the case of Small Enterprises and NGOs, a reduced annual fee of €5.000 will be applied.
- Leading cities: with an annual fee of €10.000 they have full access to the gold membership package and the additional city-pecific services.
Detailed description of all packages and related benefits, as well as the registration and conditions for membership is outlined on the EIT Urban Mobility website.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
Address: 29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia, P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Person:
Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
All applicants may contact the EIT Urban Mobility team at raul.feliu@eiturbanmobility.eu to resolve any concerns or doubts about the call content and the call process.