Sep 04, 2025

New Funding Opportunity: DUT Call 2025 – Driving Urban Transitions

The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership, co-funded by Horizon Europe, will soon launch its fourth transnational call for proposals (DUT Call 2025). International research and innovation projects that address urban challenges and contribute to climate-neutral, sustainable and resilient cities will be supported.

The projects should be assigned to at least one of the three thematic priorities:

15-minute city (15minC) - promoting compact and liveable neighborhoods (BMFTR - only Topic 1: "Next steps for multimodal urban mobility, building on travel experience")
Circular urban economies - increasing resource efficiency and sustainable urban systems (not funded by Germany)
Positive energy districts (PED) - integration of energy-positive solutions in urban districts (BMWK - only Topic 3: "PEDs in urban heating and cooling strategies")

The call places particular emphasis on transdisciplinarity and urban transformation. It offers the opportunity to develop knowledge and solutions with a direct impact on practice and policy, thus strengthening international cooperation and the contribution to sustainable urban development.

Further information and up-to-date guidance can be found on the DUT Partnership website.

Timetable and funding conditions:

Info day (online): 09.09.2025
Project outline: 17.11.2025
Full application: 23.04.2026
Consortium: Collaborative projects with at least 3 funded partners from 3 participating countries, including a municipality or local authority
Project size: typically € 1-2 million
Funded by BMFTR (15minC) and BMWK (PED)

Expected participation of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey.

Further information: https: //dutpartnership.eu/dut-call-2025/

Contact at the EPC: