Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future
The DUT (Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future) is a partnership under Horizon Europe. The aim of the DUT call for proposals is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities in their transition to a more sustainable economy and way of operating.
The fourth call for European DUT projects will open in September!
You can find out more about the DUT partnership here.
The challenges are grouped into three themes known as "transition pathways":
- Positive Energy Districts (PEDs)
- 15-minutes city (15mC)
- The Urban Circular Economy (UCE)
Each theme is divided up into several topics. You’ll find all the details about the Call on the following page, including information on Info Days and the Matchmaking platform to help you find project partners.
Who is eligible?
The call is open to all public and private organisations in Brussels: research organisations, universities, businesses, associations, NGOs, public authorities, etc.
Deadline
The call will be launched on 1 September 2025 (Submission forms will be online by then).
Interested organisations can submit expressions of interest until 17 November 2025. The deadline for submitting the full proposal will be 23 April 2026.
Want to find out more?
Innoviris, the Brussels body responsible for research and innovation, and NCP Brussels, are organising an information session on this new call. This will take place on Monday 8 September from 10am to 1pm at hub.brussels, 110 Chaussée de Charleroi, 1060 Brussels, on the ground floor.
This event will be an opportunity to introduce you to the themes and specificities of the call, as well as the support that the European Union, Innoviris and the NCP Brussels can give you in setting up your project. The morning will also include testimonials from current projects, and will conclude with a convivial lunch.
In the afternoon, from 1pm to 4pm, bilateral meetings will be held on site with Innoviris and NCP, subject to prior registration.
If you are interested, please register here by 29 August at the latest.
Any questions? Get in touch with Gaëlle Hubert from Innoviris.
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