DUT Call 2023

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The purpose of this call for proposals is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects addressing urban challenges to help cities in their transition towards a more sustainable economy and functioning. 

The challenges are grouped into three themes called ‘Transition Pathways: Positive Energy Districts, the 15-minute City and Circular Urban Economies.

Participating Countries

The projects selected will be funded directly by national/regional  funding agencies from the following countries (to be confirmed!):
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,  Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Korea, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Türkiye;

Transnational Project Consortia

Each proposal must involve at least three partners from different countries from list above that are eligible for funding by their respective national/regional funding agency. The added value of transnational collaboration should be clearly stated.

The DUT Call 2023 is opened to a wide range of scientific disciplines and welcomes interdisciplinary approaches. It intends to support a large range of activities, from research to innovation and implementation.

Involvement of Urban Stakeholders

Applicants are asked to engage explicitly with stakeholders (companies, public authorities, NGOs …) in the projects and to consider users’ needs in the identification of the project goals. Projects are expected to take a transdisciplinary and preferably co-creative approach from the early project formulation stages.

Call Topics

To maximise impact for European and global policies, the DUT Partnership focuses on its three Transition Pathways (TP)  with a firm commitment to urban, regional and  city authority capacity building in terms of ambitious policymaking and  implementation. Evidence will be created with and for city  administrations, municipalities, business and society, aiming at all  kinds of innovation and capacity building needed to transform our  neighbourhoods and urban areas. The DUT Partnership will offer a  framework for innovation, demonstration and preparation of larger-scale translation of solutions and approaches into local urban settings.

This second call aims to create or reinforce a portfolio of R&I  projects that address issues and challenges identified in one of the three TPs. Proposals addressing subjects from across different TPs can be submitted and are welcome, though it is not mandatory. All projects are asked to choose a main TP and may indicate which other TP(s) are involved, if any.

Positive Energy Districts (PED) Transition Pathway PED topic 1: Energy Resilience and Energy Poverty PED topic 2: Urban Regeneration and Refurbishment PED topic 3: Enabling Systems for Local Energy Transitions: Collaboration and Sustainable Investment

15-minutes City (15minC) Transition Pathway 15mC topic 1: Integrated Policies and Evidence to Reduce Car-dependency 15mC topic 2: Mobility and Planning Policies for Proximity-oriented Developments 15mC topic 3: Empower People for Urban Mobility Transitions

Circular Urban Economies (CUE) Transition Pathway CUE topic 1: The Built Environment as a Resource Base CUE topic 2: Knowledge and optimisation of resources flows between urban and rural areas CUE topic 3: Planning and Designing urban areas with Nature: Towards a Regenerative Urbanism

DRAFT Call Text

Here you find the link to the draft call text for DUT Call 2023. The final call text will be available on 1 September 2023.

Call Phases

• Stage 1: Submission of a pre-proposal, a project consortium chooses one call module for the pre-proposal. If the pre-proposal is selected, the project consortium is invited to submit a full proposal.
  

• Stage 2: Submission of a full proposal, only if the pre-proposal is invited to participate in stage 2.
  

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