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Driving Urban Transitions to a sustainable future (DUT) Co-Funded Partnership

Funds the continuation of a pan-European partnership that re-grants money to national and regional bodies running joint calls on sustainable urban transitions.

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This Horizon Europe COFUND action from the European Commission funds the continuation of the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Co-Funded Partnership, which re-grants money to national and regional research funders running joint calls on climate-neutral, sustainable cities, rather than funding open research directly. The evaluation committee includes representatives of EU institutions alongside the s…

This funds the continuation of the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Co-Funded Partnership, which coordinates and co-finances national and regional research funders across Europe to run joint calls on climate-neutral, sustainable cities. It is not open research funding β€” it extends an existing partnership that runs its own competitive rounds for participating funding bodies.

CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.70%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€56M

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