Label Calls for proposals

Viable Cities has its own calls for proposals and highlights others who contribute to the transition to climate neutrality. Here you can find the latest news on calls for proposals.

The DUT Partnership steps up the game to tackle urban challenges through research and innovation and capacity building.

DUT Call 2024 is now open

DUT Call 2024 is now open, the third call of the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership. The aim of the call is to support transnational research and/or innovation projects that address urban challenges to help cities in their transition to a more sustainable society. In the context of the call, all stakeholders can sign up to the matchmaking platform, and information meetings are held both at Swedish and European level.
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NetZeroCities second call for Twin Cities is open

As of 8 April, cities across the EU and countries associated with Horizon Europe are invited to apply to join the EU Cities Mission's exchange and accelerate climate change program. The call is open to cities that are not currently part of the EU Cities Mission or the Twinning and Pilot Cities programs. Selected cities will have the opportunity to partner with pilot cities from Cohort 2, to facilitate sharing and knowledge exchange during the transition to climate neutrality.
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External call for proposals from Formas: Climate neutral and inclusive municipalities

The societal challenges we face relate not only to climate change but also to housing segregation, exclusion and health inequalities. With less than 10 years to go before the 2030 Agenda goals are achieved, the time to act is now. It's time to turn knowledge into action and ensure that research is put to good use in order to transition to a sustainable society that does not exceed the planetary boundaries.

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Call #10 open: Solutions for sustainable mobility in European-Chinese cooperation program.

Do you want to contribute to the development of sustainable urban mobility? Now you can apply for support for Swedish participation in the call for proposals within the European-Chinese cooperation program ERA-Net Cofund Urban Accessibility and Connectivity Sino-European. The Swedish Energy Agency and Vinnova with Viable Cities and Drive Sweden together announce about SEK 9 million to Swedish actors.

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New call: ENUTC - European projects for sustainable urban development

The world's cities are facing major challenges. We need to act quickly, forcefully and together to contribute to more sustainable urban development. You can now apply for support within ENUTC to explore how research and innovation in urban transition processes can contribute to sustainable urban development. The Swedish Energy Agency, Formas and Viable Cities together announce approximately SEK 28 million to Swedish actors in 7-9 projects.

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Four projects to contribute to energy-positive neighbourhoods in Europe

It is now clear which projects have been granted funds in the call for Energy Positive Neighbourhoods, a collaboration between Viable Cities and JPI Urban Europe. Cities4PEDs, Interact, PED-ID and Trans-PED, all with Swedish partners, are now tasked with facilitating learning between cities and countries to create energy positive neighbourhoods in Europe.

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Press release: Global open call - Climate Smart Cities Challenge

The Climate Smart Cities Challenge is an invitation to cities around the world to participate in a competition aimed at stimulating and scaling up innovative solutions for the climate transition. The competition gives cities the opportunity to work with a global pool of experts to stimulate and scale up innovative ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create other social benefits in cities.

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Viable Cities program conference and briefing on the 2030 Climate Neutral Cities call for proposals

On the morning of 5 November, Viable Cities will host its first program conference in Stockholm. On the same day, in the afternoon, there will be an information meeting on the third call for Climate Neutral Cities 2030. During the week, information meetings will also take place in Gothenburg (7 Nov), Malmö (8 Nov) and Umeå....

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Our second call is now open

Our second call for proposals is now open. The focus this time is on demonstration projects. Here you can read more about the call.18 June we have an information meeting about this that you can either follow on site in Stockholm or via the web. You can...

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Call on digital business models

Our sister program Smart Built Environment is launching a new call with just over SEK 8 million in the pot. The call seeks projects that deal with incentives, business models and risks linked to the digitalization of the built environment. The deadline for applications is May 3. Read more about the call...

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Information meeting in Umeå

Umeå First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 16 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who attended the information meeting in Umeå, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! The presentation meeting held in Stockholm was filmed and...

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Information meeting in Malmö

Malmö First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 10 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who participated in the information meeting at Börshuset in Malmö, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! The presentation meeting was held in...

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Information meeting in Gothenburg

Gothenburg First call Energy and climate transition for viable cities November 8 Thank you! Many thanks to all of you who attended the information meeting in Gothenburg, about Viable Cities first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! If you want to see the material from the meeting again,...

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At last! Viable Cities first call

The call welcomes project proposals that are based on a holistic perspective on the city and that use digitalization and citizen engagement to achieve a resource-efficient and fossil-free society more quickly. We are looking for pioneering projects that make a difference, in exciting new constellations of actors.

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First call meeting in Stockholm

Many thanks to all of you who participated on Tuesday when we held an information meeting at KTH, about Viable Cities' first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities! If you want to see the presentation again, or if you did not have the opportunity to participate,...

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Information meeting in Stockholm

Stockholm First call for proposals Energy and climate transition for viable cities October 24 Thank you! Many thanks to everyone who came to the first call meeting in Stockholm. During the afternoon, program manager Olga Kordas presented the first call Energy and climate transition for viable cities, which can be seen in its...

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