Funding and opportunities

EIT Urban Mobility – Urban Mobility Explained (UMX)

Horizon Europe – EIT Urban Mobility Academy

The opportunity

UMX supports practice-oriented courses for urban mobility professionals. The 2026 application window closed on 29 September; subsequent deadlines will be announced by the funder.

Objectives

Strengthen professional skills for sustainable, accessible and efficient urban mobility.

Who can apply

Legal entities established in EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon Europe, such as cities, companies, universities and research organisations.

Territories

EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe.

Eligible activities

Development, adaptation and delivery of courses, with at least one synchronous component, online or in person; several categories of intervention are envisaged.

Funding

Indicative budget: EUR 2–4 million; maximum EUR 700,000 per proposal. Minimum own co-financing of 25% for the first two application windows. Duration of up to 35 months, in all cases ending by 31 December 2028; commercial sustainability conditions may apply.

For organisations in the network

This may offer an opportunity for training programmes aimed at public officials and mobility practitioners, developed with local authorities and specialist organisations. Preparing content and partnerships while awaiting future application windows may be useful.

These records are for information. Requirements and deadlines are those set out in the official sources.

Is your organisation a member?

Request a preliminary assessment of the call’s relevance and your project idea. Support for preparing an application is defined in the agreement with the organisation.

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