Master School and Fellowship Open Call 2026

EIT Urban Mobility invites universities, academic consortia, and education-focused innovators to submit proposals to its Master School and Fellowship Open Call, designed to accelerate the development and delivery of high-quality learning experiences that build the skills and capabilities needed for sustainable urban mobility. 

This Call focuses on a series of specific activity areas aimed at meeting the objectives of the EIT Urban Mobility Master School and the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation & Entrepreneurship (I&E) Fellowship. The Call supports proposals that contribute to closing the knowledge gap within urban mobility by offering high-quality, challenge-based, intersectoral, and international education. 

We are seeking proposals that align with the key objectives of the Master School and I&E Fellowship, including fostering innovation and entrepreneurship skills, increasing student and graduate volumes, strengthening links to industry and cities, and supporting startup creation through EIT-labelled programmes. 

Proposals may be submitted by individual applicants or consortia, depending on the requirements for each activity type, as detailed in Section 3.5 of the Call Manual. 

The following six types of activities are eligible under this Call: 

• MSA1: Summer Schools for Master Students 
• MSA2: New EIT Urban Mobility Master Programmes 
• MSA3: New Universities Joining Existing EIT Urban Mobility Master School Programmes 
• MSA4: I&E Master Programmes Joining the EIT Urban Mobility I&E Fellowship 
• MSA5: EIT Label Accreditation Support for Existing Master Programmes Related to Urban Mobility 
• MSA6: Other Educational Activities Contributing to Achieving KPI EITHE05.1 

This Call supports activities that demonstrate clear alignment with the strategic objectives of EIT Urban Mobility’s education and training portfolio, ensure compliance with the EIT Label requirements where applicable, and show strong potential for long-term impact, scalability, and financial sustainability. 

EIT funding allocation 

The total indicative EIT funding allocated to this Call is 1,220.000 EUR. The amounts will be allocated according to the table provided in section 3.10 of the Call Manual.   

Who can apply? 

This Call is open to organisations from the Member States of the European Union, and Third Countries associated with Horizon Europe.¹  

This Call is open to multi-participant proposals or mono-participant proposals. 

In the case of mono-participant proposals, it is considered that the pan-European dimension is achieved through the network and truly international experience required from all our Master School and Fellowship programmes with compulsory mobility requirements embedded in the curriculum. Our programmes bring together students and teaching staff from the whole of Europe and beyond, attracting the best talent globally. In addition to this, universities who become partners in the Master School are required to sign the Master School Agreement, thereby becoming part of the consortium of partners jointly supporting the delivery of the EIT Urban Mobility Master School and offering the programmes. A similar agreement will be in place for the EIT Urban Mobility I&E Fellowship, which universities selected to take part will be required to join.    

In case of multi-participant proposals, as a minimum requirement, proposals must be composed of at least two independent legal entities² established in two different EU Member States and/or Third countries associated to Horizon Europe. 

For information on special cases, including Switzerland and Hungarian universities please refer to section 2.1 of the Call Manual.  

How can you apply? 

The assessment of the proposals involves two stages: Stage 1 is the expert evaluation of proposals submitted via the  EIT Urban Mobility NetSuite platform (see section 4.4 of the Call Manual for submission steps), followed by Stage 2, which includes a selection by the Selection Committee.   

Key dates are: 

• Call opens: 25 June 2025 
• Info session: 9 July 2025, 12-13.30 CEST (see below section ‘Info Webinar’) 
• Deadline to apply: 10 September 2025 at 17.00 CEST 
• Eligibility and admissibility check: October 2025 
• Stage 1 evaluation: October-November 2025 
• Stage 2 evaluation: November 2025 
• Communication of results: December 2025 
• Tentative start of the projects: 1 January 2026 

List of documents to take into consideration 

• Call Manual 
• Glossary 
• Eligibility of expenditures 
• Financial Sustainability Guidelines 
• Guidelines for applicants 
• List of KPIs
• Appeal Procedure
• Project implementation handbook 
• Financial Support Agreement (FSA) template 
• Horizon Europe Annotated Model Grant Agreement  
• EIT Label Handbook for EIT Fellowships 
• EIT Label Handbook for planning, labelling and reviewing degree programmes  
• EIT Label Handbook for Quality system for non-degree education and training and EIT Competence Certification Model 
• EIT Urban Mobility Master School Agreement (September 2023) 
• Master School Agreement Annex B – Innovation and Entrepreneurship education 

Info Webinar 

EIT Urban Mobility will host an online information session on 9 July 2025, 12.00 – 13.30 CEST. To register for the webinar, please visit this website. 

Contact details 

All applicants may contact EIT Urban Mobility at academyCall@eiturbanmobility.eu to resolve any concerns or doubts on the general/technical procedures and Call content.