EIT Urban Mobility invites universities, academic consortia, and education-focused innovators to submit proposals to its Master School and Fellowship Open Call 2027, 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 for the Master School and Fellowship Open Call 2027 may be submitted by individual applicants or consortia, depending on the requirements for each activity type, as detailed in the Call Manual.
The following five 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 the existing EIT Urban Mobility Master School programmes
MSA4: I&E Master programmes that join the EIT Urban Mobility I&E Fellowship
MSA5: Other educational activities contributing to KPI EITHE05.1 (startups created by students and graduates from EIT Labelled programmes)
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 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 1,400,000 EUR. The amounts will be allocated according to the table provided in section 4.1 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.
- Consortium Composition: Proposals can be mono-beneficiary or multi-participant:
- Mono-participant proposals: Mono-participant proposals must be submitted by legal entities established in one EU Member States and/or Third countries associated to Horizon Europe.
- Multi-participant proposals: Must consist of at least two independent entities from two different eligible countries.2
In the case of multi-participant proposals that involve entities from one country only and mono-participant proposals, the consortia shall explain how they are going to achieve the pan-European dimension in their projects.
How can you apply?
Applications must be submitted via the EIT Urban Mobility Programmes Portal (NetSuite). Select the call Master School and Fellowship 2027.
For more details on how to apply, please consult the Call Manual (section 7. Proposal submission Process) and the Guidelines for applicants.
Key dates
- Call opening: 27 May 2026
- Deadline for applications: 3 September 2026, 17 CEST
- Evaluation of proposals: September-October 2026
- Communication of results to applicants: November 2026
- Signature of the subgrant agreement: December 2026
- Tentative start of the projects: 1 January 2027
- Tentative end of the projects: 31 December 2027
List of call documents
- Call Manual
- Guidelines for applicants
- List of KPIs
- Financial Support Agreement (FSA) template
- Declaration of Honour (DoH) template
- 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 – Annex B
List of other reference documents
- Glossary
- Appeal procedure
- Communication guidelines
- Eligibility Expenditure
- Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement (AGA)
- Project Implementation Handbook
- KIC Code of Conduct
- EIT Impact Framework (2022-2027)
- EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027
Info Webinar
EIT Urban Mobility will host an online information session on 17 June 2026, 11.00-13.00 CEST. Please, register here.
Contact details
All applicants may contact EIT Urban Mobility at [email protected] to resolve any concerns or doubts on the general/technical procedures and Call content.