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The Student Entrepreneur Grant Scheme is a new programme of EIT Urban Mobility to support students/ recent graduates working on innovative projects/ ideas. The programme is designed to empower students with the financial resources they need to work on and develop their projects/ideas. By providing small financial grants, we aim to help students to overcome the first significant barrier in turning their ideas into reality. The programme is aimed at nurturing the entrepreneurial spirit and fostering a culture of innovation among the students.
Main features of the call
This financial grant is to enable students/recent graduates in developing their projects/ideas into a new startup venture. If successful, this could be a start-up supported by EIT Urban Mobility, making them eligible to apply for other programmes of EIT Urban Mobility.
The grants are only available for students who are currently enrolled in (or) recently graduated from any of the EIT-Labelled programmes under EIT Urban Mobility. The maximum grant available per project/idea is €6,000, which will be awarded subject to the conditions described in the Call Manual. The maximum available funds for the Student Entrepreneur Grant Scheme per year is up to approximately €30,000.
Contact details
| Type of contact | Team | |
| For legal, financial and administrative procedures, including questions about PLAZA submission tool | Programme Management Office (PMO) | pmo@eiturbanmobility.eu |
| For content, topic-related related questions | Academy Team | academycall@eiturbanmobility.eu |
Call summary
| Call for Applications Main Features[1] | |
| Key dates of the Call calendar | Call opening: 25 May 2023 Second cut-off date: 16 October 2023 at 17:00 CET Third cut-off date: 15 January 2024 at 17:00 CET Fourth cut-off date: 7 June 2024 at 17:00 CET Fifth cut-off date: 25 November 2024 at 17:00 CET |
| Total estimated EIT Funding allocated to this Call | The total EIT funding allocated to this Call per year is approximately €30,000 |
| Link to the submission portal | The EIT Urban Mobility AwardsForce Platform will be available as of 25 May 2023 |
| List of documents to be submitted | Application form (template) Additional documents: please see Section 4.2.1 of the Call Manual |
| List of documents to take into consideration | Call Manual EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027 Eligibility of expenditure Appeal procedure Project Implementation Handbook Financial Support Agreement Template Horizon Europe Grant Agreement (signed by EIT Urban Mobility) |
| Short summary of the topics to be addressed | The topics to be addressed should be related to one of the 9 challenge areas defined by EIT Urban Mobility: – Active mobility, – Intermodality, – Mobility infrastructure, – Mobility for all, – Sustainable city logistics, – Creating public realm, – Future mobility, – Mobility and energy, – Pollution reduction. These broader challenge areas were narrowed down from over 250+ urban mobility challenges that were identified by cities across Europe. You can read more about these 9 challenge areas on our website. |
| Evaluation criteria | – Product & Technology – Market & Business Model – Team Capabilities – Impact |
[1] Please note that this calendar is indicative. Dates may be subject to slight changes.
