Call for Proposals: Connect New European Bauhaus Initiative

The overall purpose of this Connect NEB Call for Proposals is to activate citizen generated solutions and initiatives to resolve challenges facing European cities, peri-urban and rural areas to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between people whilst addressing sustainability, quality of experience and inclusiveness.

Supported Activities

The grant will award for the co-design and co-stewardship of public realm, and social  activation and educational activities addressing  at least one of the EIT Community NEB Challenges based on the New European Bauhaus four thematic axes:

• Reconnecting with nature
• Regaining a sense of belonging
• Prioritising the places and people that need it the most
• The need for long-term, life cycle thinking in the industrial ecosystem

In terms of citizen activation and engagement strategy, the projects must comply with at least one of the expected outcome targets:

• Outcome A: Activate Citizen generated solutions and initiatives to advance sustainability, beauty and inclusivity in alignment with existing local strategies.
• Outcome B: Collecting and prioritising citizens’ and end-users’ most pressing challenges and empower them to co-design well-founded solutions that match the needs of a wider community.
• Outcome C: Strengthen transdisciplinary, intergenerational and intersectoral collaboration by convening diverse stakeholder groups through citizen engagement activities in line with NEB initiative and  existing local strategies.

Funding Information

• The funding rate is 80% up to 15.000€ for each project, leaving the remaining 20% to be co-funded by the applicant.
• Overall 8 selected projects (ideally a minimum 1 proposal per EIT Community NEB Challenge) can be implemented in six regions/cities located in the European Union Member States or Horizon Europe Associated Countries from February 2024 to November 2024.

Who can apply?

• This Call for Proposals is open to all legal entities established in Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU), and/or in Third countries associated to Horizon Europe. These legal entities may be, for example, public or private legal entities, SMEs, Universities, research & technology organisations, or businesses.
• Applications from RIS countries are encouraged to participate.
• As a requirement, all proposals must be composed of one single entity (mono-beneficiary type of call), therefore consortia are not allowed.

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