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The Transport Challenge in the 2016-2017 work programme – a couple of things to note when preparing a proposal

This specific part of the second Horizon 2020 Work Programme comprises the following four lines of activity:

  • resource-efficient transport that respects the environment;
  • better mobility, less congestion, more safety and security for all citizens;
  • global leadership for the European transport industry;
  • socio-economic and behavioural research and forward-looking activities for policy making.

Calls on cross-cutting focus area in Horizon 2020

In addition to these three calls for proposals, the new Work Programme on "Smart, green and integrated transport" contributes to a number of cross-cutting focus areas: smart cities and communities with nature-based solutions, and energy efficiency through the European Local Energy Assistance (ELENA) facilities, blue growth in Societal Challenge 2,.

This part of the Work Programme also contributes to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) instrument, to which only SMEs can apply (SMEinst-10-2016-2017): ‘Small business innovation research for transport and smart cities mobility’. For this specific topic, proposals can be submitted at any time. Evaluation is carried out several times a year.

For 2016 and 2017, several public procurement actions have been announced that will be implemented by calls for tenders or by other instruments. These cover sustainable infrastructure, supporting the exchange of knowledge, information and experiences through the ELTIS urban mobility observatory, and the role of urban mobility in supporting the 2011 White Paper objectives.

Additional public procurement actions have been announced for 2017, including the establishment of a transport research and innovation monitoring system, dissemination and exploitation of results and support for the development, implementation and evaluation of transport research and innovation policy activities.

Furthermore, project proposals can be submitted for all of the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges under the instrument: Fast track to innovation pilot calls.

Within the call 'mobility for growth', a coordination and support action (CSA) between the EU and Africa has been announced. This is MG-3.6-2016 'Euro-African initiative on road safety and traffic management'.

Finally, the call for the 'European green vehicles initiative' contains a section on the implementation of an ERA-NET. This is MG-12-2016, 'ERA-NET co-fund on electromobility'.

More information

All documents are available on the Participant Portal.

Important general eligibility criteria and explanations regarding the evaluation process can be found in the 'General annexes' of the new Work Programme.

Please note that registration with the Participant Portal is mandatory if you would like to particpate in Horizon 2020.

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