Priorities and funded actions
Objectives
- To address niche city mobility challenges by providing cascaded funding via an award competition conducted by each awarded RAPTOR project
- To use the award given by each RAPTOR project to develop and test Minimum Viable Products to address the niche city mobility challenges with an integrated test phase supported by the original city
Priorities
Priority 1 – Complement larger projects by offering an agile, rapid development and demo testing of innovation
Priority 2 – Give cities the opportunity to address niche mobility challenges through innovative solutions under the guidance of experienced EIT Urban Mobility core partners
Priority 3 – Allow local outreach to citizens and local mobility ecosystem
Among financed actions
- Animate the local start-up community to focus on mobility needs
- Promote the mobility issues of the city/cities to wider public
- Mentor and support the awardees in the development of their MVP
- Provide leads and links for the most promising start-ups/SMEs to EIT Urban Mobility Business Creation
- Develop a strong relationship with local accelerator/ venture builders
- Create a minimum of 3 Marketed Innovations in each RAPTOR project
- Provide technical support via a local enterprise
Additional information
- This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
- Initial duration of the action: 8 months
Eligibility
- The Lead Applicant must be an EIT Urban Mobility Core Partner or Affiliate Entity
- A consortium composed of 3 entities, namely 1 city, University or Research Institution and/or Venture Builder and/or Accelerator Programme from two EU Member States or Associates must be constituted