27 February 2026 8:00 17.00
9th call for projects launched with 2 strong axes:
– Priority given to mobility strategy projects
– Enlargement of the list of potentially beneficiary institutions
Deadline for applications: 27 February 2026
Sci-ty is a program France 2030
This 9th wave of call for projects particularly encourages collaborative innovation projects with companies.
In the field of digitalisation and decarbonisation of mobility, the projects identified will:
– Future railway mobility
– Massified logistics
– New transport offers by automation and decarbonation
In the field of sustainable city and innovative buildings, the projects identified will:
– Transforming cities into an integrated approach
– Acting on the building for sobriety in energy and resources
– Develop geo-based construction
In this 9th call, particular attention will be paid to mobility projects which will benefit from enhanced support.
Funding will be allocated according to the maturity and progress of the project in terms of its potential for valorisation and transfer. This envelope may reach 250 000€ for the maturation phase and 50 000€ (or 77 000 € for projects involving several eligible laboratories) for the pre-maturation phase.
Who can apply?
Any researcher being affiliated with a research unit in the following eligible institutions: Gustave Eiffel University – IFP Energies nouvelles – CEREMA – CY Cergy University – Aix Marseille University – Université Côte d'Azur – Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France – Nantes University – Ecole des Ponts ParisTech – ENTPE – Université Paris Saclay – ESTP Paris – Ecole Centrale Nantes – Ecole Centrale Lyon – Inssa Lyon.
As the Sci-ty consortium has validated the principle of opening up its funding, researchers outside its institutions are invited to join the Sci-ty team to define the conditions for possible eligibility.
You are a teacher-researcher at CYU ==> To apply (v)the internal procedure CYU)
