SME Market Expansion Open Call 2027
SME Market Expansion Open Call 2027 supports SMEs in testing and demonstrating proven urban mobility solutions with end clients to expand into new customer segments, sectors, or geographical markets.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: December 1, 2026, at 17:00 CET (Completed application)
Funding Amounts: €600,000 total; €60,000 fixed lump sum per awarded SME; around 10 projects
Summary: Supports SMEs with market-validated urban mobility solutions to expand into new customer segments, sectors, or geographical markets.
Key Information: Applicants need a committed public or private end client; SMEs selected under the 2026 call are ineligible.
Description
Run by EIT Urban Mobility with European Commission support, this call accelerates commercial deployment of significantly improved products or services. It targets SMEs with market-validated, commercially mature solutions ready to scale into new customer segments, sectors, or geographical markets. The goal is to replicate successful solutions, reduce deployment risk, and help cities and businesses procure proven innovations.
SMEs work with an end client to test and demonstrate their offering in a real-world setting, gaining visibility and credibility in the European market. The call covers public and shared transport, urban logistics, transport electrification and alternative fuels, mobility data management, and health and mobility. Funding is awarded through the EU-funded EIT Urban Mobility Business Plan 2026–2028.
