Open call: Connect NEB & Co-create NEB

The EIT Community New European Bauhaus invites organisations from across Europe to submit proposals to the Connect NEB & Co-create NEB 2027 Call, supporting local ideas and neighbourhood transformation inspired by the New European Bauhaus. 

The open call "Connect NEB & Co-create NEB", with an application deadline of 30 September, offers two complementary funding opportunities for organisations creating more sustainable, inclusive and beautiful places across Europe: 

Through this open call, the EIT Community NEB aims to support two complementary types of local impact: 

1- Connect NEB:

For community-led initiatives experimenting with new ways of improving their neighbourhoods through participation, co-design, living labs, and local action. 

Connect NEB supports organisations rooted in their communities that want to explore new ideas, strengthen participation and prototype innovative approaches inspired by the New European Bauhaus. 

Funding:

• Grant: up to €15 300  
• Co-funding: €2 700  
• Total project budget: €18 000  
• One beneficiary  

Ideal for:

• Community organisations & associations 
• Citizen-led initiatives  
• NGOs  
• Social innovators  
• Artists and designers  
• SMEs  
• Research groups  

The call supports projects that:

• are embedded in and activate local communities  
• test new ideas and methods  
• prototype new forms of participation and governance  
• establish living labs  
• strengthen community ownership  
• improve quality of life through NEB values

2- Co-create NEB

For partnerships delivering place-based transformation of neighbourhood public spaces through community participation and municipal collaboration. 

Co-create NEB supports local partnerships that bring together communities, municipalities and other organisations to deliver visible improvements in neighbourhoods and public spaces. 

Funding:

• Grant: up to €49 300  
• Co-funding: €8 700  
• Total project budget: €58 000  
• Consortium of 2–4 partners  
• At least one municipality, region or affiliated entity  

Ideal for:

• Municipalities  
• Public authorities  
• NGOs  
• Universities  
• SMEs  
• Community organisations  
• Multi-sector partnerships  

The call supports projects that:

• transform neighbourhoods and public spaces  
• strengthen collaboration between communities and municipalities  
• implement place-based solutions  
• contribute to local strategies  
• create lasting local impact