Lantern Grants

Support for dissemination events in the field of Transport Research

Funder
European Commission · Horizon Europe
Award amount
Up to €1,600,000
Deadline
October 7, 2027
Eligible countries
European Union, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Israel, Global

Summary

Forthcoming EU call topic HORIZON-CL5-2027-06-D6-12 · HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions. Part of call HORIZON-CL5-2027-06: MOBILITY. Opens 2027-06-03; next deadline 2027-10-07. Topic page: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL5-2027-06-D6-12

Expected Outcome: Project’s results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes: - Successful Transport Research Arena conference (TRA) in 2030; - Conference papers published in proceedings and in a recognised scientific journal; - Higher visibility, political and strategic relevance of the transport sector and of the EU policy in the field; - Enhanced dissemination, communication and valorisation of transport R&I objectives, perspectives, strategies and results; - More effective links and exchanges between research and innovation stakeholders, industry and policy makers, to support the development and deployment of innovative solutions in Europe and Associated Countries; - Increased attractiveness of transport related studies and reinforce the pursuit of excellence in European transport research and innovation, by giving recognition and visibility to the best achievements; - Successful organisation of a series of awards in transport research and innovation to recognise excellence of young and senior researchers, covering all transport modes and cross-cutting issues; - Increased visibility, interest and number of applications for the two competitions for transport research and innovation awards.

Scope: The action will prepare and provide support to the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference to be organised in 2030 gathering transport stakeholders for discussing political, industrial and research issues on a European and global level. In line with previous TRA biennial conferences, the event should address the technological and industrial developments of the transport sector (i.e. road, rail, waterborne, aviation sectors and…

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