Connect NEB & Co-create NEB

About the New European Bauhaus and this call

The New European Bauhaus is an EU initiative that connects the European Green Deal with everyday life, supporting the creation of places that are sustainable, inclusive and beautiful.

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

• Connect NEB supports community-led initiatives to test new ideas, activate local communities, and experiment with participatory approaches, living labs and new forms of governance inspired by the New European Bauhaus. 
• Co-create NEB supports partnerships between communities, municipalities and other local actors to deliver visible, place-based transformation in public spaces. 

Together, the two calls help bring the New European Bauhaus to life by supporting local actors to move from ideas and participation to implementation and long-term impact.  

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  

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