Project Showcase

Take Your Place in MARUF Showcases!

MARUF’s open call for Showcases, which enable the sharing of a large number of experiences, knowledge and ideas in a limited time in the search for urban solutions to urban challenges.

Application Deadline: August 10, 2025 (until 23:59 (UTC+3))

What are MARUF Showcases?

Showcases are spaces of interaction that aim for different stakeholders to come together to share knowledge and experiences, learn from each other and develop solution-oriented collaborations. Shaped by application and evaluation processes, showcases encourage the exchange of knowledge and experience and contribute to the dissemination of solutions by bringing together participants from different sectors. Speakers deliver short presentations, where staying concise can be a challenge.

At MARUF25, you can choose one of four different showcases:

• The PhD Showcase provides a platform for sharing ongoing doctoral research in related fields.
• The Good Practice Showcase demonstrates successful municipal practices that address urban challenges.
• The Project Showcase features projects offering urban solutions through international cooperation.
• The Start-up Showcase presents innovative ventures focused on urban solutions.

and beyond. Take your place in this collective sharing area and join our inquiries for possible urban futures!

Evaluation and Presentation Process

Applications are evaluated in terms of their compatibility with the aforementioned showcase concepts, their relevance with conceptual framework and streams of MARUF25, and their compliance with MARUF Code of Conduct. Following the evaluation process, MARUF25 Team will contact applicants who are eligible to take part in the showcases.

The MARUF25 expects speakers to captivate the audience with a short but effective presentation in the time allocated. Technical support will be provided during the presentations, while other expenses are covered by the applicants.

Within the scope of MARUF25 Showcases, projects, ideas, and studies can be shared with a wider audience, opening up opportunities for new collaborations and the development of promising professional networks.

What is the Project Showcase?

The Project Showcase is a platform where projects supported by national or international funds, grants, or other mechanisms are presented in 5-minute sessions, in line with MARUF25’s thematic streams. These sessions enable local, regional, and national governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs, and academics to quickly grasp project goals, outcomes, and financing models. The showcase also provides a dynamic environment for knowledge exchange, fostering the development of international collaborations among stakeholders working on similar themes.

Why Apply to the Project Showcase?

The Project Showcase aims to establish new collaborations and improve existing partnerships among stakeholders carrying out projects on similar themes.

The Project Showcase provides the opportunity to present your projects implemented with national or international grants, funds or project support directly to relevant institutions, policy-makers and other stakeholders. Through the dissemination of experiences and achievements in short presentations, participants gain valuable insights into relevant projects, laying the groundwork for new collaborations.

Networking events organized after the sessions enable the exchange of ideas with stakeholders interested in learning more about your projects.

Who Can Apply to the Project Showcase?

All stakeholders such as local governments, NGO’s, entrepreneurs, academics, representatives of universities, etc. who are entitled to receive national or international grants, funds or project support with at least one national or international partner can apply to the Project Showcase.

Application and Evaluation Criteria

• The projects to be included in the Project Showcase are expected to have the following qualities:
• The project must serve the public interest and aim to create social impact.
• Applicants must have participated in a project that has received national or international support, funds or grants.
• The project must have been carried out with at least one national or international project partner.
• All stakeholders—such as local governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and university representatives—are eligible to apply. A partnership with a local government is not a prerequisite.
• Projects must be eligible for support, funding, or grants within the period of 2020 to 2025.
• At least one phase of the project must be completed, with tangible outputs available to share with the participants.
• The project must be replicable, inspiring, and applicable to local governments.
• Institutions or organizations may apply with more than one project they are involved in; however, each project may only be submitted once.

For any inquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Application Process Completed.