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This page provides an overview of past funding opportunities under the Chips JU, including the Chips for Europe and ECS R&I programmes. While these calls are no longer accepting proposals, you can click on each individual call to review the requirements, submission guidance, and funding structures.
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These closed calls represent the foundation of active Chips for Europe Initiative actions and ECS projects.
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Closed calls
ECS GLOBAL IA (first phase)
Topic code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA
A bottom-up call for high-TRL projects (5-8) across the ECS value chain.
Opening Date: 02-02-2026 | Closing Date: 06-05-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 40 M€
ECS GLOBAL RIA (first phase)
Topic code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA
A bottom-up call for lower-TRL activities (3-4) aimed at establishing new knowledge and tech feasibility.
Opening Date: 02-02-2026 | Closing Date: 06-05-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 50 M€
AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Software-Defined Vehicle Engineering Automation
Topic code: HORIZON-Chips-JU-2026-FT4-IA
Part of the European Digital Vehicle initiative, using Generative AI to accelerate software engineering automation for vehicles.
Opening Date: 02-02-2026 | Closing Date: 02-03-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 20 M€
Support for start-ups and SMEs
Topic code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA-SUP
This action manages a grant disbursement programme (FSTP model) and incubation services to bridge the gap for early-stage European chip design startups.
Opening Date: 02-12-2025 | Closing Date: 13-01-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 220 M€
Lab to Fab Accelerators for Advanced Packaging and heterogeneous integration
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2025-SG-LFA
These accelerator projects prepare for a faster take-up of advanced packaging technologies from pilot lines to mass industrial production.
Opening Date: 02-12-2025 | Closing Date: 06-05-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 50 M€
Lab to Fab Accelerator ecosystem - Coordination and Support Actions
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2025-CSA-LFA
This CSA coordinates core efforts to ensure coherent ecosystem development and standardization across Lab-to-Fab projects.
Opening Date: 02-12-2025 | Closing Date: 06-05-2026
Indicative EU Budget: 2 M€
Quantum Chip Technology
Topic code: HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2025-QAC-SGA
These SGAs focus on establishing stable pilot production capabilities for quantum chips tailored for European industry.
Opening Date: 29-07-2025 | Closing Date: 16-09-2025
Indicative EU Budget: 25 M€
ECS Global IA (second phase)
Topic code: HORIZON-JU-Chips-2025-IA
This bottom-up call is open to major challenges within the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA), focusing on high-TRL activities like pilot lines and large-scale demonstrators.
Opening Date: 07-07-2025 | Closing Date: 16-09-2025
Indicative EU Budget: 70 M€
RISC-V Automotive Hardware Platform (second phase)
Topic code: HORIZON-Chips-JU-2025-IA-FT1
This focus topic aims to develop high-performance RISC-V application processors and accelerators for autonomous driving systems through an industry-grade silicon tape-out.
Opening Date: 07-07-2025 | Closing Date: 16-09-2025
Indicative EU Budget: 80 M€
AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Software-Defined Vehicle Engineering Automation (second phase)
Topic code: HORIZON-Chips-JU-2025-IA-FT2
The call focuses on utilizing generative AI and AI-assisted tools to accelerate software engineering efficiency and overcome adoption barriers in the software-defined vehicle (SDV) sector.
Opening Date: 07-07-2025 | Closing Date: 16-09-2025
Indicative EU Budget: 20 M€
