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Welcome to the Chips Joint Undertaking (JU) funding opportunities page, a central hub for organisations looking to participate in the strategic advancement of the European semiconductor ecosystem. The Chips JU manages two primary pillars of investment, supported by funding from the Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programmes:
The Chips for Europe Initiative: Bridges the gap between research and industrial deployment. It funds strategic actions such as the establishment of Pilot Lines, the development of a cloud-based Design Platform, the creation of Competence Centres to provide essential expertise and skills across Europe, and dedicated Quantum actions to accelerate the development of European quantum technologies.
The Electronics Components and Systems Research and Innovation (ECS R&I): Supports collaborative projects across a broad spectrum of technological domains. Key focus areas include AI hardware, edge computing, cybersecurity, 6G technologies, energy efficiency, advanced packaging, and photonics.
Participation and Funding
Our calls accommodate diverse project needs (one-stage or two-stage). Projects may be co-funded by National Authorities or supported exclusively through EU funding.
How to Apply
See the list of open and upcoming calls below. Click on a specific call details page for guidance on proposal submission, technical requirements, and eligibility.
Finding Partners
Building a consortium is vital. Use the ECS Collaboration Tool to connect with expert partners across the European ECS value chain.
Open calls
AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP
Stream B in the AI chips and systems for EU compute infrastructure initiative, which will validate Stream A systems against workloads/benchmarks, and will procure pilot racks (Grant for Procurement).
Opening Date: 07-07-2026 | Closing Date: 23-09-2026 | Time left:
Indicative EU Budget: 70 M€
Pilot Federation
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-PF-SG
This initiative networks European Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers to manage standardized qualification and certification systems for semiconductor technicians.
Opening Date: 07-07-2026 | Closing Date: 24-09-2026 | Time left:
Indicative EU Budget: 10 M€
Stimulation of Chip Design
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
This programme seeks to inspire new generations to pursue semiconductor careers by funding student tape-out programmes and chip design challenges.
Opening Date: 07-07-2026 | Closing Date: 24-09-2026 | Time left:
Indicative EU Budget: 15 M€
Skills Hubs of Excellence
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-HoE-SG
This call supports the creation of long-term excellence hubs for university and PhD education in specialized fields like chip design and manufacturing.
Opening Date: 07-07-2026 | Closing Date: 24-09-2026 | Time left:
Indicative EU Budget: 20 M€
International collaboration EU and Japan on semiconductors
Topic code: DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2026-SG-JAPAN
This collaborative call focuses on a chiplet ecosystem for AI and advanced process technologies for nodes beyond 2nm in partnership with Japanese consortia.
Opening Date: 07-07-2026 | Closing Date: 24-09-2026 | Time left:
Indicative EU Budget: 5 M€
Upcoming calls
No calls are currently planned; please check back on this page for future updates.
