DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG

Home Funding Calls for proposals AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) Call DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG (DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG) Type of action DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants Type of MGA DIGITAL Action Grant Budget-Based [DIGITAL-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 07 July 2026 Deadline date 27 October 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: The expected outcomes of this topic are : Functional demonstrators of working AI chip prototypes (PCB-level) designed by EU fabless companies and physically integrated with their system partners. Validation of AI chip solutions on a common EU evaluation platform (provided by the Topic X.B consortium), delivering comparative evidence on key performance indicators. A shortlist of European AI chip solutions awarded the AI Compute Excellence label and qualified to proceed to full rack development under Topic X.A2. Show more Topic updates 13 August 2026 IMPORTANT – New Deadline: The submission deadline for this call has been extended from September 23 to October 27, 2026. 07 July 2026 The submission session is now available for: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout Proposal page limits and layout: detailed in Part B of the Application Form, which you can access from the Call documents section on the Chips JU website's Call page The following information are all described in the Appendix 8 of the Chips JU Workprogramme 2. Eligible countries 3. Other eligibility conditions 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Specific Call Documents Ownership Control Declaration form template National Budgets Table template (xls) Guide for applicants - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG Template of Application Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG Template of Evaluation Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG General Call Documents Chips JU Multiannual Work Programme PAB decision on the evaluation and selection procedures related to Calls for Proposals Rules for legal entity validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity and ownership control assessment Annotated Model Grant Agreement for EU Funding Programmes 2021-2027 Appendix 8 of Work Programme - Chips for Europe Initiative Call document and annexes: Model Grant Agreements (MGA) DEP MGA Additional documents: DEP Regulation 2021/964 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG - DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants 10 000 000,00 € Single-stage 7 July 2026 27 October 2026 500 000,00 € to 1 000 000,00 € 10 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 27 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: DIGITAL JU Simple Grants [DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE], DIGITAL Action Grant Budget-Based [DIGITAL-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As0 item(s) found General FAQ Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. For any questions related to this call please contact: Calls@chips-ju.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. 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