DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA

Home Funding Calls for proposals Stimulation of Chip Design Stimulation of Chip Design DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA 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-SKILLS-SCD-CSA (DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA) Type of action DIGITAL-JU-CSA DIGITAL JU Coordination and Support Actions Type of MGA DIGITAL Action Grant Budget-Based [DIGITAL-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 07 July 2026 Deadline date 24 September 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: Practical chip design experience integrated into education at multiple levels; at least 1,000 students across Europe completing funded tape-outs over 4 years; stronger reskilling pathways for students from adjacent fields; and a sustainable, continent-wide pipeline of chip design talent to support Europe's semiconductor ambitions. Scope: This call funds a comprehensive Chip Design Skills Programme to lower barriers to entry in chip design and tape-outs. At least 60% of the budget must support hands-on tape-out experiences (via multi-project wafers) for university and secondary school students. Show more Topic updates 07 July 2026 The submission session is now available for: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA Show more Topic conditions and documents Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout The proposal page limits and layout is described in Part B of the Application Form, which can be accessed on the Chips JU website's Call page The following information are all described in the Appendix 8 of Work Programme - Chips for Europe Initiative 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 Call document and annexes: The Call Documents Section contains all the call documents, as follows: Application form template Part B Guide for Applicants Evaluation form Ownership Control Declaration Additional documents: DEP MGA DEP Regulation 2021/964 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 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-SKILLS-SCD-CSA - DIGITAL-JU-CSA DIGITAL JU Coordination and Support Actions 15 000 000,00 € Single-stage 7 July 2026 24 September 2026 1 000 000,00 € to 15 000 000,00 € 1 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 24 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 Coordination and Support Actions [DIGITAL-JU-CSA], 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 help related to this call, please contact calls@chips-ju.europa.eu Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals. IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc. Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.