HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-3-RIA

Home Funding Calls for proposals Call with Digital Partnership and TTC countries Call with Digital Partnership and TTC countries HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-3-RIA 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 Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-3-RIA (HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-3-RIA) Type of action HORIZON-JU-RIA HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions Type of MGA HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 07 July 2026 Deadline date 16 September 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: The focus needs to be on areas where Digital Partnership countries bring strong complementary expertise, including advanced packaging, heterogeneous integration, and photonic chip technologies. The topic would aim to foster collaboration between European and Digital Partnership countries’ R&I communities. Projects are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: • Innovative design and integration concepts for neuromorphic computing systems supporting very low energy consumption, connectivity, embedded functions for mobile applications. • Alternative manufacturing process technologies for semiconductor chips including frontend or backend for heterogenous integration. The technologies should sustain in the mid- and long-term the fast-paced evolution of device performance, miniaturisation and cost, while reducing the environmental footprint. • Very advanced packaging solutions aiming heterogeneous integration of multiple functions and materials for applications in communication (RF, mmW or THz), sensing, actuating, power management and active/passive integration. Show more Topic updates 07 July 2026 The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-3-RIA Show more Topic conditions and documents General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 and in the Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 Call Details Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA): Application form templates Please use the application form that you will find in the Submission System. You can find examples of standard application forms in the Reference Documents page. Guidance HE Programme Guide Model Grant Agreements (MGA) HE MGA Call-specific instructions Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 Information on financial support to third parties (HE) Additional documents: EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 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 HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-3-RIA - HORIZON-JU-RIA HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions 5 000 000,00 € Single-stage 7 July 2026 16 September 2026 1 000 000,00 € to 5 000 000,00 € 3 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 23 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: HORIZON JU Research and Innovation Actions [HORIZON-JU-RIA], HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-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. 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