Advanced Digital Skills for AI Uptake in Health
European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
Posted 21 Apr 2026 · Closes tomorrow
In plain terms
The European Commission funds training programmes in advanced digital skills for AI in healthcare, developed by universities, vocational training providers, research organisations and businesses across EU countries. The total budget is 37.5 million euros, applications are in English, and the deadline is 1 October 2026.
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Summary
Expected Outcome:
Deliverables:
Initiatives implemented for the target audience to collect knowledge on learning needs in the area of AI uptake in health.
Training programmes in the area of advanced digital skills for AI uptake in health, designed jointly by higher education institutions, VET providers, research organisations, businesses and other stakeholders in digital health, in collaboration with the network of AI-powered advanced screening centres.
Training catalogue with detailed course planning and timetable, regularly updated.
Final analysis of the completed training and the achievement level reached in improved skills.
A landing page integrated into the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, showcasing existing and forthcoming education and training initiatives and promoting training offers to the relevant audience.
Objective:
The academic offer in the area of advanced digital technologies in the EU is still lagging behind other regions of the world, especially when compared to the United Kingdom or the United States[1] even though the number of both bachelor’s and master’s programmes in the EU has increased through the years. Furthermore, apart from delivering excellent…
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- academia_research
- ngo_cso
- private_company
- government
Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (DEP) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (DEP LSII)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Lump Sum MGA
Additional documents:
DEP Work Programmes
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