AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure
European Commission · Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
Posted 7 Jul 2026 · 26 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds consortia developing working AI chip prototypes integrated with EU system partners, validated on a common evaluation platform. Grants of 500,000 to 1,000,000 euros are available for EU organisations only, with applications in English due by 27 October 2026.
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Summary
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.
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- private_company
- academia_research
- ngo_cso
- consortium_required
Eligibility and conditions
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">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