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12+
Active Calls
€7.4B
Total Budget
8
Programmes
Q4 2026
Avg. Deadline
12 calls
7 open now4 forthcomingUpdated: 7 August 2026
EITEvaluation⚡ High AI
39d left

EIT Digital — AI Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AI Entrepreneurship

€24M
Total budget
€1M
Max grant
TRL 5–9
TRL range
EIT DigitalStartupAIEntrepreneurship
Deadline: 15 Sep 2026Min. 1 partner
Digital EuropeOpen🤖 Core AI
54d left

AI Testing and Experimentation Facilities — Phase III

AI Testing Facilities (TEFs)

€120M
Total budget
€30M
Max grant
TRL 6–9
TRL range
AI TEFTestingRegulationEU AI Act
Deadline: 30 Sep 2026Min. 2 partners
EICOpen⚡ High AI
62d left

EIC Accelerator — AI & Deep Tech Open Call

Deep Tech Startups

€500M
Total budget
€2.5M
Max grant
TRL 5–9
TRL range
AIDeep TechEquityGrant
Deadline: 8 Oct 2026Min. 1 partner
Digital EuropeOpen⚡ High AI
68d left

European Digital Innovation Hubs — AI Adoption for SMEs

SME Digital Transformation

€180M
Total budget
€15M
Max grant
TRL 6–9
TRL range
EDIHSMEAI adoptionDigital transformation
Deadline: 14 Oct 2026Min. 3 partners
CEF DigitalOpenAI-Adjacent
82d left

CEF Digital — 5G Corridors and AI Network Management

Connectivity & Network AI

€300M
Total budget
€50M
Max grant
TRL 6–9
TRL range
5G6GAI networkConnectivity
Deadline: 28 Oct 2026Min. 2 partners
AI4EuropeOpen🤖 Core AI
88d left

AI4Europe — Common European AI Data Spaces

Data Spaces & AI Commons

€45M
Total budget
€8M
Max grant
TRL 4–8
TRL range
Data spacesGAIA-XAI commonsFederated learning
Deadline: 3 Nov 2026Min. 4 partners
Horizon EuropeOpen🤖 Core AI
104d left

Advanced AI and Data Technologies for European Sovereignty

Trustworthy AI & Data Spaces

€82M
Total budget
€8M
Max grant
TRL 3–6
TRL range
AIData spacesSovereigntyTrustworthy AI
Deadline: 19 Nov 2026Min. 3 partners
KDT JUOpen⚡ High AI
110d left

KDT JU 2026 — Edge AI and Neuromorphic Computing

Key Digital Technologies

€230M
Total budget
€20M
Max grant
TRL 2–7
TRL range
Edge AINeuromorphicChipsEmbedded AI
Deadline: 25 Nov 2026Min. 3 partners
InvestAIForthcoming🤖 Core AI
130d left

InvestAI Gigafactory Infrastructure — Call for Expression of Interest

AI Compute Infrastructure

€5B
Total budget
€2B
Max grant
TRL 7–9
TRL range
GigafactoryGPUComputeSovereign AI
Deadline: 15 Dec 2026Min. 2 partners
Horizon EuropeForthcoming⚡ High AI
153d left

AI-Enabled Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

€65M
Total budget
€12M
Max grant
TRL 3–7
TRL range
RoboticsAutonomousAIManufacturing
Deadline: 7 Jan 2027Min. 3 partners
Chips JUForthcoming⚡ High AI
176d left

Chips JU — Advanced AI Chip Design and Pilot Lines

Semiconductor & AI Chip Design

€840M
Total budget
€150M
Max grant
TRL 3–8
TRL range
Chips ActSemiconductorAI acceleratorsPilot line
Deadline: 30 Jan 2027Min. 3 partners
Horizon EuropeForthcoming🤖 Core AI
189d left

European Generative AI Research Initiative — Foundation Models

Generative AI & Foundation Models

€50M
Total budget
€10M
Max grant
TRL 2–5
TRL range
GenAIFoundation modelsLLMOpen source
Deadline: 12 Feb 2027Min. 3 partners
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