AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure
Expected Outcome: The expected outcomes of this topic are : A common EU evaluation platform for AI chips and racks, with transparent KPIs, workloads and benchmark reports used for Chips JU selection and procurement decisions. First pilot deployments of European AI compute systems validated for EU sovereign partitions of AI infrastructure. Structured collaboration between buyers and suppliers, supp
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Deadline
1 December 2026 38 days left
Grant per project
50–70 million EURTotal budget: 70 million EUR · about 1 funded projects
Region
International (EU)
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Eligibility criteria
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Expected outcome and scope
Expected Outcome: The expected outcomes of this topic are : A common EU evaluation platform for AI chips and racks, with transparent KPIs, workloads and benchmark reports used for Chips JU selection and procurement decisions. First pilot deployments of European AI compute systems validated for EU sovereign partitions of AI infrastructure. Structured collaboration between buyers and suppliers, supporting deployment, integration and optimisation of European AI compute solutions. Stronger EU demand for European AI chips and racks, helping to create a market for deployment-ready solutions.
Increased EU technological sovereignty across the AI compute stack for European datacentres.
Eligibility and submission conditions
"> Conditions 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 Please refer to the call documents section on the Chips JU website's Call page to view and download all required documents and templates. Specific Call Documents Ownership Control Declaration form template National Budgets Table template (xls) Guide for applicants - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP Template of Application Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP Template of Evaluation Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP General Call Documents Chips JU Multiannual Work Programme Decision on the evaluation and selection procedures related to calls launched by the Chips JU 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: EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
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Rules for legal entity validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity and ownership control assessment Annotated Model Grant Agreement for EU Funding Programmes 2021-2027 DEP MGA Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
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1 December 2026