AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure
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View on F&T portalExpected 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.
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IMPORTANT – New Deadline: The submission deadline for this call has been extended from September 23 to October 27, 2026.
Opening date: 2026-07-07 (3 months ago)
Closing date: 2026-10-27 (1 week from now)
Procedure: single-stage
Budget: 70,000,000
Expected grants: 1
Contribution: 50,000,000 - 70,000,000
This call topic has been appended 2 times by the EC with news.
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2026-10-15
important – new deadline: the submission... -
2026-10-15
the submission session is now available...
DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GFP
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Call opens · 07 Jul 2026 (3 months ago)
Next: Call closes, 1 week from now (27 Oct 2026)
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07 Jul 2026
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07 Jul 2026
Call opens
07 Jul 2026
Call closes
27 Oct 2026
Outcome expected
27 Mar 2027 · est.
Grant agreement signed
27 Jun 2027 · est.
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07 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
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07 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
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27 Oct 2026 · 1 week from now
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27 Mar 2027 · 5 months from now
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Grant agreement signed Estimated
27 Jun 2027 · 8 months from now
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