{"apiVersion":"2.155","reference":"51665634TOPICSen","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GFP","contentType":"text/plain","language":"en","databaseLabel":"SEDIA","database":"SEDIA","summary":"AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure","weight":1.0,"groupById":"1","content":"AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure","accessRestriction":false,"checksum":"87121B52C2343C669CD12D7E9461C11693358EBC0C0863F4BC66BA4293E70C22","metadata":{"latestInfos":["[{\"approvalDate\":\"\",\"lastChangeDate\":\"2026-08-13T09:38:28.866\",\"content\":\"\\u003cp\\u003e\\u003cstrong\\u003eIMPORTANT – New Deadline:\\u003c/strong\\u003e The submission deadline for this call has been extended from September 23 to \\u003cstrong\\u003e\\u003cu\\u003eOctober 27, 2026.\\u003c/u\\u003e\\u003c/strong\\u003e\\u003c/p\\u003e\"},{\"approvalDate\":\"\",\"lastChangeDate\":\"2026-07-07T00:01:03.912\",\"content\":\"The submission session is now available for: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GFP\"}]"],"es_SortDate":["2026-07-07T00:00:00.000+0000"],"sepTemplate":["<p>To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the <strong>type of action</strong> and the <strong>type of model grant agreement</strong> that corresponds to your proposal. 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Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\"><p><strong>Proposal page limits and layout:</strong> detailed in Part B of the Application Form, which you can access from the Call documents section on the<a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDetails/?id=2e1c192d-651f-f011-9989-000d3ab0a56e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/Call-Details/?id=99c5feaf-d070-f111-ab0e-000d3ab6c0a4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chips JU website's Call page</a></p><p><br></br></p><p><br></br></p><p><br></br></p><p><strong><em>The following information are all described in the</em></strong><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/File/download.aspx?entity=shv_call&amp;attribute=shv_mawpappendix4v8&amp;ID=2e1c192d-651f-f011-9989-000d3ab0a56e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/viewfile/?id=a8627a97-955e-f111-a826-000d3a27d474\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Appendix 8 of the Chips JU Workprogramme</a></p></div></div><div><h4>2. Eligible countries</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>3. Other eligibility conditions</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div><div><h4>6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants</h4><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\">\n</div></div></div><div class=\"eui-u-mt-l\"><div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\"><h5>Please refer to the call documents section on the <strong><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/Call-Details/?id=99c5feaf-d070-f111-ab0e-000d3ab6c0a4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chips JU website's Call page</a></strong> to view and download all required documents and templates.</h5><h5><br></br></h5><h5><strong>Specific Call Documents</strong></h5><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDocumentLink/?id=B45B2017-492C-F111-88B3-7CED8D592251\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ownership Control Declaration form template</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDocumentLink/?id=DDD203D5-AF76-F111-AB0E-7C1E5287EB89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">National Budgets Table template (xls)</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDocumentLink/?id=CCD99F64-EA76-F111-AB0E-7C1E5287EB89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Guide for applicants - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDocumentLink/?id=D1C8B55C-EB76-F111-AB0E-7C1E5287EB89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Template of Application Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/CallDocumentLink/?id=F974E708-EC76-F111-AB0E-7C1E5287EB89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Template of Evaluation Form - DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP</a></u></p><p><br></br></p><p><br></br></p><h5><strong>General Call Documents</strong></h5><p><u><a href=\"https://chips-ju.europa.eu/MAWP/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chips JU Multiannual Work Programme</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/79f1df02-3023-46ee-baaf-6a2d0cacbf5e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Decision on the evaluation and selection procedures related to calls launched by the Chips JU</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/rules-lev-lear-fca_en.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rules for legal entity validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity and ownership control assessment</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/aga_en.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Annotated Model Grant Agreement for EU Funding Programmes 2021-2027</a></u></p><p><u><a href=\"https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/viewfile/?id=a8627a97-955e-f111-a826-000d3a27d474\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Appendix 8 of Work Programme - Chips for Europe Initiative</a></u></p><p><br></br></p></div><h4>Call document and annexes:</h4> <div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\"><p><strong>Model Grant Agreements (MGA)</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/digital/agr-contr/mga_dep_en.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DEP MGA</a></p></div><h4>Additional documents:</h4> <div class=\"eui-u-mt-s\"><p><a href=\"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=OJ:L_202402509\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509</a></p><p><a href=\"https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/funding-tenders-opportunities/display/OM/Online+Manual\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Funding &amp; 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