# Stimulation of Chip Design
EUACC page: https://www.euacc.ai/calls/DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
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**topic id:** DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
**call id:** DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
**title:** Stimulation of Chip Design
**programme:** Digital Europe
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
**description:** Expected Outcome:
Practical chip design experience integrated into education at multiple levels; at least 1,000 students across Europe completing funded tape-outs over 4 years; stronger reskilling pathways for students from adjacent fields; and a sustainable, continent-wide pipeline of chip design talent to support Europe's semiconductor ambitions.
Scope:
This call funds a comprehensive Chip Design Skills Programme to lower barriers to entry in chip design and tape-outs. At least 60% of the budget must support hands-on tape-out experiences (via multi-project wafers) for university and secondary school students.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

The proposal page limits and layout is described in Part B of the Application Form, which can be accessed on the Chips JU website's Call page
The following information are all described in the Appendix 8 of Work Programme - Chips for Europe Initiative

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

Call document and annexes:
 The Call Documents Section contains all the call documents, as follows:
Application form template Part B
Guide for Applicants
Evaluation form
Ownership Control Declaration

Additional documents:
 DEP MGA 
DEP Regulation 2021/964
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment 
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** DIGITAL JU Coordination and Support Actions
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **115293:** 
      -         **action:** DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA - DIGITAL-JU-CSA DIGITAL JU Coordination and Support Actions
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 15000000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-09-24
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 1
        **max Contribution:** 15000000
        **min Contribution:** 1000000
        **planned Opening Date:** 2026-07-07
**keywords:** DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA, DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SKILLS-SCD-CSA
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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