European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships (EuropeAid HQ)

Second Call on Competence Centers

Last update: Oct 16, 2025 Last update: Oct 16, 2025

Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Contracting authority type:Consulting organization
Status:Awarded
Budget:N/A
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:ICT & Telecommunications, Private Sector & Trade
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Private Sector
Eligible citizenships:EU 27
EU 27
Date posted: Dec 17, 2024

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Description

Second Call on Competence Centers

TOPIC ID: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2024-SG-CCC-3

Type of grant: Call for proposals

General information

Programme: Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)

Call: DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2024-SG-CCC-3 (DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2024-SG-CCC-3)

Type of action: DIGITAL-JU-SIMPLE DIGITAL JU Simple Grants

Type of MGA: DIGITAL Action Grant Budget-Based [DIGITAL-AG]

Status: Forthcoming

Deadline model: single-stage

Planned Opening Date: 04 February 2025

Deadline dates: 04 March 2025 17:00 (Brussels time)

Topic description

Expected Outcome:

The competence centres shall

o promote the actions developed by the Chips JU in the frame of the Chips for Europe Initiative as well as the success stories.

o be a first entry point for users (mainly SMEs and startups) and guide users in accessing the other infrastructures set up by the Chips JU under the Initiative: the design platform and the pilot lines.

o be essential in facilitating skill development activities.

o support companies in accessing the Chips Fund.

o Other activities that can help European organizations (mainly SMEs and startups) to develop their activities in the frame of the Chips initiative and vice versa support the consortia that implement the pilot lines and the design platform to reach out to the larger community of organizations that could profit from those efforts.



Conditions

1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

The following information are all described in the Appendix 4 Initiative 2024of the Workprogramme of the Chips JU

Proposal page limits and layout:described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission tooland described in theAppendix 4 Initiative 2024of the Workprogramme of the Chips JU and in the Guide for Applicants available in theChips JU Website

2. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

Submission and evaluation processes

Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Indicative timeline for:

Evaluation 07-11/04/2025

Grant agreement 31/07/2025

Call document and annexes:

Call documents : Competence Centres Call

More information: Chips JU website

Chips JU Workprogramme

Multiannual Programme 2023-2027· Chips JU

Additional documents:

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

Start submission

The submission system is planned to be opened on the date stated on the topic header.


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Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.

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