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EU Chips Act - Chips Joint Undertaking calls for proposals

Chips Joint Undertaking calls

Status

Usually opens in July and September

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Multiple calls opened on 7 July 2026 totalling over EUR 300 million, covering AI hardware, edge computing, cybersecurity, 6G, power electronics, photonics and health applications. EU funding is combined with national co-funding from Participating States.

Funder

Chips Joint Undertaking (European Commission, Participating States, AENEAS, EPoSS and INSIDE Industry Association)

ppp · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Calls opened 7 July 2026 with closing dates between 16 and 17 September 2026.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Consortium-based; startups participate as partners. National co-funding rules from the relevant Participating State apply on top of the EU contribution.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/

"the European public-private partnership that promotes the development and adoption of advanced nano-electronic chip technologies and systems manufactured in Europe"

Verified on 25 September 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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