Chips Joint Undertaking (formerly KDT JU)
Chips Joint Undertaking
Usually opens in January and April
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
Institutionalised European Partnership under Horizon Europe. Calls fund collaborative R&I projects, typically EUR 2-30 million each. Funding rates follow Horizon Europe rules (100% for RIA, 70% for for-profit participants in Innovation Actions). Some JUs additionally require private members to match with in-kind contributions.
You must co-fund 30%.
Chips Joint Undertaking (formerly KDT JU)
ppp · supranational
Deadline: annual_call — One or two calls per year published on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, usually opening in Q1 or Q2 with deadlines a few months later.
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
You fund 30% yourself.
Who can apply
- Sectors: deeptech, manufacturing, ai
- Stage: series_a, growth
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Consortium requirements as in Horizon Europe. SMEs and start-ups participate as consortium partners; some JUs give SMEs a higher funding rate or reserved budget. Membership of the JU's private association is not required to apply but is common among coordinators.
Source. https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked