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Guide · updated 8 Nov 2026

Digital Europe Programme calls 2026–2027: deadlines and budgets

Digital Europe funds the deployment of digital capacity: AI, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, data spaces, advanced digital skills and European Digital Innovation Hubs.

  • 21open now
  • 0forthcoming
  • 13 Nov 2026next deadline
  • €188.3 millionindicative budget

Upcoming deadlines

Open and forthcoming topics, sorted by next deadline. Source: European Commission, EU Funding & Tenders Portal. Data refreshed daily.

Call topicStatusDeadlineBudget
AENAON Open Call 1AENAON-47039365Open13 Nov 2026€2.1 million
Service request: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 - 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘴 - 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴?Govtech4all 2.0-46807003Open23 Nov 2026€70k
LLM-BRIDGE – Venture Incubation Programme - Open Call for Incubators – 2nd CallLLM-BRIDGE-47038289Open28 Nov 2026€60k
AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructureDIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GFPOpen1 Dec 2026€70 million
AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructureDIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SGOpen1 Dec 2026€10 million
International collaboration EU and Japan on semiconductorsDIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-SG-JAPANOpen8 Dec 2026€5 million
METU Internships OfferSUSA-46214053Open3 Jan 2027€30k
Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AIDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-CYBERAIOpen14 Jan 2027€15 million
Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutionsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-AI4SMEOpen14 Jan 2027€20 million
Coordinated preparedness testing and other preparedness actionsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-COORDPREPOpen14 Jan 2027€15 million
Enhancing the NCC NetworkDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-NCCOpen14 Jan 2027€11 million
Strengthening EU cybersecurity capacities & capabilities in line with legislative requirementsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-EULEGOpen14 Jan 2027€20 million
Dual-use technologiesDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-DUALUSEOpen14 Jan 2027€10 million
Regional Cable HubsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-11-REGCABHOpen14 Jan 2027€5 million
Phortify Internship (Traineeship) Grants - Pilot CallPHORTIFY-46813062Open3 Feb 2027€92k
TU Graz GreenChips-EDU ScholarshipGreenChips-EDU-45114064Open14 Feb 2027€40k
National Cyber HubsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-NATCHOpen16 Mar 2027€2 million
Cross-border Cyber HubsDIGITAL-ECCC-2027-DEPLOY-CYBER-12-CBCHOpen16 Mar 2027€2 million
Recruitment Cycle Cohort 2027RESCHIP4EU-46014314Open30 Jun 2027€360k
AMU Scholarships for the internship of the Master 2 « Biology & Health », study-track « AI and biomarkers » within the European Project « Advanced Digital Skills AI and Health ».AI and Health-43977648Open7 Jul 2027€210k

Frequently asked questions

How many Digital Europe Programme calls are open now?

As of 8 Nov 2026, 21 are open for submission and 0 are forthcoming, according to the European Commission's Funding & Tenders Portal.

When is the next deadline?

The next deadline is 13 Nov 2026, for “AENAON Open Call 1” (AENAON-47039365).

What is the total indicative budget?

The indicative budget of the open and forthcoming topics listed here adds up to €188.3 million.

Where do I apply?

Proposals are submitted through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal before 17:00 Brussels time on the deadline day. Always read the official call documents before applying.

Can Ullswater Investments help me apply?

Yes. Ullswater Investments, EU funding advisors based in Madrid, matches projects with the right call, builds consortia and writes and reviews proposals.