Chips JU Calls 2026: European collaborative project in electronic components and systems (ECS)

Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), also known as the EU Semiconductor Program, is the largest European partnership program within Horisont Europa. It is funded by the European Commission, authorities in the participating countries and participating organisations.

Inom Chips JU finances Vinnova collaborative projects with actors along the entire value chain, from semiconductor circuits and electronic components to systems of systems, with both software and hardware focus. The investment will strengthen Sweden's and Europe's competitiveness and contribute to sustainable digital transformation. The projects' application areas will be mobility, energy, industrial digitalisation, digital infrastructure and communication, or digitalisation in agriculture and forestry, health and society.

Chips JU Calls 2026 contains several new calls for proposals with the possibility of cooperation with the EU, and cooperation between the EU and certain countries in Asia.

Chips JU has two subprograms:

• Abbot Lilies and System (ECS)
• Chips for Europe Initiative (C4EI)

Delprogrammet ECS has funding from Horisont Europa and is focused on collaborative projects for research and innovation.

Delprogrammet Chips for Europe Initiative has funding from the Horisont Europa and Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) programmes. These include initiatives to strengthen European expertise, infrastructure and implementation in semiconductor technology.

Chips JU Calls 2026 includes Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) and Innovation Actions (IA) in line with this year's Strategiska Research Agendan (SRIA) for electronic components and systems (ECS), Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) and Simple Grant (SG). The ECS sub-program also includes IA and RIAcalls for proposals within specific focus areas (focus topics).

The complete list of the calls for proposals in Calls 2026 and associated call texts can be found in the Chips JU work program 2023–2027 (Multiannual Work Programme 2023-2027).

Read the work program: Multiannual Work Programme 2023-2027 · Chips JU.

Read in particular:

• Appendix 7 2026 – Electronic Components and Systems which contains information about all calls for proposals within the ECS subprogram.
• Appendix 8 2026 – Chips for Europe initiative which contains information about all calls for proposals within the C4EI sub-programme.

Important dates

February 3, 2026

Opens for proposal Project Outline-fas (PO)

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA: IA Global call according to SRIA 2026
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA: RIA Global call according to SRIA 2026

May 7, 2026

Last application date Project Outline-fas (PO)

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA: IA Global call according to SRIA 2026
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA: RIA Global call according to SRIA 2026

July 7, 2026

Opens for proposal other Calls 2026-calls for proposals full project proposal (FPP).

September 16, 2026

Last application date full project application (FPP) for calls for proposals FT1-FT3, RIA 6G and RIA TTC

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT1-IA: IA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in power electronics
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT2-IA: IA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in photonics
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT3-IA: IA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in health
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-2-RIA: RIA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in 6G radio communication systems
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-3-RIA: Call with Digital Partnership and TTC countries

September 17, 2026

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA: IA Global call according to SRIA 2026
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA: RIA Global call according to SRIA 2026

September 22, 2026

Last application date full project application (FPP) for ECS-CSAs

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-CSA: ECS Supply chain resilience (CSA)
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-SDV-CSA: Preparing a European autonomous driving stack ecosystem building on next-generation SDV software and hardware computing architectures

September 24, 2026

• DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2026-CSA-DET: Call for Design Enablement Teams
• DIGITAL-Chips-2026-SG-SKILLS-HoE: Skills Hubs of Excellence
• DIGITAL-Chips-2026-SG-SKILLS-PF-SG: Skills Pilot Federation
• DIGITAL-Chips-2026-CSA-SKILLS-SCD-CSA: Skills Stimulation of Chip Design
• DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2026-SG-JAPAN: International collaboration - Joint call EU and Japan on semiconductors
• DIGITAL-Chips-2026-GfP-AI-DP: AI chips and systems for EU compute infrastructure

October 27, 2026

Last application date for calls for proposals within AI chips and systems for EU compute infrastructure initiative:

• DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI1-SG: AI chip demonstrators for EU compute infrastructure
• DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP: AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure

December 1, 2026

Opens for proposal the calls for proposals in quantum technology in Chips for Europe Initiative:

• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-1-RIA: Quantum Chips Design: Driving Europe’s Quantum Design Ecosystem and Enabling Quantum Design Tools Innovation
• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-2-RIA: Quantum Chips Enabling Technologies

March 31, 2027

Last application date full project proposal (FPP) for calls for proposals in quantum technology in Chips for Europe Initiative:

• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-1-RIA: Quantum Chips Design: Driving Europe’s Quantum Design Ecosystem and Enabling Quantum Design Tools Innovation
• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-2-RIA: Quantum Chips Enabling Technologies

The calls for proposals within Chips JU Calls 2026 has as aim to contribute to the program's overall objectives to:

• Strengthening the EU's strategic autonomy in electronic components and systems (ECS)
• Strengthening EU scientific excellence and innovation leadership in ECS
• Strengthen Europe's semiconductor industry by promoting cooperation between the EU, Member States and the private sector.
• Positionera Europa as a leader in semiconductor technology, strengthening digital capabilities and addressing global challenges such as sustainability.

The projects applying for funding in Chips JU's calls for proposals must have a major industrial impact along the value chain. They must involve European collaboration with the participation of large companies, SMEs and academic institutions.

Some expected results are new technologies and applications, pilot projects, large-scale demonstration projects and platforms for innovative product development.

Vinnova's aim goal in co-financing Swedish actors' participation in Chips JU collaborative projects is to strengthen the Swedish ecosystem within ECS, strengthen Sweden's and Europe's competitiveness, and contribute to sustainable digital transformation.

Make scientific publications and resultsavailable

The call for proposals will also contribute to making results available to everyone. Therefore, all scientific publishing should be open access. When results from research and innovation are made freely available, more people can contribute to solving societal challenges.

The call for proposals is aimed at Swedish companies that meet Vinnova's eligibility requirements and at universities, university colleges and research institutes.

At least 60 percent of the total eligible project costs in a Swedish project consortium applying in Innovation Actions (IA)-calls for proposals must relate to the eligible project costs of participating Swedish companies.

At least 50 percent of the total eligible project costs in a Swedish project consortium applying in Research and Innovation Actions (RIA)- calls for proposals shall relate to the eligible project costs of participating Swedish companies. This eligibility requirements does not apply to project consortiums in RIA-the call for proposals on international cooperation with Digital Partnership and TTC states.

Vinnova finances European research and innovation projects. The projects will involve actors along the entire value chain for electronic components and systems, from semiconductor circuits and electronic components to systems of systems, with both software and hardware focus. The application areas of the projects will be mobility, energy, industrial digitalisation, digital infrastructure and communication, and digitalisation in agriculture and forestry, health and society.

What costs can we finance?

Our funding is subject to rules about state aid. The rules govern what types of costs we can finance. These are called eligible costs.

In this the call for proposals, these types of costs are eligible:

• Salary costs: Gross salary paid, employer contributions and other salary-related costs.
• Equipment, land and buildings: Costs for instruments, equipment and rent for premises other than regular business premises.
• Consulting and licensing costs: Costs for consulting services, knowledge and patents purchased or used under license from an external party.
• Other direct costs: Costs for, for example, materials, supplies and travel that are necessary to carry out the project.
• Indirect costs (overhead):Costs that are linked to the project but do not arise directly, such as premises and cleaning.

For more detailed information about which costs we can finance, see Instructions for eligible costs

For Chips JU, costs in the project budget, and in reporting to Vinnova, must follow the funding rules for Horisont Europa (HE) in Chips JU-calls for proposals with funding from HE. For project in Chips JU-calls for proposals with funding from DIGITAL, costs in the project budget, and in reporting to Vinnova, must follow the funding rules for this programme.

Observera! Beroende to which Chips JU-call for proposals your proposal refers, it is Horisont Europa's or DIGITAL's rules that apply for calculating indirect costs (overhead) in the national project budget and when reporting to Vinnova. This means that the project budget and reported costs for each Swedish participant must have the same level in reporting to Vinnova and Chips JU.

Se Vinnovas national term and special conditions for participation in Chips JU. Otherwise, Vinnova's general terms and conditions applies to several participants. The documents are available under the heading ”Term, templates and attachments for proposal” on this website.

Which eligibility requirements apply to costs we finance?

In order for your costs to be eligible for support, the following applies:

• They must be factual, reasonable and necessary for the activities in the project.
• They must be booked correctly and under a separate project code in the accounting. You may not cover project costs with other public funding or own funds intended for other project.
• You may not claim someone else's expenses as your own.

For more detailed information on which eligibility requirements, limitations and exceptions apply, see our general terms and conditions.

The rules about state aid govern how large a proportion of the costs we can finance. This is determined individually for each organisation. We therefore differentiate between how large a funding project can get, and how much a participant organisation can get.

How big funding can the project get?

Vinnova's preliminary budget for the calls for proposals within Chips JU Calls 2026 is €8,740,000. The EU Commission supports Swedish actors participating in the projects with a corresponding budget.

Preliminary distribution of Vinnova's budget as of call for proposals

• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA, IA Global call according to SRIA 2026: 1 871 000 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA, RIA Global call according to SRIA 2026: 1 684 000 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT1-IA, IA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in power electronics: 655 000 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT2-IA, IA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in photonics: 467 700 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-2-RIA, RIA Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in 6G radio communication systems: 1 400 000 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-CSA, Supply chain resilience (CSA). Finansieras enbart av EU-kommissionen.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-SDV-CSA, Coordination of the European software-defined vehicle platform. Finansieras enbart av EU-kommissionen.
• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-1-RIA, Quantum Chips Design: Driving Europe’s Quantum Design Ecosystem and Enabling Quantum Design Tools Innovation: 280 600 €.
• HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-QUANTUM-2-RIA, Quantum Chips: Enabling Technologies: 280 600 €.
• HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-3-RIA, Call with Digital Partnership and TTC countries. Denna utlysning finansieras enbart av EU-kommissionen genom Chips JU.
• DIGITAL-JU-Chips-2026-SG-JAPAN, International collaboration - Joint call EU and Japan on semiconductors: 280 600 €.
• DIGITAL-JU-CHIPS-2026-AI-GfP: AI compute evaluation and deployment platform for EU infrastructure: 654 800 €.

How much funding can a participant organisation get?

How much funding a participant organisation can receive depends mainly on:

• the organisation's size and activities
• which activities the organisation will carry out in the project.

Descriptions in the following sections about what support we can provide are simplified. For complete information, see Support bases and support levels for funding.

Support to companies for research and development

We grant funding in accordance with Article 25 of the European Commission's General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER).

In this the call for proposals we give support to industrial research.

Industrial research can be simply described as seeking new knowledge through planned research or critical analysis. This is to develop or significantly improve products, processes or services.

How much of the costs can we finance?

The organisation's The size and type of activity determines how much of the costs we can finance. This is called the maximum support level.

• Maximum funding from Vinnova to a project is equivalent to €2,200,000. The EU Commission co-finances at the corresponding level.
• Maximum funding from Vinnova to individual large companies, universities, university college and research institutesis equivalent to €750,000.
• Maximum funding from Vinnova to small and medium-sized enterprises is equivalent to €450,000.

The following support levels apply to the grant from Vinnova:

• Project coordinator universities, university colleges and research institutes: 65 percent
• Project coordinator large companies:
• RIA - Research and Innovation Action: 40 percent
• IA - Innovation Action and Focus Topics: 35 percent
• Universities, university colleges and research institutes: 50 percent
• Small and medium-sized enterprises:
  • RIA - Research and Innovation Action: 35 percent
  • SG - Simple Grant: 35 percent
  • IA - Innovation Action and Focus Topics: 30 percent
• Large companies:
  • RIA - Research and Innovation Action: 25 percent
  • SG - Simple Grant: 25 percent
  • IA - Innovation Action and Focus Topics: 20 percent

Information on support levels for funding from the EU Commission can be found in Chips JU Work Programme 2023–2027, Appendix 7 and Appendix 8 and on Chips JU's website for Calls 2026. See links below.

Support to universities, university colleges and other public organisations with non-economic activities

We give support to organisations that do not engage in economic activities. This means that the organisation do not offer a service or product on a market. This usually includes universities and university colleges, research institutes and other public organisations.

We can finance up to 65 percent of costs for participating universities, university college and research institutes in this call for proposals.

How is it determined whether a organisation is engaged in economic activities?

A organisation that offers any kind of service or product on a market is considered to be conducting an economic activities and cannot be granted this form of support. It does not matter how the the organisation is financed: whether it is public or private, or whether it has a profit motive. It also does not matter what legal form the business has. For example, whether it is a limited liability company, a trading company, an economic association, a non-profit association or a foundation.

If you are unsure whether a organisation in your project is conducting economic activities, contact call manager. However, The organisation is responsible for assessing whether it is conducting economic activities.

Eligibility requirements on participants

Participation organisation must meet the following eligibility requirements when submitting proposal to Chips JU:

• All participants organisations must be legal entities. Individuals or sole proprietorships cannot participate. Foreign legal entities can participate if they have a branch or establishment in Sweden and the costs arise at the branch or establishment.
• At least one participant must be a company.
• Organisations who apply for funding for salary expenses must be registered as an employer with the Swedish Tax Agency.
• Companies must have at least two registered annual reports with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
• The most recent registered annual report must have net sales or equity equivalent to half of the amount eligible for funding from Chips JU and Vinnova.
• Companies must have at least one million kronor in net turnover according to the latest annual report. Net turnover does not include public funding from, for example, Vinnova or the EU.
• Companies must have at least three full-time employees.

Eligibility requirements on the composition of the national consortium

At least 60 percent of the total eligible project costs in a Swedish project consortium applying in Innovation Actions (IA)-calls for proposals must relate to the eligible project costs of participating Swedish companies.

At least 50 percent of the total eligible project costs in a Swedish project consortium applying in Research and Innovation Actions (RIA) calls for proposals shall relate to the eligible project costs of participating Swedish companies. This eligibility requirements does not apply to project consortiums in RIA-the call for proposals on international cooperation with Digital Partnership and TTC states.

How does it affect an organization's financial status?

Before we decide on funding we also make a comprehensive assessment of the organizational and financial status of those who receive funding.

We use information we receive from credit reports, currently from Dun & Bradstreet. We may also ask small and medium-sized businesses to demonstrate that they have the financial capacity to carry out the project.

In our assessment we check this:

• That organisations who are granted funding for salary costs are registered as employers with the Swedish Tax Agency. If such registration does not exist when we make a decision, you must be able to show that a notification has been made. We do not approve retroactive registration.
• That organisations is not insolvent, or undergoing liquidation or corporate restructuring. You must also not have any significant unpaid debts with the Swedish Enforcement Authority.
• If requested, SMEs must be able to demonstrate that they have the financial means to carry out the project according to their budget in proposal. They cannot use public funding or their own funds intended for other project to cover project costs in this call for proposals.
• That the project manager is employed by the coordinating party in the project.
• That a limited liability company has not used up half or more of its share capital.

If we grant you proposal you must follow our general terms and conditions for funding. The terms include, among other things:

• That you will sign a special document in which you approve your participation and commit to carrying out the project.
• That you report how things are going, your costs and achievements results to us during the project period.
• If you are multiple parties, you must have a written project agreement that regulates your mutual rights and obligations in the project.

See our general terms and conditions

You also need to follow Vinnova's national rules and special conditions for participation in Chips JU which apply to this the call for proposals. Otherwise, Vinnova's general terms and conditions applies to several participants. See links to the documents below.

We may also decide to add additional special conditions for individual project. In that case, they will be stated in the decision.

Could you have to pay back funding?

If you have received more money than you are entitled to or if you do not follow our term, you may be liable for repayment.

When the call for proposals closes, Chips JU will begin the process of reviewing the applications regarding the formal requirements for the call for proposals and then the assessment process. Vinnova has access to all international applications, including Swedish participants.