GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.

Worth €7.6 billion (in current prices), the Programme is a part of the next long-term EU budget, (the Multiannual Financial Framework), and it covers 2021 to 2027. It will provide funding for projects in five crucial areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.

The Programme is fine-tuned to fill the gap between the research of digital technologies and their deployment, and to bring the results of research to the market – for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and businesses, and in particular SMEs. Investments under the Digital Europe programme supports the Union’s twin objectives of a green transition and digital transformation and strengthens the Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy.

Simple grant — 50% funding rate indicatively

Project budget (maximum grant amount): between €5 million and €7 million per project but other amounts are not excluded.

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested. The minimum budget for each topic as listed above is strongly recommended.

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
  • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
  • EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)

Targeted stakeholders: This topic targets Post Quantum Cryptography stakeholders, industrial players, including SMEs and start-ups, and relevant actors that play a role in the PQC integration and standardisation process.