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Digital Europe Programme 2026 (AI, Data, Digital Innovation, Cybersecurity) is a grant from the European Commission that funds businesses, public administrations, research institutions, and civil society organizations working on digital transformation across Europe. With an overall budget exceeding 8.
1 billion euros for 2021-2027, the 2026 cycle focuses on AI innovation in health, online safety, digital skills, and public sector transformation. Open calls include DIGITAL-2026-AI-DATA-10 for AI and data initiatives. Eligible applicants include organizations from EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and countries associated with the DIGITAL programme.
Awards start from 500,000 euros with a deadline of October 1, 2026.
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The Digital Europe Programme | Shaping Europe’s digital future The Digital Europe Programme The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is an EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations. Digital technology and infrastructure have a critical role in our private lives and business environments.
We rely on them to communicate, work, advance science and answer current environmental problems. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted not only how much we rely on our technology to be available to us, but also how important it is for Europe not to be dependent on systems and solutions coming from other regions of the world.
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has further exposed the vulnerabilities in our digital supply chains and the importance of investing in cybersecurity and drastically improving EU’s digital capacities.
The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) provides strategic funding to answer these challenges, supporting projects in key capacity areas such as: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring a wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.
It supports industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administration in their digital transformation with a reinforced network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) . A new capacity area on semiconductors was added in September 2023. Under the Chips Act , DIGITAL funding was mobilised to address a semiconductor shortage by promoting capacity building through the Chips for Europe Initiative .
With an overall budget of over €8. 1 billion, DIGITAL aims to shape the digital transformation of Europe’s society and economy, in line with EU’s goals defined in the Communication - 2030 Digital Compass: The European way for the Digital Decade and in the Policy Programme - Path to the Digital Decade . The Digital Europe Programme is a part of the long-term EU budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 .
The DIGITAL does not address challenges in isolation. It complements the funding available through other EU programmes, such as the Horizon Europe (for research and innovation) and the Connecting Europe Facility (for digital infrastructure), the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Structural funds , to name a few.
Along with other programmes DIGITAL is also a part of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) initiative that is designed to enhance the EU's industrial competitiveness and reinforce European sovereignty by focusing on the development and manufacturing of critical technologies. A number of projects funded by DIGITAL are recipients of the STEP Seal , a quality label that facilitates access to other EU funding.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Businesses, public authorities, research and academic institutions, associations, and other entities from EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and countries associated with the DIGITAL programme. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows from €500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Digital Europe Programme 2026 (AI, Data, Digital Innovation, Cybersecurity) are due October 1, 2026. This is an annual program. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Digital Europe Programme 2026 (AI, Data, Digital Innovation, Cybersecurity) is funded by European Commission (Digital Europe Programme). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Research Support Framework for Situational Awareness on Information Integrity is a grant from the European Commission's Digital Europe Programme that funds the establishment of the first Common Research Framework on Information Integrity, implementing a key deliverable of the European Democracy Shield Communication of November 2025. The program aims to bridge gaps and silos in existing research efforts by fostering collaboration across communities, disciplines, and borders; expanding research capabilities through targeted distribution of funds; securing or establishing necessary technological infrastructure for advanced information integrity research; and facilitating knowledge-sharing on regulatory tools available to researchers. Eligible applicants include businesses, organizations, and public administrations from Europe and associated countries. The application deadline is September 30, 2026. This call falls under the DIGITAL-2026-BESTUSE-RSF-10-AWARENESS solicitation.
NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship Program is a grant from NVIDIA providing up to $60,000 per award to PhD students conducting research that advances accelerated computing and its applications. Now in its 25th year, the program invites nominations from doctoral students pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and related fields. Recipients receive not only research funding but also access to NVIDIA technology, products, and engineering expertise, along with a mandatory in-person summer internship. Students are nominated by their faculty advisors and selected based on academic achievement and research area alignment.
CalSEED Concept Award is a grant from the California Energy Commission that provides $150,000 in funding to early-stage clean energy innovators in California. The program targets individuals, businesses, and nonprofits developing hardware, software, or integrated solutions at Technology Readiness Levels 2-4. Eligible technology areas rotate each cycle and have included battery recycling and reuse, long-duration energy storage, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification, industrial electrification, and advanced EV charging. Applicants must be located in California, have under $1 million in private funding, and propose innovations that benefit California ratepayers. Concept Award winners also receive professional development resources and access to accelerator programs, and may compete for a subsequent $450,000 Prototype Award.
DARPA-PS-26-04, published February 25, 2026 by the Tactical Technology Office, restructures the contract around three phases — Phase 0 Backbone (6 months), Phase 1 Base (12 months), Phase 2 Option (18 months) — and culminates in an instrumented flight-test campaign. The solicitation is not really about T&E. It is about the digital-twin and uncertainty-quantification middleware DoD needs for any AI-enabled combat system.
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