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.

This topic aims to establish a sectoral academy in quantum. The objective of the Quantum Skills Digital Academy is to serve as a single, central contact point and to provide specialised quantum technologies training and hands on experience at different quantum education levels. It will play an important role in contributing to the objectives of the European Declaration on Quantum Technologies in the domain of quantum skills development and training.

50%

Project budget (requested grant amount): max €10 M per project

Specific cost eligibility rules for this call:

• the lump sum amount must be calculated based on estimated project budget (actual cost) and using the detailed budget table/calculator provided
• the lump sum calculation should respect the following conditions:
  • for lump sums based on estimated project budgets: the estimated budget must comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants
  • for lump sums based on estimated project budgets: costs for financial support to third parties: can be included in the detailed budget table for grants or similar and prizes: maximum amount per third party €60.000 unless a higher amount is required because the objective of the action would otherwise be impossible or overly difficult to achieve and this is duly justified in the Application Form. The total amount of the EU contribution for financial support to third parties can be maximum 20% of the requested EU funding.

• Education and training
• Industry
• Information Technology
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness

• Educational Institutions
• Legal Entities
• Other Beneficiaries
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• State-owned Enterprises

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)
  • non-EU countries
  • listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (list of participating countries)

Consortium composition – Proposals must be submitted by: Consortium composed of a minimum 5 entities (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from a minimum 3 different eligible countries.

Targeted stakeholders
The participating consortium members should demonstrate complementary roles in the proposal and demonstrate an outstanding track record in their respective fields.

The consortium is highly recommended to include at least three degree awarding higher education institutions from three different eligible countries and two industry partners from eligible countries.

The consortium is also encouraged to include at least one higher education institution or research and technology organisation (RTO) from Member States widening countries.

Particular attention should be given to:

• Inclusion of industry partners, in particular start-ups and SMEs, but also other public or private entities that can be instrumental for the delivery of the actions requested by this call topic;
• Close collaboration with other stakeholders that provide technical expertise and experimentation and testing facilities.

Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Directorate of Research and Innovation

Eleana Gabriel
Telephone: +357 22 691918
Email: egabriel@dmrid.gov.cy

https://european-union.europa.eu/contact-eu/write-us_en

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