Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas
Advanced Digital Skills · DIGITAL-LS · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds consortia that design and deliver advanced degree programmes (Master's level or equivalent) in digital technology fields like AI, cybersecurity, IoT and data science. It aims to train more specialists able to develop and use advanced digital technologies, tackling the shortage of ICT talent in Europe. Funded projects must build interoperable education infrastructure across institutions and provide scholarships to students.
artificial intelligence · cybersecurity · internet of things · education skills · extended reality · data analytics
Who wins this
A transnational consortium of higher education institutions, VET providers, research organisations and businesses that wants to jointly design and deliver an advanced digital-technology degree programme with shared infrastructure and student scholarships.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- DIGITAL-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Cut-off dates (2)
- 31 Aug 2026 · 2 Sep 2026
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium — a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- higher education institution, vocational education and training institution, research organisation, business
- Support to third parties
- Funding includes scholarships or other financial support measures for at least 500 students.
- Also required
- Consortia must equip at least 2 fully interoperable higher education institutions and support at least 500 students with scholarships or other financial support.
- Sectors
- AI/ML · Cybersecurity · Deep Tech
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: described in section 5 of the call document Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System 2. Eligible countries: described in section 6 of of the call document 3. Other eligibility conditions: described in section 6 of the call document 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion: described in section 7 of the call document Submission and evaluation processes: described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual Award criteria, scoring and thresholds: described in section 9 of the call document Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement: described in section 4 of the call document 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants: described in section 10 of the call document
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