Specialised Education Programmes in Key Capacity Areas
Advanced Digital Skills · DIGITAL-LS · Needs partners
What this call funds
This call funds consortia to design and deliver higher education programmes and short modules that build advanced digital skills, focusing on specific technology areas like virtual worlds, edge computing, quantum computing, photonics and robotics, as well as green digital skills applied to sectors like agriculture, transport and renewable energy. Money can go toward scholarships for students, hiring qualified teaching staff, equipment purchases, and building lasting partnerships between academia, industry and research centers. The goal is to close the shortage of ICT specialists in Europe and promote gender balance in digital careers.
artificial intelligence · quantum technologies · photonics · robotics automation · cloud edge computing · education skills
Who wins this
A consortium of higher education institutions, research organisations and businesses that wants to jointly design and deliver a Bachelor, Master or doctoral level education programme focused on one specific digital technology or strategic sector.
Could you win this call?
Only the website is required.
The call in detail
- Funding model
- DIGITAL-AG-LS
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Partners
- Required. The call asks for a consortium: a group applying together, typically 3+ organisations from 3+ countries.
- Eligible applicants
- higher education institution, research organisation, business
- Support to third parties
- Financial and other support measures for students, such as scholarships, fee waivers or internship support, though no maximum amount per third party is stated.
- Also required
- Proposals must clearly identify one digital area or one strategic sector as their main focus, and at least the highest ranking proposal from each listed area or sector is expected to be funded subject to thresholds and available budget.
- 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