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DIGITAL EUROPE – Advanced Digital Skills – 2025

2025-09-02
27.000.000 euros
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Call synthesis

Call reference DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08
Programme DIGITAL EUROPE
Institution European Commission
Sectors Business & Industry Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Finance Justice, Security, Defence Nuclear Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Financial Institution Large company (> 250 employees) Local Authority & Affiliated Entity Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees) State administration & affiliated entities

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Call reference

DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

  • To strengthen the advanced digital skills talent pool in Europe
  • To develop, deploy, and use cutting-edge digital technologies and infrastructures

Priorities

  • Priority 1: To focus on establishing sectoral digital skills academies in the strategic areas of
    Quantum Technologies, AI and Generative AI (‘GenAI’), Virtual Worlds

Among financed actions

  • Designing and delivering education and training programmes, including higher education curricula, self-standing training modules, and on-the-job training
  • Building ecosystems by fostering collaboration among academia, training institutions, industry, and research
  • Establishing mechanisms to measure progress in addressing skills gaps

Eligibility

  • Be a legal person
  • Be a public or private entity
  • Be established in one of the eligible countries:
    • EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories)
    • Non-EU states: listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (Click here)
  • A consortium composed of
    • minimum 5 entities from at least 3 different eligible countries which, complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUM-ACADEMY-STEP)
    • minimum 6 entities from at least 3 different eligible countries, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAI-ACADEMY-STEP)
    • minimum 6 entities from at least 4 different eligible countries, which complies different conditions (see details on the call document) must be constituted (DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUAL-WORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP)

 

Additional information

  • Initial duration of the action: 48 months
  • Contact: Click here

 

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Financement
  • Total budget of the call: 27.000.000 euros
  • Budget per topic:
    • DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-QUANTUMACADEMY-STEP: 10.000.000 euros
    • DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-GENAIACADEMY-STEP: 7.000.000 euros
    • DIGITAL-2025-SKILLS-08-VIRTUALWORLDS-ACADEMY-STEP: 10.000.000 euros
  • Amount of the grant: This is a lump sum grant, with the maximum grant amount per project corresponding to the budget per topic mentioned above
  • Funding rate: up to 50% of the total eligible costs