AI Factory Antennas
Call for the selection of entities or consortia of entities to establish AI Factory Antennas linked to selected AI Factories
Up to €5.0M
30/07/2025
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the AI Factory Antennas Call?
Expected Outcomes
• Strengthen and extend the Euro HPC AI Factory network by serving as national/regional access points linked to established AI Factories.
• Provide critical support services (user support, algorithmic expertise, professional services), training, talent access and computing resources to national AI ecosystems, catalysing uptake of large-scale AI model training and development.
• Enhance the mission and objectives of their associated AI Factory by expanding service coverage, improving data access and fostering trustworthy AI practices.
• Facilitate collaboration and best-practice exchange across AI Factories, Antennas and European/national AI and HPC initiatives.
• Contribute to the growth of AI talent pools through structured skills plans, courses and partnerships with universities and SMEs, thereby accelerating innovation and socio-economic impact at national and EU level.
Scope Requirements
• Be submitted by an entity or a consortium of entities all registered and having legal personality in a single Euro HPC Participating State.
• Represent a Participating State that has not yet been selected to host or partner in an AI Factory.
• Include a pre-agreed association (Letter of Intent) with an established AI Factory (selected under Calls EUROHPC-2024-CEI-AI-01 or AI-02).
• Demonstrate financial commitment from the Participating State (covering ≥50% of total eligible costs not funded by the EU or other Union contributions).
• Comply with Horizon Europe admissibility (70-page limit, Annex A/E) and eligibility (Annex B/C) conditions.
• Not involve entities already beneficiaries of an AI Factory grant or participating in more than one AI Factory Antenna.
• Adhere to a single-stage submission by 30 July 2025, 17:00 CET.
• Respect funding rules: up to 50% EU funding rate; maximum EU contribution €5 million per AI Factory Antenna for up to 3 years; total call budget €70 million; up to 8 grants.
Special Conditions
– A Letter of Support from an authorised representative of the Participating State, confirming coverage of the non-EU funding share.
– A co-signed Letter of Intent with the established AI Factory, including an annex on association conditions and any financial terms; to be formalised into a Memorandum of Understanding upon selection.
• In multi-entity consortia, a consortium agreement must set out internal arrangements; the designated coordinator must hold power of attorney to sign and administer the grant.
• The AI Factory Antenna assumes full financial and operational liability under the Euro HPC JU grant.
• Equipment and infrastructure costs must be declared as depreciation, except small-scale AI compute assets may be capitalised in full.
• Applicants must ignore any portal warnings about participant numbers.
• Submission must use the call-specific Part B application form and annex templates.
Open from: 22/05/2025
Deadline:30/07/2025
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