European UnionNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
Transversal Centres of Excellence
Horizon Europe Joint Undertaking EuroHPC Transversal Centres of Excellence for High Performance Computing Application Development
Funding Amount
€10.0M - €25.0M
Deadline
20/01/2026
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Transversal Centres of Excellence Call?
Grant Description
This call seeks to establish Transversal Centres of Excellence that provide dedicated expertise, tools, and services to European high performance computing application developers. It addresses performance optimization, interoperability across cloud and HPC/AI environments, energy-efficient and secure software development, and structured training and knowledge transfer. The expected impact is a stronger European HPC ecosystem, with improved application performance, streamlined development workflo...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
- Enhanced performance and efficiency of HPC/AI applications via expert support (performance assessments, optimization, POCs, correctness-checking, energy-efficiency studies, advisory services)
• Stronger integration of tool development with user and developer needs through feedback loops for profiling, debugging and performance-tuning, with quantified benefits for multiple application communities
• Improved interoperability across the computing continuum (HPC, cloud, AI), addressing security, data privacy, resilience, fault tolerance and prioritising energy-efficient software optimisation for sustainability
• Increased knowledge transfer and skills development via structured training (workshops, tutorials, webinars) on HPC performance optimisation, AI-enhanced applications and hybrid workflows, ensuring broad European access
• Stronger coordination and collaboration across the European HPC ecosystem, with Transversal CoEs serving as enablers of best practice exchange and synergies among academia, industry and research institutions
• Uptake of innovative tools, technologies and processes by HPC application developers supporting code modernisation, portability, malleability concepts and faster R&D cycles through rapid testing and delivery
• Broader dissemination and harmonisation of state-of-the-art HPC software development tools, technologies, best practices, performance standards and metrics across the European HPC ecosystem
• Stronger integration of tool development with user and developer needs through feedback loops for profiling, debugging and performance-tuning, with quantified benefits for multiple application communities
• Improved interoperability across the computing continuum (HPC, cloud, AI), addressing security, data privacy, resilience, fault tolerance and prioritising energy-efficient software optimisation for sustainability
• Increased knowledge transfer and skills development via structured training (workshops, tutorials, webinars) on HPC performance optimisation, AI-enhanced applications and hybrid workflows, ensuring broad European access
• Stronger coordination and collaboration across the European HPC ecosystem, with Transversal CoEs serving as enablers of best practice exchange and synergies among academia, industry and research institutions
• Uptake of innovative tools, technologies and processes by HPC application developers supporting code modernisation, portability, malleability concepts and faster R&D cycles through rapid testing and delivery
• Broader dissemination and harmonisation of state-of-the-art HPC software development tools, technologies, best practices, performance standards and metrics across the European HPC ecosystem
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
- Build upon and complement HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2023-COE-03-01 and COE-01-01, and associate where relevant with HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-01 & ‑01-03
• Address one specific, well-defined and coherent transversal technical area supporting HPC application development (e.g., application profiling & performance optimization; deployment & delivery; portability; co-design with vendors/architects; automated testing, validation, integration & delivery; code adaptation to the computing continuum; data interoperability & standardization; resilience & fault tolerance; security & data privacy; heterogeneous energy-efficient computing & scalability)
• Pool European expertise and resources to provide technical assistance and services to HPC application developers
• Contribute substantially to the EuroHPC training portfolio in close collaboration with AI Factories, EuroHPC Academy and existing training activities
• Establish strong links with other EuroHPC Applications & Technologies pillar initiatives (Community CoEs, energy-efficient computing technologies, microprocessor & system software, middleware solutions, common standards & metrics)
• Coordinate across EuroHPC JU calls, bridging application developers, HPC software engineers, domain-specific Community CoEs and Lighthouse Code developers
• Form consortia with a balanced composition of HPC specialists and domain experts; strongly encourage private sector participation
• Allocate at least 12 person-months of resources for collaboration tasks with other grants under this call (deviations allowed if justified)
• Address one specific, well-defined and coherent transversal technical area supporting HPC application development (e.g., application profiling & performance optimization; deployment & delivery; portability; co-design with vendors/architects; automated testing, validation, integration & delivery; code adaptation to the computing continuum; data interoperability & standardization; resilience & fault tolerance; security & data privacy; heterogeneous energy-efficient computing & scalability)
• Pool European expertise and resources to provide technical assistance and services to HPC application developers
• Contribute substantially to the EuroHPC training portfolio in close collaboration with AI Factories, EuroHPC Academy and existing training activities
• Establish strong links with other EuroHPC Applications & Technologies pillar initiatives (Community CoEs, energy-efficient computing technologies, microprocessor & system software, middleware solutions, common standards & metrics)
• Coordinate across EuroHPC JU calls, bridging application developers, HPC software engineers, domain-specific Community CoEs and Lighthouse Code developers
• Form consortia with a balanced composition of HPC specialists and domain experts; strongly encourage private sector participation
• Allocate at least 12 person-months of resources for collaboration tasks with other grants under this call (deviations allowed if justified)
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Proposal page limit: 70 pages; layout per Annex A/E of Horizon Europe General Annexes and Part B of the Application Form
• Eligibility limited to legal entities in EU Member States or Associated Countries (see Annex B); specific provisions for non-associated third countries
• Participation must safeguard EU’s strategic assets, autonomy and security; actions may involve sensitive HPC applications (exascale performance, emergency forecasting) requiring cyber-security measures and avoidance of non-EU dependencies
• Open science obligations: coordinated provision of software, algorithms and relevant usage information without undue delay to the wider European HPC community
• Mandatory deliverables: data management plan (start, mid-term, end), communication plan (6 months), dissemination & exploitation plan (6 months, end)
• Additional dissemination obligation: coordinate training activities with linked grants and relevant CSAs
• EU funding rate capped at 50% of eligible costs (exception to General Annex G)
• Compliance with EuroHPC JU Decision No 19/2025, use of specific application/evaluation forms (HE RIA, IA), model grant agreement adaptations
• Adhere to financial & operational capacity and exclusion criteria (Annex C), award criteria, scoring and thresholds (Annex D), evaluation process (Annex F)
• Follow EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity assessment
• Eligibility limited to legal entities in EU Member States or Associated Countries (see Annex B); specific provisions for non-associated third countries
• Participation must safeguard EU’s strategic assets, autonomy and security; actions may involve sensitive HPC applications (exascale performance, emergency forecasting) requiring cyber-security measures and avoidance of non-EU dependencies
• Open science obligations: coordinated provision of software, algorithms and relevant usage information without undue delay to the wider European HPC community
• Mandatory deliverables: data management plan (start, mid-term, end), communication plan (6 months), dissemination & exploitation plan (6 months, end)
• Additional dissemination obligation: coordinate training activities with linked grants and relevant CSAs
• EU funding rate capped at 50% of eligible costs (exception to General Annex G)
• Compliance with EuroHPC JU Decision No 19/2025, use of specific application/evaluation forms (HE RIA, IA), model grant agreement adaptations
• Adhere to financial & operational capacity and exclusion criteria (Annex C), award criteria, scoring and thresholds (Annex D), evaluation process (Annex F)
• Follow EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509, Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR appointment, financial capacity assessment
Important dates
Open from: 10/06/2025
Deadline:20/01/2026
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