Details
- Status
- Open
- Publication date
- 10 November 2025
- Opening date
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Deadline date
- 3 March 2026, 17:00 (CET)
- Funding programme
- Industrial Ecosystem
- Digital
- Level of funding
- EU level
Description
Overview
Objectives
The European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions will engage young Europeans in cutting-edge technologies through project-based challenges developed by top research and industry consortia. Held across the EU, competitions span six digital areas and aim to foster creativity, collaboration, and innovation while tracking progress toward strategic digital transformation goals.
Activities/actions supported
This initiative will develop six challenges for the European Digital Skills Competitions across key digital areas, engaging students in societal and industrial issues. It aims to promote skill-building, teamwork, and innovation through tournaments and prize schemes. Collaboration with academies, industry, and EU initiatives ensures broad impact and effective dissemination across Europe.
Anticipated outcomes
The project will deliver well-defined, timely challenges for the European Advanced Digital Skills Competitions, a comprehensive rule book for participants and jury, a detailed implementation roadmap, and the full roll-out of six competitions. It will also include sustainability plans to ensure long-term impact beyond the project’s completion.
Institution providing the funding
Digital Europe
Size of funding
EUR 7 200 000
Conditions
Overview of eligibility criteria
Eligible applicants must be legal entities established in EU Member States, listed EEA countries, or countries associated with the Digital Europe Programme. Natural persons and most international organisations are excluded. Entities must register in the Participant Register and be validated.
Overview of award criteria
Projects are evaluated on relevance, implementation, and impact. Relevance assesses alignment with EU digital goals and policy contributions. Implementation examines project maturity, planning, and applicant capacity. Impact measures expected outcomes, societal and environmental benefits, and competitiveness.
Procedures
Application procedures
More information on the application procedure is available in the text of the call below.