The 2026 Calls of the Chips Joint Undertaking (JU), which is supported under the Horizon Europe Programme, has been published.
The calls under Chips JU “Electronic Components and Systems (ECS)” are grouped into 3;
CHIPS 2026-1 Call
HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-IA-FT4 “AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Software-Defined Vehicle Engineering Automation”
CHIPS 2026-2 Call
HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-IA “Global call according to SRIA 2026 (IA)”
HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-1-RIA “Global call according to SRIA 2026 (RIA)”
CHIPS 2026-3 Call
- HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT1-IA “Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in power electronics"
- HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT2-IA “Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in photonics”
- HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-FT3-IA “Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in health"
- HORIZON-JU-Chips-2026-2-RIA “Resilience call reinforcing Europe's strength in 6G radio communication systems "
The international consortium that will present the project should consist of 3 different institutions from at least 3 different countries. To reach the international call text, find project partners, access application guides and make an international project application through the "Funding and Tenders Portal" https://www.chips-ju.europa.eu/Participate/ page should be visited.
In addition to the international project applications to be submitted to the call secretariat, it is obligatory to submit a national project application to TUBITAK by researchers who would like to take part in the projects from Türkiye.
You can find the national application rules;
For CHIPS 2026-1, CHIPS 2026-2, CHIPS 2026-3.
Call Calendar
CHIPS 2026-1:
Opening 3 February 2026
Deadline (Full Project Proposal (FPP) phase): at 17:00 Brussels time on 3 March 2026
CHIPS 2026-2:
Opening 3 February 2026
Deadline (Project Outline (PO) phase): at 17:00 Brussels time on 7 May 2026
Deadline (Full Project Proposal (FPP) phase): at 17:00:00 Brussels time on 17 September 2026
CHIPS 2026-1:
Opening 7 July 2026
Deadline (Full Project Proposal (FPP) phase): at 17:00 Brussels time on 3 March 2026
TUBITAK Applications:
First Stage Deadline 10 March 2026 for CHIPS 2026-1, 14 May 2026 for CHIPS 2026-2, 24 September 2026 for CHIPS 2026-3.
Second Stage: applicable for funded projects after FPP phase, date will be announced by TUBITAK.
Related Experts
For information on International Application Conditions:
Dr. Özlem GEZİCİ KOÇ / Hasan Burak TİFTİK
UIDB – EU Framework Programs Directorate
E-mail: ncpdis@tubitak.gov.tr
For information about the National Application Requirements and the 1071 Program:
Tayyip KÖSOĞLU
ARDEB International Cooperation Projects Research Support Group (UPAG)
E-mail: tayyip.kosoglu@tubitak.gov.tr