European funding

European funding can de-risk ambitious AI projects and open doors across the EU market. It can also strengthen your credibility with investors and partners. However, calls are competitive, documents are dense and timelines are strict. 

We focus on two major EU instruments for AI and digital: Horizon Europe for research and innovation actions, and the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) for deployment, skills and digital capacity. Both can fund AI, supercomputing and cybersecurity initiatives, with funding conditions that depend on the action type and participant profile.  

We map your use case to relevant calls, assess eligibility and fit, and support consortium building with European organisations. We guide your proposal preparation from concept note to submission: excellence and impact narratives, workplan, budget, compliance (incl. trustworthy-by-design and AI Act alignment) and exploitation plans. We act as your single entry point for all information needed, and you keep ownership of your project strategy. 

Horizon Europe can cover up to 100% of eligible costs for research actions, 100% for innovation actions for non-profits and typically 60–70% for others, plus 25% flat-rate overheads. Collaborative projects require international partnerships made up of at least three legal entities from three different countries.  

DEP supports deployment of projects that have already reached a high technology readiness level (TRL) with ~50% funding rates and action-specific rules. The programme targets AI, supercomputing, cybersecurity and skills.