Digital Europe — Advanced Digital Skills (10th batch)
Funds European entities expanding advanced digital skills with AI and cybersecurity programs.
The Digital Europe Programme (DEP) Advanced Digital Skills call (10th batch) is part of the 2025–2027 Digital Europe Work Programme, administered by HaDEA (Health and Digital Executive Agency) under DG CNECT. The call carries a budget of €12.5 million, opened 21 April 2026, and has a submission deadline of 1 October 2026 at 17:00 CET via the EU Funding and Tenders Portal (SEDIA). Digital Europe's …
Advanced digital skills training at post-secondary, vocational, and professional levels in AI, cybersecurity, high-performance computing, and related digital technologies, funded under Digital Europe Programme Specific Objective 4.
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