GenAI4EU central Hub (CSA) (AI/Data/Robotics Partnership)

The main goal of this opportunity is to build a strong and visible European Generative AI (GenAI) ecosystem. It aims to foster collaboration and innovation across strategic sectors, support the adoption of European GenAI solutions, and promote trustworthy AI for maximum societal and economic benefits. The initiative focuses on partnerships with AI Factories, Data Spaces, and the European Commission's AI Office. Key sectors include robotics, manufacturing, automotive, energy, and pharmaceuticals, with an emphasis on developing GenAI models, improving data access and interoperability, and stimulating innovation. Eligible applicants are from EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, associated countries, and OECD countries, except those controlled by non-eligible entities.

• Serve as the central Hub coordinating the GenAI4EU ecosystem across EU-funded AI/Data/Robotics & Virtual Worlds initiatives.

• Provide organizational support, technical alignment, and strategic liaison between GenAI4EU projects, Virtual Worlds initiatives, and AI/Robo partnerships.

• Promote sharing of results and best practices across EU R&I projects through platforms like the AI-on-demand platform.

• Build synergies and collaboration with past and ongoing projects in relevant digital, AI, robotics, and virtual worlds domains.

Example Projects:

• A cross-sector partnership developing GenAI models for the European automotive industry, ensuring all partners are from eligible countries.
• A collaborative project between an AI Factory and a pharmaceutical company in Norway, focusing on data interoperability for drug discovery.
• A robotics consortium in the EU proposing a GenAI solution, with all members demonstrating operational and financial capacity.

• Lump sum contributions for project activities
• Personnel costs directly related to project tasks
• Costs for equipment and materials used in the project
• Travel and subsistence for project-related meetings
• Subcontracting necessary for project implementation
• Costs for dissemination and communication activities
• Expenses for data management and interoperability solutions
• Costs for external expertise or consultancy
• Training and capacity building related to GenAI
• Administrative costs directly linked to the project

Restrictions: Only expenses directly related to the approved project activities are eligible. All costs must comply with the lump sum funding rules of the Horizon Europe Programme.

• Budget for this Call: 3.000.000€
• Number of Grants attributed: 1

• Consortium must include at least three independent legal entities from three different eligible countries, with at least one based in an EU Member State

• All partners must be from EU Member States or Horizon Europe associated countries and show financial and operational capacity

• Action type is Coordination and Support Action (CSA)

• Project must act as a central hub for the GenAI4EU initiative, supporting coordination, visibility, knowledge exchange, and ecosystem building

• Must involve stakeholders from industry, research, startups, and end-users across multiple sectors

• Proposals must align with EU goals for trustworthy and human-centric AI

• Standard Horizon Europe rules apply: ethics, conflicts of interest, exclusions, data protection, and legal compliance.