This grant supports challenge-driven AI innovation in three priority sectors: healthcare, advanced manufacturing including AI-powered robotics, and in-vehicle autonomous driving. It funds multi-stage competitions and accompanying support to SMEs and teams to develop AI-powered solutions that drive technological progress, increase competitiveness, and promote AI adoption. Proposals must involve user-industry companies as core partners and include exploitation plans for developed solutions. Eligible applicants are legal entities from EU Member States and specified associated countries, with stri
Eligible applicants are legal entities established in EU Member States, Iceland, Norway, and specified associated countries including Canada, Israel, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the UK. Entities controlled by non-eligible countries may face restrictions and must provide guarante
