Skills Hubs of Excellence 

**A pályázat célja és várt eredménye** Expected Outcome: Expected outcomes: A sustained pipeline of highly qualified semiconductor graduates, with shorter time-to-readiness for industry roles; greater inflow of diverse talent including women and underrepresented groups; improved intra- and extra-EU student mobility; and strong complementarity with existing Chips Act infrastructure such as pilot lines, design platforms, and Competence Centres. Scope: This call funds the creation of specialised academic "Hubs of Excellence" in critical semiconductor technology areas (e.g. chip design, manufacturing, photonics, power electronics). Projects should build industry-aligned Bachelor, Master, and PhD programmes. **Jogosultsági és benyújtási feltételek** "> Conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout The proposal page limits and layout is described in Part B of the Application Form , which can be accessed on the Chips JU website's Call page The following information are all described in the Appendix 8 of Work Programme - Chips for Europe Initiative : 2. Eligible countries 3. Other eligibility conditions 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants Call document and annexes: The Call Documents Section contains all the call documents, as follows: Application form template Part B Guide for Applicants Evaluation form Ownership Control Declaration National Budget table Additional documents: DEP MGA DEP Regulation 2021/964 EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement