Xecs call for electronic components and systems projects

Participation is open to companies of all sizes, universities and research organisations.

By participating in a Cluster project, you benefit from:

• access to national R&D funding,
• an international network of companies including key industry players,
• guidance, coaching and monitoring of your project by Xecs office,
• low administrative requirements and
• receiving a quality label.

Learn more about Xecs

Electronic components and systems, and micro- and nanoelectronics-based systems and applications are now the cornerstones of economic and societal development.Xecs is focused on sustainable digital transformation. Guided by the ECS Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda prepared by experts from three industry associations AENEAS, EPoSS and Inside, Xecs’ calls for projects address the full electronics components and systems value chain and benefit from the wide dynamic innovation ecosystem stimulated by these industry associations.

Learn more about the technology challenges

• 4 June 2024: Call for projects opens
• 15 October 2024: Xecs Matchmaking Event in Hamburg, Germany
• 23 January 2025 at 17:00 CET: Project outline submission deadline
• 16 April 2025 at 17:00 CEST: Full project submission deadline
• May 2025: Projects are labelled
• As of September 2025: Projects are funded

Eureka has eligibility criteria for organisations participating in a Clusters consortium:

• Your project idea must represent international cooperation in the form of a specific project.
• The project must be directed at researching or developing an innovative product, process or service with the goal of commercialisation.
• The project must have a civilian purpose.
• The project must involve at least 35 person years.
• Your consortium must include at least two independent legal entities from a minimum of two Eureka countries.
• No single organisation or country can be responsible for more than 70% of the project budget.

Discover more about eligibility criteria here.

If there is no allocated budget for your organisation type in your country and you want to participate in a project consortium, contact your national funding body using the form below to see whether there are other funding opportunities available or talk to them about self-funding.

1. Contact your national funding body and Xecs offices to discuss your project idea and eligibility.
2. Create an account on Xecs’ Project Zone application portal.
3. Submit your project outline (an overview of the project, its main objective, partnerships and expected impact) and receive feedback.
4. Submit your final project proposal.

Please note that your national funding body may have additional steps for applying for R&D funding.

The ECS collaboration tool can also help you to find partners to build a project consortium.

Xecs Cluster will organise an Xecs Matchmaking Event on 15 October 2024 in Hamburg, Germany. Participants can discover more about the Xecs and its fourth call for projects, hear about the funding opportunities and the eligibility criteria in their country and exchange project ideas to build or further reinforce project consortia.

More information, agenda and registration