Call for the selection of entities or consortia of entities to establish AI Factory Antennas linked to selected AI Factories

The AI Factory Antennas will strengthen the network of EuroHPC AI Factories.

The aim of an AI Factory Antenna is to provide national AI ecosystems of a Participating State of the EuroHPC JU with relevant support services, algorithmic support, training activities and access to talent. The AI Factory Antenna will also have to ensure access to supercomputing resources from an established AI Factory.

This call for proposals will allow for more EuroHPC Participating States to have their own ‘AI Factory Antenna’ without having to invest in supercomputing resources required for the establishment of a fully-fledged AI Factory.

To be eligible under this call, proposals by EuroHPC Participating States for establishing an AI Factory Antenna must fulfil the following two conditions:

• The Participating State has not yet been selected to host an AI Factory or be already partner of a selected AI Factory;
• The proposal must include a (pre- agreed) association with an established AI Factory.

All selected AI Factory Antennas under this call will thus be in a position to provide AI-optimised computing capabilities and services for the large-scale training and development of general-purpose AI models, and other AI applications/ solutions to their national stakeholders and users of their countries.

Budget 

The total indicative budget for the AI Factory Antenna call is up to EUR 70 million. The maximum amount of the European Union (EU) contribution (up to 50% of the total eligible costs) under the Horizon Europe funding programme that may be allocated to an AI Factory Antenna is up to EUR 5 million and is subject to EU budget availability.