Skip to main content
The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU)
  • Call for proposals
  • Open

Establishing HPC Centres of Excellence and Lighthouse Codes

The objective of this call is to strengthen Europe’s leadership in HPC by supporting the development of highly scalable, energy-efficient and AI-integrated applications through new Centres of Excellence and Lighthouse Codes.

Details

Status
Open
Reference
HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01
Publication date
10 June 2025
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
20 January 2026, 17:00 (CET)

Description

The EuroHPC JU is launching a call for proposals to establish Centres of Excellence and HPC Lighthouse Codes covered under three topics:

This call aims for impactful action at European level in HPC applications, to sustain leadership and competitiveness, develop additional capabilities and establish an effective innovation value chain using the rapidly expanding European HPC infrastructure. 

Community Centres of Excellence

HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-01: The establishment of Community Centres of Excellence(CoE) that demonstrate scientific and technical excellence while ensuring impact at the wider European HPC community including the European industry and/or academia.

Read more details

Transversal Centres of Excellence 

HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-02:The establishment of Transversal Centres of Excellence (CoEs)  that will play an important role in strengthening European HPC and AI ecosystems by providing required expertise, tools, and services to support HPC application developers and advanced users in addressing cross-cutting challenges.

Read more details

Lighthouse Codes for HPC Applications

HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-COE-LH-01-03: The Lighthouse Codes for HPC Applications will play a strategic role in developing globally competitive HPC application software and accelerating Europe's leadership in high-performance computing (HPC) applications. 

Read more details