ELEVATE: European League of Advanced Digital Skills Academies

ELEVATE aims to empower stakeholders in advanced digital skills through coordination and capacity building at the European level. The League will deliver a seal of quality/accreditation for training modules, undertake capacity building and mentoring, foster collaboration between sectoral academies and initiatives, and provide learning resources through the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform. Networking, community building, and outreach activities will be carried out to boost visibility and stakeholder engagement. ELEVATE will support governance structures, impact assessment, and market analysis, all with the goal of helping achieve Europe's target of 20 million ICT specialists by 2030, including increased participation by women.

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Agency	DIGITAL (EU)
Region	EU
Country	N/A
Legal form	Company, NGO, Government organization, Other
Start date	4 Nov 2025
End date	3 Mar 2026
Max funding	Up to 7,200,000 EUR for DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-LEAGUE-OF-ACADEMIES
Budget	7,200,000 EUR (2026 budget year)
Coverage	Funding rate and coverage details described in the call document.

Grant application conditions

Admissibility Conditions	Proposal page limits and layout as described in section 5 of the call document and Part B of the Application Form in the Submission System.
Eligible Countries	Described in section 6 of the call document.
Other Eligibility	Other eligible conditions described in section 6 of the call document.
Financial and Operational Capacity	Applicants must meet financial and operational capacity and exclusion criteria described in section 7 of the call document.
Evaluation and Award	Submission and evaluation processes are described in section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement in section 4 of the call document.
Legal and Financial Set-up	Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document.
Application Requirements	Application must be submitted via the Funding & Tenders Portal Submission System using the standard application form (DEP). Detailed guide in the Online Manual.
Legal Entity Validation	Applicants must comply with rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment, and Financial Capacity Assessment.
Documentation	https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-09-LEAGUE-OF-ACADEMIES

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