StandICT Open Call 2

The StandICT.eu 2029 Open Call 2 provides financial support to European experts to participate in international ICT standardisation activities and to organisations hosting international standardisation meetings.. The programme aims to strengthen Europe’s role in global standard-setting by enabling specialists to contribute to standards development within Standards Developing Organisations (SDOs) and related technical fora. In this call, particular emphasis is placed on standardisation work related to artificial intelligence and high-risk AI systems, supporting the implementation of European regulatory and policy priorities.

Priority Topics

• Artificial Intelligence standardisation

• Governance and quality of datasets used in AI systems.

• Accuracy and robustness specifications for AI systems.

• Transparency, logging, and user information requirements, including record keeping and traceability.

• Human oversight mechanisms ensuring safe and accountable use of AI systems.

• Risk management, cybersecurity, and quality management systems for high-risk AI applications.

These topics reflect priorities defined in the standardisation request linked to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, with particular urgency for areas such as dataset governance, transparency, robustness, and human oversight.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals residing or organisations based in EU Member States and countries associated to the Horizon Europe Programme

• Individual applicants must be standardisation experts or ICT specialists willing to start contributing to standardisation

Funding

• Long-term contribution: up to 10.000 EUR for activities lasting up to 9 months

• Short-term contribution: up to 5.000 EUR for activities lasting up to 3 months

• Organisation of Standard Meetings: up to 50.000 EUR for activities lasting up to 6 months

• Total Budget: up to 4.200.000 EUR

• Maximum funding for individuals across all calls during the current edition of StandICT is 50.000 EUR

Timeline

The deadline to submit applications is set to 24 April 2026, 17:00 Brussels time.