The Trapped-Ion Platform Technologies call for proposals from the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), part of Horizon Europe, supports the scale-up of European trapped-ion quantum computing platforms, aiming at technological maturity and usability for industrial and scientific applications. In particular, the action must address at least two major technical roadblocks defined in the Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA 2030) for trapped-ion quantum computing.
Expected Outcome:
- Establishment of a full-stack ion-trap quantum computer aiming at more than 1.000 qubits, fully integrated into high-performance computing (HPC) systems, and accessible via the cloud.
- Demonstration of quantum advantage for selected real-world applications, validated against benchmarks.
- Strengthened European capabilities to develop modular, interoperable, and scalable quantum computing architectures.
- Implementation and demonstration of advanced error correction and fault-tolerant quantum computing techniques.
- Integration of full-stack hardware-software systems with standardised and certified interfaces.
- Engagement with industry and academia through open access to quantum computing resources and co-design of applications.
Applications are open to collaborative teams with a minimum of 3 independent organizations (public or private), each established in a different EU Member State or Associated Country to the Horizon Europe Programme. Activities are expected to validate technologies starting at TRL 4 and confirm their progression to TRL 7 by the end of the project.
This is a Research and Innovation Action grant, and the funding provides up to 20 million EUR to 1 project, up to 50% of the project costs.
Funding call: HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09-01
Applications close on November 17, 2026.
