Standardisation
European Commission · Internal Security Fund (ISF)
Posted 15 Sept 2026 · About 3 months left
Summary
Expected Impact:
Projects selected under this call for proposals should aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes in the field of standardisation supporting digital investigations:
structure and enhance security practitioners contribution in standardisation processes,
increase awareness and build synergies amongst relevant stakeholders
nurture a sustainable EU approach for standardisation in the field of digital investigations.
Objective:
(1) developing capacity and expertise of law enforcement and judicial authorities;
(2) contributing to the implementation of EU law;
(3) fostering cross-border cooperation between law enforcement/judicial authorities and private entities.
Scope:
Proposals should focus on:
Providing an analysis of the areas where standardisation for security is needed
Relevant standardisation activities to enhance the operational capacity of law enforcement and/or judicial authorities to address the challenges posed in identified areas, notably 6G and Internet based communication, digital forensics, vehicles forensics and Artificial Intelligence.
Raising awareness and supporting participation of security practitioners in relevant standardisation…
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Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (AMIF, ISF and BMVI) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
AMIF, ISF and BMVI MGA
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ISF Work Programme
ISF Regulation 2021/1149
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
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