\
&
Contact us
\
&
Contact us
New year, new opportunities. The Horizon Europe 2026-2027 work programme was published in December and new calls have recently opened or will open soon. Under the Digital Europe programme, several calls are currently open (deadline March 2026) and a new wave of calls is expected in spring.Are you exploring your options or already developing a proposal? NCP Flanders provides a number of tools and services to support you along the way: Want to learn more about open and forthcoming funding opportunities? Have a look at our call topic overview. Building a consortium and looking for suitable partners? One of your options is to look at our partner search section. Also check our country eligibility tool, especially if you consider involving non-EU partners. Looking for support to prepare your proposal? Contact your institution's support office or have a look how NCP Flanders can support you. Find out more about all the services NCP Flanders provides here.
The European Commission and/or its agencies organise info days on the 2026 call topics and these are often complemented by brokerage events, organised by National Contact Point (NCP) networks and/or the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). These events provide opportunities to connect with potential collaboration partners. In addition, several programmes offer dedicated matchmaking platforms to facilitate partner searches. Here is an overview of the upcoming info days and brokerage events with the link to the event webpage, which you can find in our event calendar as well. When new dates and information will be made known subsequently this overview will be updated. The matchmaking platforms are included in the overview as well. Pillar 1 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Radiance MSCA Matchmaking Platform 16/02/2026 Networking and Brokerage Event on MSCA Staff Exchanges Call 2026 – Ukraine 23/02/2026 International Brokerage Event on Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges 03/03/2026 Q&A session MSCA Staff Exchanges call 2026 (REA) Research infrastructures 18/03/2026 (info day) 1-4/06/2026 (RICH Europe Proposal Check Workshop 2026 for Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure Topics) Pillar 2 Cluster 1 Health26-30/1/2026 (brokerage event) and 10/2/2026 (info day) Cluster 2 Culture, creativity & inclusive society26/3/2026 (info day) and 1-2/6/2026 (brokerage event) Cluster 3 Civil security for society 04/03/2026 (info day) Cluster 4 Digital, Industry and Space29-30/1/2026 (info day) and Ideal-ist online brokerage platform Cluster 5 Climate, energy & mobility14/1/2026 (brokerage event) and 15/1/2026 (info day) and Greenet Partner Search Tool Cluster 6 Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture & environment21/1/2026 (brokerage event) and 22-23/1/2026 (info day) and 10/12/2025 Care4Bio Information session on tools for applicants Clusters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and EU Mission Cities with STEM or SSH expertise relevant to AI - Artificial intelligence in Horizon Europe calls: an interdisciplinary challenge 25/2/2026 (brokerage event - 2026 and 2027 call topics) Horizontal Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area (WIDERA) 11/12/2025 (ERA info day - 2026 and 2027 call topics) and 17/12/2026 (ERA brokerage event) and 22/1/2026 (Widening info day) EU Missions 20-21/1/2026 (info day) and 28-29/1/2026 (brokerage event) and 16/12/2026 Workshop: From Policy to Practice – Regional and Local Impacts of EU Missions and HE Clusters. New European Bauhaus Facility 24/02/2026 (info day) and 05/03/2026 (brokerage event) More information about the publication of the Horizon Europe Main Work Programme 2026-2027 can be found in this NCP Flanders news article.
The matchmaking tool of the Digital Space Ecosystem is now operational for new EU calls under Horizon Europe CL4. Stakeholders are encouraged to utilise this resource for posting requests and offers. The Digital Space Ecosystem has launched a matchmaking tool designed for the latest EU funding opportunities. This tool aims to support users in connecting over specific requests and offers related to Horizon Europe CL4 calls. Stakeholders interested in leveraging this platform can access further information at the following link: Teaming up for EU Calls | Digital Space Ecosystem. For any questions or further assistance, individuals may contact the relevant secretariat at EC-NCP-DIGITAL-INDUSTRY-AND-SPACE@ec.europa.eu.
The European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) has released its first draft report on the European Commission’s proposal for the next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2028-2034 (FP10). The report still needs to be formally adopted by the committee, but it already provides a clear indication of the priorities of the Parliament’s lead committee for shaping the future EU research and innovation landscape. Some headlines of the amendments proposed by ITRE: Striving for a stand-alone programme, based on the current Horizon Europe structure, counting with 220 billion Euro More autonomy for ERC and EIC Funding allocation should be designed to be expert-driven Need for an optimal coordination between FP10 and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) In Pillar 1: introduction of a fast track to excellence Programme In Pillar 2: governance should be guided by experts, and introduction of Fast Track to Innovation instrument and European Demonstrator Scheme In Pillar 3: introduction of challenge-driven "ARPA"*-like approach implemented by Programme Managers; role of EIT should be explained unless its elimination has been decided upon Simplification to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries, with shorter proposals, and only targeted use of Lump Sum Funding (and other simplified cost options) (thus not by default); the (Annotated) Model grant Agreement should be available by the start of the programme Introduction of definitions of the kind of actions: research actions, research&innovation actions, innovation actions European partnerships based on contractual agreements (in stead of memorandum of understanding) Background: The Commission has launched in July 2025 its regulation proposal and specific programme proposal of the next Framework programme of 2028-2034 (FP10), cfr. our resp. news item *ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency (from USA)
The foresight study "Future Research and Technology infrastructures for Europe" is financed by the European Commission (DG RTD) and carried out by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Technopolis Consulting Group Belgium, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The study was granted under the multi-year framework contract Foresight on Demand. More informatin about FoD is available here and about the foresight study here. The goal of the foresight study is to identify and explore possible scenarios for a future “pan-European ecosystem of research and technology infrastructures”. Specifically, the following objectives will be addressed: 1. Identify the trends, megatrends and weak signals for the long-term evolution, potentials and needs of RTI from a European perspective. 2. Proposal of plausible scenarios for RTIs, that consider European RTIs in their ecosystems and their contribution to European scientific and technological competitiveness. 3. Map the implications of the identified trends and proposed scenarios for European RTIs governance and policy, mainly from an EU perspective. During the first phase of this project that will run untill the end of 2026, the European Research and Technology Infrastructure stakeholders will be mapped. Therefore, the project team invites stakeholders interested in the study or willing to participate in the project workshops and events to reach out to matthias.deschryvere@vtt.fi and simone.kimpeler@isi.fraunhofer.de.
Sign up for personalised information!
We offer news and event updates, covering all domains and topics of Horizon Europe, Digital Europe & EDF (and occasionally, for ongoing projects, Horizon 2020).
Stay informed about what matters to you. By signing up, you can opt in for email notifications and get access to a personalised dashboard that groups all news updates and event announcements in your domain(s).
Only for stakeholders located in Flanders
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action (MSCA) European Innovative Training Network “PBNv2 - Next generation Pass-By Noise approaches for new powertrain vehicles” started in May 2017. Their research has the shared objective of investigating the possibilities to decrease pass-by noise of vehicles.
The project is a collaboration between 17 research institutions and companies in the European automotive R&D and provides a learning environment for 14 PhD fellows. The Belgian partner is the Noise and Vibration Research Group of KU Leuven, and this project is one of the many Horizon 2020 MSCA Innovative Training Networks that the KU Leuven research group participates in.
