Have you identified a call in Horizon Europe that is of interest? Are you considering joining a forming consortium or looking for partners? There are several forums where you can find partners or register yourself as interested in a call. Other networks offer brokerage and other matchmaking events online where you can meet other interested researchers and begin to form partnerships for specific calls. National Contact Points - who are official contact persons serving as the main links between the European Commission and national research communities - have established their networks for all clusters:
HNN3.0 Health-NCP-NET: Network of National Contact Points who work with Cluster 1: Health calls. They do not have a partner search engine, but they organize online workshops and matchmaking events.
Net 4 society: Horizon Europe's community for those interested in Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society calls.You can browse partnership offers or register as a potential partner for a call at their marketplace.
DemoS4EU: A Norwegian thematic network for Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society calls. led by Agder Fylkeskommune. To learn about possible partnering and matchmaking, contact Marius Thoresen.
SEREN5: Network of National Contact Points who work with Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society calls. They do not have a partner search engine, but they organize online workshops and matchmaking events. They also have a newsletter that you can subscribe to.
IDEAL-IST: Network of National Contact Points who work with Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space calls with a specific focus on digital topics. They have a set of digital partner search platforms.
NCP4Industry: Network of National Contact Points who work with Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space calls with a specific focus on industry topics. They do not have a partner search engine, but they organize online workshops and matchmaking events. You can subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated.
COSMOS4HEplus: Network of National Contact Points who work with Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space calls with a specific focus on space topics. They do not have a partner search engine, but they organize online workshops and matchmaking events. You can subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated by entering your e-mail in the blue box on their main page.
GREENET: Network of National Contact Points for Cluster 5: Climate, Energy and Mobility, supporting research and innovation activities for the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. You can register your profile in their Partner Search Tool.
CARE4BIO: The dedicated hub for expert support in proposal preparation within Cluster 6: Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment. They organize matchmaking and brokerage events on their B2Match platform. You can subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated.
NCP4Missions: A networking project of National Contact Points for the five EU Missions (Cancer, Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities, Adaptation to Climate Change, A Soil Deal for Europe, and Restore Our Oceans and Waters). They also offer tools and suggestions for partner search which you can find under "Partner search" on their main page.
NEB4All: A collaborative European project designed to enhance and unify the support structure behind the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Facility. They organize networking events and you can subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated.
NCP_WIDERA.NET: strengthens the capacity and effectiveness of National Contact Points supporting WIDERA: Widening participation and strengthening the ERA calls in countries with lower participation in EU research programmes. You can subscribe to their newsletter to stay updated.
You can also use UiT's own university network, YERUN (Young European Research Universities Network) to find partners for research collaboration. Join CONNECT BY YERUN (you need to have an ORCID account to sign in), where you can find researchers in the network with similar research interest as yours, as well as Horizon Europe calls that might be relevant for your research (generated through keywords).
Updated: 05.10.2026, updated by: Kata Bohus
