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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 European Research Council (ERC) 29/04/2026 mERCury webinar - Towards an ERC Advanced Grant: From groundbreaking idea to successful proposal 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) 03/06/2026 MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 Call info day (REA&EAC) 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.
NATO DIANA has announced that its next Challenge Call is designed to open on 1 June. The call seeks proposals from innovators whose technologies could help address defence and security challenges linked to NATO’s operational needs. Selected applicants would be considered for DIANA’s 2027 cohort of innovators. Two online information sessions are planned ahead of and just after the call opening. On 27 May at 14:00 BST, DIANA aims to give an overview of the Accelerator Programme and the opportunities for selected innovators. On 4 June at 15:00 BST, the focus is set to be on what makes a strong application, including the challenge areas and selection criteria. Save the dates:📅 27 May, 14:00 BST – Overview of Accelerator programme and opportunities for selected innovators. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eSbFkhnp📅 4 June, 15:00 BST – What makes a good application: Overview of challenges and selection criteria. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eUiijbiX
Belgian companies can apply to join HUB Pendragon in connection with EDPCI ERCUL, a French defence robotics-related project under the European Defence Projects of Common Interest. Information circulated by AMIAD, the French Ministry of Defence AI agency, includes an application file for industrial participants that want to join HUB Pendragon in the context of EDPCI ERCUL. The message refers to ERCUL as a French project linked to a robotics unit and states that Belgian companies can take part under the registration modalities set out in the attached file. Two participation routes are mentioned: companies may apply with the intention to contribute to the hub, or they may join as observers. Observer status is described as including invitations to the hub’s plenary meetings once or twice a year. For Belgian Defence, the project is led by the land component staff under Colonel Deschryver. Interested Belgian companies should review the attached application file and contact Major Maarten Van Tricht (Maarten.VanTricht@mil.be) for practical arrangements.
The Digital Europe project LDT4SSC (Local Digital Twins for Smart and Sustainable Communities) has launched an Open Call for Pilots to engage European local and regional authorities, as well as a wide range of stakeholders, including public administrations at local, regional, and national levels, businesses, technology developers, suppliers, research institutions, and academia, in building a networked ecosystem of Local Digital Twins (LDTs). This third round of calls focuses on Interconnecting, Creating & Enhancing Local Digital Twins and is divided into three work strands: Work Strand 1 – Inter-connection of existing Local Digital Twins (LDT) Work Strand 2 – Creation of LDTs based on common needs Work Strand 3 – Adding new and advanced AI services to the EU LDT Toolbox All information on the call, including eligibilty criteria, funding conditions and the application process can be found on the Funding & Tenders Portal and on the website of the LDT4SSC project.
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The Horizon2020 project BEAT-AF brings together 9 European renowned clinical centres in France, Belgium, Czechia, Germany and Austria. Together, the consortium strives to revolutionize Atrial Fibrillation (AF) treatment through catheter ablation and contribute to decrease the huge burden of AF in Europe. The BEAT-AF project kicked off in 2021 and will run until 2026. The department of electrophysiology of the AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges is partner in the project and has so far contributed to the pre-clinical development, the first in man studies and first registries of the revolutionary AF treatment put forward by the consortium. The first pilot studies show that the treatment is safe, effective and efficient.
