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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 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) 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 Net4Society's matchmaking community platform 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 fourth and final call of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Programme is open for applications. Up to ten early career-journalists (up to 5 years of professional experience), mid-career (6 to 9 years of experience), and established (10+ years of experience) can be supported by a grant of up to €6000 per month, for a period of minimum three up to five months. The call deadline for the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program Round 4 is 25 May 2025, 17.00 (CEST). All information on the fourth call i.e. programme objectives, eligibility criteria, application and evaluation procedure, financial support, Residency Program Guide and FAQs can be found on the dedicated webpage on the FRONTIERS website. The recording of the info day on the third call and previous calls is available on FRONTIERS YouTube Channel @FRONTIERS_media. What is FRONTIERS? FRONTIERS is the science journalism initiative funded by the European Research Council (ERC) to design a residency programme for science journalists wishing to experience an immersive period in a European research institution. The FRONTIERS project is set to run from 2023 to 2027. During this time, the FRONTIERS team plans four calls to enable up to 40 science journalists to spend time with research teams, working on their own reporting ideas at institutions of their choice. Fellows and residency projects from previous rounds can be consulted here. While backing independent science journalism, FRONTIERS hopes to contribute to the public trust in scientific institutions and in the scientific method itself, to ensure European citizens have access to reliable and accurate scientific reporting, to tackle misinformation and disinformation, ultimately contributing to more informed policymaking and a more scientifically literate society.
The DIREKTION project, funded under Horizon Europe Cluster 3 is accepting applications for the 2nd DIREKTION Awards, which aims to identify and reward promising near-to-deployment innovative solutions addressing key capability gaps in disaster resilience, and responding to the operational needs of emergency responders (firefighters, emergency services, civil protection, etc.). This call specifically targets mature and demonstrable innovations with a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) between 5 and 7, with a strong focus on accelerating innovation uptake and supporting the transition of validated solutions towards wider operational adoption across Europe. The call is open to solution providers established in EU Member States and Horizon Europe Associated Countries. Applications may be submitted by single entities or consortia. A total of 10 solutions will be selected and awarded €10,000 each. Awarded solutions will benefit from: European-level communication and visibility A dedicated pitch session at INTERSCHUTZ in June 2026 (1st - 5th June 2026) Participation in the award ceremony during the CERIS Disaster Resilience Days (30th June – 2nd July 2026) Promotion through DIREKTION communication channels Key information: Application deadline:6 March, 2026 at 12:00 (CET) Estimated time to fill in the application form: 20 minutes + submission of a video To apply:https://www.direktion-network.org/awards2026
The Clean Hyrogen Partnership has launched a call for expression of interest to select expert evaluators who will assess project proposals for the 2026 call dedicated to research and innovation. The initiative is aimed at professionals with technical or management experience in areas ranging from basic research to large-scale industrial demonstrations. Please note that the deadline to express an interest is already on 1 March 2026. More information can be found on this website.
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If you’ve never heard of Limecraft, you’re clearly not working in the media sector. Their SaaS platform provides integrated workflows for media management, scripted and unscripted TV, and subtitling and localisation. It is used by leading broadcasting companies – such as BBC, VRT, NPO… – and production firms of which De Mensen or Hotel Hungaria might ring a bell (at least if you are Belgian).
NCP Flanders went to Ghent to interview Maarten Verwaest, CEO and cofounder, about how he sees Horizon 2020. Limecraft is a partner in the MeMAD project, which is a collaborative RIA project submitted to an ICT call topic.
