28 September 2026

Boost your funding chances by joining these online matchmaking events focused on Horizon Europe calls. These sessions are aimed at assistant, associate or full professors who want to lead proposals or join a consortium as a project partner.

Early-career researchers are also welcome to join, to connect with more senior researchers and contribute their expertise to a new consortium.

All sessions will help you connect with potential partners, exchange ideas, and build competitive consortia together.

Session one: Cluster 2

For this matchmaking session, happening on 9 December at 10.00 CET, your research interests should align with one of the Horizon Europe Cluster 2 topics for 2027: 

• Democracy and Governance. 
• Cultural Heritage. 
• Social and Economic Transformations. 

See the Una Europa website for more details. Register by 23 October if you are interested in coordinating a project or 27 November if you want to be considered as a project partner. 

You can also reach out to Lea Kodeih, Grant Advisor for collaborative projects at Leiden University, if you are interested in joining this event as a potential project coordinator. She will be happy to discuss your ideas and expectations. This feedback will be used to design the event in a way that supports coordinators and meets their needs. 

Session two: Clusters 4, 5 and 6

For this event, happening on 4 November at 10.30 CET, your research interests should align with the Focus Area Future Materials and Technologies. Topics around Future Materials and Technologies are spread throughout the Work Programmes of Cluster 4, 5 and 6.

To register as a potential project coordinator or partner, please fill in this form.

Researchers who want to coordinate a project should register by 21 October. To participate in a project, register by 31 October.

More information about this session and the call topics, please see the Una Europa website.