If you would like to join a consortium or you are looking for partners for your consortium, there are a number of ways to find research partners.
1. Contact Grant Support Experts
You can start by contacting the Grant Support Experts from Academic Affairs and the faculties. They can offer advice and assist you in finding or forming a consortium.
2. Funding and Tenders Portal
You can use the Partner Search Tool on the European Commission’s Funding and Tenders Portal.
Once the calls are open, you can post messages under each topic. This enables you to offer your expertise or simply announce that you are still looking for partners for your project. Contact collaborate [at] ru.nl (collaborate[at]ru[dot]nl) to have your message posted.
3. Explore the H2020 projects
It is possible that there are projects that have been funded within FP7/H2020 (Framework Project 7/Horizon 2020) that subscribe to the idea of your proposal for Horizon Europe. These projects provide a great deal of information about experienced partners in your research area. You can find more information about H2020 projects on the following websites:
4. Other online resources
There are also a number of helpful online resources that you can use to find research partners. The European Commission's page on finding research partners provides a suitable starting point. The following pages may also be useful.
- Crowdhelix:
This platform allows you to search for collaboration opportunities, post messages about your own research and join communities that focus on specific topics. - ResearchGate:
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. More than 20 million members from around the world use this network to share, discover and discuss research. - European Enterprise Network:
This network’s database contains R&D requests from companies across the world, which you can search in order to find a request that matches your expertise.