We know first-hand that finding partners for European Projects can cause frustration sometimes. Just imagine a situation where you are interested in a specific call for proposals. You already have an idea or even a proposal ready to submit. However, you lack the right partners to fill your consortium, and there is a deadline looming on the horizon.
Situations like this are always stressful and can cause much disappointment in a negative result, especially if you missed the opportunity for EU funding simply because the partnership does not fulfil the criteria of a call. This means the loss of necessary EU funding, hundreds of working hours gone to waste, and a decreased impact of EU actions.
There are so many reliable organizations around Europe that would be more than willing to join an EU project partnership. For this reason, platforms like EUcalls are essential tools for organizations interested in finding partners for European projects.
This blog will show you some of the benefits of using EUcalls and making efficient use of its services. Finding partners for European projects has never been easier, saving you essential time to focus on your proposal.
Different EU calls, other requirements
Let us begin by saying that not all funding calls are the same. Those who have some relevant experience in EU projects should already know that. All calls for proposals have different specifications in terms of partnerships, but all have something in common; International collaboration with organizations from other EU countries or associated countries.
But the requirements do not stop there. Depending on the type of project, European programme, or objective, EU-funded projects require partners from different countries and different types of organizations. For example, you will need European youth organizations for youth-related projects. Alternatively, for a technology-related one, you might need a technology startup.
Thus, especially new organizations in the field of EU funding who have not established a network of partners yet, EUcalls would be a good starting point to finding partners for European projects
How to Use EUcalls to find partners for European projects
Build your Profile
Once you have created your account and set up the plan that best fits your needs, it is time to log in using your credentials. After the welcome message in your first visit to the site, you will be prompted to “Get onboard” and tell us more about you.
At this point, to fully experience the EUcalls platform, it would be best to complete your profile with details like the:
- organization name
- legal form
- organization description
- expertise
- funding target
By fully completing your email, it will allow you to enjoy the full benefits of being an EUcalls member.
Save time with personalized matching
They say that time is money, and EUcalls can help you earn more in two ways. First, it can increase your participation in EU projects or cut down your costs by reducing the working hours you need to put in throughout the call for proposals phase.
Having a complete organization profile, you will receive a notification with available calls matching your profile. You no longer have to go through hundreds of European calls for funding to find the ones that suit your needs best. Having several tailored EU calls choices allows you to focus more on creating your ideas, drafting your proposals, or forming your consortium of partners.
Declare your interest
On all the available calls on the platform, you will find a “declare interest” button in the middle of your screen. By clicking on that button, it will let others know that you are interested in the specific call. Doing so increases your overall visibility on the platform.
This is a handy tool that EUcalls members should utilize to find partners for European projects more quickly.
Communicate
You should always be declaring your interest in calls that you are interested in. For each declared interest, you are also increasing your chances that someone will get in touch with you for collaboration.
Similarly, you can also find the declarations of interest in calls by other prospective EU partners. Whenever you see one organization matching your interests, you can “follow” this organization and communicate with them. EUcalls offers all the tools necessary to facilitate communication between partners to increase collaboration on the platform.
Share your ideas
If the above were not enough to help you find a partner for European projects, there is also the Idea Pad. Idea pad is the latest tool added on the platform to enhance further ideation, proposal writing, collaboration, and consortia formulation.
The creators of EUcalls encourage their community of experienced EU project partners to share their ideas about EU projects on various calls. Sharing your ideas puts you in the spotlight, and this is your chance to make them shine as appealing as possible. Additionally, it helps inspire others to share their ideas or, most notably, to make them desperately want to join yours.
Sharing ideas on Idea Pad creates a vibrant community of EU project partners with fertile ground for discussion and partnership creation.
Conclusion
The lifetime of an EU project is a lengthy and cumbersome process hiding many pitfalls during its cycle. Signing up for the EUcalls platform can ease the overall effort you need to put into each project proposal from start to finish. But most importantly, you join a community of like-minded organizations, making finding partners for European projects easier.
There are hundreds of available calls for proposals and thousands of potential partners to collaborate with waiting for you on EUcalls. Become a member today and begin establishing your network of reliable EU project partners.
