EU partnerships for the implementation of EU projects are not only formed based on the EU call and the programme. Sure, the call is the initiative that will give life to the consortium but after that what? It is very important for the consortium to have a top-notch idea with the potential needed to receive the funding.
Not everyone in a consortium can have the idea. Brainstorming is important but usually, the project is based on the idea of one partner and the expertise that the other partners can bring to the table. If you believe you are the partner with a brilliant idea or pool of ideas, how will you find the partner organizations that will be able to help you implement that idea?
The answer is simple and it is: Networking
There are organizations out there with a lot of expertise in the implementation of European Projects. In most cases, these organizations have technical expertise but they lack the innovation and the ideas that will give birth to grant-worthy proposals. If you are the one with the idea, you need to let them know that you can be a strong part of their consortium. And to do that you need to let people know about your idea.
What is Networking?
Most people, when they think about networking they will immediately think about meetings and events. And they are correct to do so. Meetings and events are the best places to make your idea known to the world.
There are a lot of networking events that are being organized every year by the EU, to bring potential partners close and help them form consortiums. These events are a great place for you to meet people and talk about your ideas. Chances are that you will be able to find the right partners for you.
However, these events are not the only way for you to put your idea out there and find the interested parties that will help you bring that idea to life. Through platforms like the EUcalls platform. Your idea can reach even more people.
Networking with EUcalls
In case you have a research idea that you are interested in submitting to a specific cal, but you lack the know-how or the capacity to do it on your own, the EUcalls team will be able to help you by linking you to the high-level professional proposal writers that can write down the proposal for you.
Forming a collaboration with these writers will mean that you are going to slowly start building your own consortium. It is always a good idea, when it comes to EU projects, to make sure that you are going to be familiar with some of the most important processes and the people that will be able to help you go through with them.
Networking your research ideas means that you will give your organization the opportunity to form more collaborations and most importantly steadier collaborations. Do not neglect that important part of the journey!
