Participation in EU level networks and Horizon Europe European partnerships opens pathways for researchers to find partners, influence EU research and innovation funding priorities and regulation, and apply for funding. University of Oulu provides a university level support scheme for membership and enhanced participation in selected European Partnerships and other EU-level Networks. 

In 2024, 1-2 new university level memberships will be supported. The support includes: 

• Membership fee for two years 
• Travel Costs to participate in the stakeholder meetings for the first year 
• Support services to enable engagement, active participation and internal collaboration

The supported participants will be selected based on the following criteria: the suitability of the European Partnership/Network for UOULU profiling areas, potential of the theme to be of interest to more than one discipline, previous experience from partnerships and/or networks and motivation and commitment of the contact person. The final selection will be made by the Vice Rector for Cooperation. Please note that the financial support will be allocated annually based on monitoring of the membership and availability of the funds. More information about the support.  

If you are interested in participating in the partnerships and receiving enhanced support, fill in the Webropol form by 17 November.

Potential European Partnerships and Networks eligible for the support

The overview of the potential partnerships is based on the list of European Partnerships in Horizon Europe Strategic plan 2021-2024 as well as candidate partnerships under the second Horizon Europe Strategic plan 2025-2027.  Support can be given to both new and existing memberships.

You can also propose any other EU-level network membership you feel would bring added value. However, the network should fulfil the following criteria:

• Match to UOULU profiling areas
• Possibility of involving more than one discipline from UOULU
• Active in developing the EU level research and innovation agenda of the field(s) and promoting a dialogue with the preparatory bodies, such as the European Commission           

Since the launch of the enhanced support scheme in 2021, it has been provided to the following four European Partnerships: AI, Data and Robotics, Made in Europe, Hydrogen Europe, and Global Competitive Space Systems. All in all, the University of Oulu researchers are active in 15 European Partnerships and many other networks. Read more about the experiences in our blog post dedicated to the European Partnerships.

For any questions or further information, don’t hesitate to contact EU Specialist Janika Luukinen.

Janika Luukinen

EU-asiantuntija/EU Specialist

Tutkimus- ja projektipalvelut /Research and Project Services

Oulun yliopisto/University of Oulu

Tel. 0294483979/Mobile +358503448278

janika.luukinen@oulu.fi