NetEuratom is the Network of Euratom National Contact Points with an overall concept to establish a united learning network of NCPs, undertaking transnational activities for a more consistent level of NCP services, resulting in higher quality of submitted proposals from applicants. More specifically, the project aims to provide improved and professionalised services to all Euratom NCPs simplifying access to Euratom calls in nuclear research and trainings and lowering entry barriers for newcomers, through knowledge sharing and skills development (particularly for newcomers and less experienced NCPs), trainings and mentoring activities. Regarding Euratom programme applicants and other relevant stakeholders, the project will provide information and training material needed in order to raise the average quality of proposals submitted as well as matchmaking activities with the scope to link up potential participants with emerging consortia in nuclear research. NetEuratom seeks to establish close collaboration with other Horizon Europe NCP and EU networks through joint organisation of matchmaking and training activities aiming to complement support services to applicants. All project activities and outcomes will be promoted to all Euratom NCPs and the wider public. NetEuratom will be implemented by a consortium of eight officially nominated NCP organisations from eight EU Member States. The project is a Coordination and Support Action with a 60 month duration.

FIT-4-NMP’s overall objective is to increase the participation of talented newcomers from underrepresented regions in NMP projects in Horizon Europe, as compared to Horizon 2020. Talented newcomers are promising innovation organisations – especially SMEs – that have not participated in H2020 NMP. Meanwhile, underrepresented regions are regions in EU-13, EU-15 and Associated Countries with a low participation in H2020 NMBP. The increase in participation of the talented newcomers will be brought about by connecting them with NMP hotspots, where important NMP innovations are demonstrated, as well as networking them with NMP Top Innovators. FIT-4-NMP will take strategic and targeted approaches to achieve this overall objective. From a strategic perspective, FIT-4-NMP will survey talented newcomers and experts responsible for regional and national R&I policy, in order to understand the precise reasons for non-participation of newcomers in NMP projects. In turn, best practices will be identified and policy measures formulated and communicated to relevant stakeholders: talented newcomers; regional/national authorities responsible for R&I policy; local innovation and technology transfer nodes; and the EC. From a targeted perspective, the FIT-4-NMP will: • Organise innovation workshops between talented newcomers and NMP Top Innovators; • Provide hands-on support to talented newcomers to prepare NMP proposals for Horizon Europe; • Facilitate networking for talented newcomers at major European conferences and regional brokerage events; • Provide training to talented newcomers on technology-transfer, proposal writing, and use of European networking portals. FIT-4-NMP will be undertaken by a strong consortium with partners located among many of the EU member states with the lowest participation in H2020 NMBP. Also, these partners represent “umbrella” organisations with extensive networks to innovative NMP organisations and talented newcomers in their regions.

The main aim of SEREN5 is to improve and professionalise the skills of the Cluster 3 (CL3) National Contact Points (NCPs) across Europe, simplifying applicants’ access to Horizon Europe (HE) calls and raising the average quality of submitted proposals. Starting from the assumption that the NCP role is crucial in order to raise the participation in HE in terms of both quality and quantity, SEREN5 overall concept is that the CL3 NCP community requires knowledge, skills, competences and a proven comprehensive suite of tools to convey a message in a multicultural and multi-disciplinary environment such the one that characterises Cluster 3 and to effectively support its broad based constituency. Therefore, the project is based on three pillars: (i) NCPs capacity building and competence development, (ii) development of targeted and high quality services (events and tools) for CL3 applicants and stakeholders , (iii) CL3 community building and general mainstreaming of CL3 NCPs in Horizon Europe.