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Success in HORizon Europe
live training
​4-5 March 2021

Everyone talks NOW about Horizon Europe but enough with the talking! 
​Master actions now to become one of the first to exploit it successfully!

Training in real time on how to create winning Horizon Europe grant applications before anyone else. (There is a way)
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Live remote training in real time to master Horizon Europe

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For two days on 4-5 March 2021 from the comfort and safety  of your own space , you will have the opportunity to participate in the most practical and up to the point with specific actions and strategies live training on Horizon Europe. WE PERSONALLY GUARANTEE THAT!
No matter what is your experience in European Research, in just two days you will master the 9 most important elements for success in Horizon Europe
  • actions that you should do before the official launch of Horizon Europe for first-comer success
  • how to think and act like a champion in European Research
  • the intelligence behind the structure of Horizon Europe and its tools
  • how to identify and establish synergies with key actors in your interest area
  • the intelligence of the new proposal application template in Horizon Europe
  • The intelligence behind the evaluation criteria in Horizon Europe
  • How to build step-by-step a winning proposal in Horizon Europe
  • How to impress the evaluators with your grant application form
  • Examples and templates for winning grant applications in Horizon Europe
​Disclaimer: The training will take place based on the latest draft workprogrammes of Horizon Europe and its latest publications that have already been distributed to some key players but are not officially available by EC.
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Training in real time via Zoom in Horizon Europe and extra follow-up live Q&A session with the trainer

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We aim to offer you  a unique learning experience that stimulates brain as well as emotions and eventually to transform you into a much better person not only knowledge-wise in regards to HorizonEurope  but also feeling-wise.  We personally guarantee  that!! (check our 100% guarantee clause at the bottom).
We have combined a vibrant two days training session
 along with one of the  best trainers in exploiting European research programmes, Mr. Nikolaos Floratos (see testimonials and profile below) with his unique teaching approach based on the latest scientific results from his Phd Research on student engagement
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Extra great bonuses! 

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  • Live follow up Q&A session within a month after the course
  • Life-time access to the recordings of the full 2 days and to the follow-up Q&A session with the expert
  • Resource Folder Package 1: Unique Resources on idea creation, template email/arguments for receiving feedback from experts and funding authorities, examples of summaries, expression of interest forms, risk plan, quality plan, communication plan
  • Resource Folder Package 2: 240+ slides with examples and templates for writing each of the three sections (Excellence, Impact, Implementation) in Horizon Europe
  • Specialisation certificate in Planning European Research projects issued by City and Guilds/ILM world-wide recognised vocational award body
  • Unlimited Expert Access to valuefy.eu platform for automated support and step-by-step guidance an European R&I grant application shortly to be updated for Horizon Europe
  • 200+ editable illustrations in powerpoint for impressive Horizon Europe grant applications
  • B.U.N.D.L.E.R.® strategy tool and B.U.N.D.L.E.R.® daily journal for building habits for successful professional and personal life
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Course Structure and Approach

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4th March 2021 - 09:00-17:00 CET
Module 1:
  • How to think and act like a champion in Horizon Europe - B.U.N.D.L.E.R.® Strategy tool and Journal​
Module 2:
  • The intelligence behind the Horizon Europe structure and how to take advantage of it now
  • The details of the expected calls in Horizon Europe based on the draft working programmes already published
  • Intelligent analysis of  any call text in Horizon Europe and use it as the key building block of winning grant application in Horizon Europe
  • The key actors behind each cluster in Horizon Europe and how to partner and  get involved  in their own initiatives
  • How to make your profile one of the most competitive and outstanding ones for being invited in Horizon Europe grant applications
Module 3:
  • The full proposal development of an Horizon Europe proposal (from creating the best idea up to submitting a winning grant application) based on the I.C.R.E.A.T.E.™ system
5th March 2021 - 09:00 17:00 CET
Module 4:
  • How to impress continually the  EC experts/evaluators  with the quality of your Horizon Europe  proposal by impressing them even before they start reading your proposal based on the C.R.I.T.E.R.I.A.™ formula
Module 5:
  • Proposal Application template and evaluation criteria in Horizon Europe
  • Examples and successful arguments for each of the sections of your Horizon Europe grant application
Module 6:
  • Open session: Practical sessions to personalise the Horizon Europe strategy for each participant

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Specialisation Certificate

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Participants that purchase the premier option, soon after attending the course will receive a specialisation certificate on "Specialisation in Planning European Research Projects​"  (of total value 997 EUR) issued and delivered directly by ILM-Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds group. This specialisation certificate is the only one issued at a European level by Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds, a globally recognised vocational award body. 
Such specialisation certificate is very important for researchers and professionals that apply for individual grants such as ERC or MSCA Individual Fellowship for justifying their leadership and management skills. 

Important Note

The above structure is of high value for researchers and individuals irrespectively to their experience on Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programme. More specifically
  • Beginners will master the essentials and how to identify and involve their group into potentially winning proposals, 
  • Intermediate and advanced experts will be able to improve significantly their approach in Horizon Europe and increase their success rate. 
  • All participants will get the full recipe on how to develop step-by-step a successful Horizon Europe proposal
Most of the expected champions in Horizon Europe have started working and getting prepared for it 3 years before the end of Horizon 2020. No matter how big or small is your organisation (from a small SME to a large institute), you have the choice to be a leader or a follower even in huge Research and Innovation programmes such as Horizon Europe. Now is the time to start preparing your strategy for your organisation or on how to support other to exploit successfully the current programme Be proactive and not reactive and make a difference in your organisation with the 5Ps. Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. 

Available Unique Resources & Bonuses

Also access to more than 200 editable illustrations in powerpoint for the Horizon Europe grant application templates

​Impress now the evaluators without effort and quickly with our specially designed illustrations for Horizon Europe grant applications. More than 200 illustrations, all easily editable in powerpoint. Even data charts in the illustrations are linked with excel for editing the figure numbers to your own needs
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Extra Unique Bonus

  1. Unlimited Expert Access to valuefy.eu platform for automated support and step-by-step guidance in writing an Horizon Europe grant application (its price is €1997 and you get it for free). To be updated soon in Horizon Europe grant applications.
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Example of step-by-step guidance for Impact section

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Special price! register now before it expires

Course fee

The fee for participating in this course is at a special price with a significant discount  due to COVID-19.  Currently there are two options a)  basic purchase is  €597 that doesn't have the specialisation certificate on Planning European Research Projects issued by ILM/City and Guilds Group or b) the premier purchase at  €797 that includes also this certificate. In case more than one participant attend from the same organisation, then the fee for any additional participant is at 25% discount. 
The fee includes
  • 2 days training,
  • all education material in pdf format,
  • Attendance Certificate
  •  "Specialisation in Planning European Research Projects​"  (of total value 997 EUR) issued and delivered directly by ILM-Institute of Leadership and Management,  part of City and Guilds group. only applicable for those that purchase premier option.
  • Unlimited Expert Access to valuefy.eu platform for automated support and guidance in writing an Horizon 2020 grant application  and soon to be updated for Horizon Europe that includes more than 200 editable illustrations in powerpoint specially designed for Horizon Europe  grant applications (its price is €1997 and you get it for free)

What you get Extra in a snapshot

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OUR PRICE

€797

100% Satisfaction Guarantee 

We are the only training organization that our approach is based on results and not on effort. We are so confident of the high value of our training that we personally guarantee on its quality, effectiveness and distinct value. In case, after our training, you  believe you haven't managed to experience the transformation we promise you, then we will return the whole the course fee !! That confident we are on the quality of our training and the transformation experience we can create!
Who else can do that!!?
Even if some of the participants have already participated in a similar training session, we are committed to deliver an eye-opening session for all participants from novices to senior experts in the topic since we apply unique teaching approaches based on science. ​

About the Trainer - Nikolaos Floratos

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​Nikolaos is ranked by Google and Linkedin in the top three positions as funding expert. His passion is education and training and his mission is to transform the life of individuals and make them better persons with his training. He is also a Phd researcher in student engagement and eLearning. He is a lifelong learner with B.Eng and M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Communications from Imperial College, London, an MBA from National Technical University & Athens University of Economics and Business and recently completed his Bachelor of Arts in history of civilizations as a hobby. The last 10 years, he has transformed thousands of individuals from more than forty countries into successful grant application developers through outstanding training and coaching practices. He is the author also of the ebook "Who are the champions in Horizon 2020 and what you can learn from them" and he is also the host and organiser of the Horizon 2020 Virtual Summit (www.horizon2020summit.eu) the largest annual virtual training event with more than 35 top experts in Horizon 2020 as trainers and more than 2500 participants. He is also the creator of the Valuefy™ platform (www.valuefy.eu) an online tool to support applicants to write section-per-section a winning H2020 grant application. He is an expert on behalf of the European Commission on evaluating and reviewing projects and proposals since 2003 and currently, through his research, he focuses on student engagement and he has proved that anyone can master even complicated subjects very fast by receiving training and support in an engaging way and with the proper instruction strategy. He delivers all his courses and seminars based on continuous interactions with his audience and based on “recipes” and practical steps that allow them to absorb easily what they should master and achieve extraordinary results very quickly. He has trained thousands of organisations, universities and research institutions from all over Europe on how to exploit successfully EU funds and has received more than 100  recommendations at his linkedin profile as a funding expert, coach and trainer. Recently, he has founded the Funding Expert Academy for transforming individuals into great grant application developers. A list of indicative universities and other european or international organisations that Nikolaos has supported  individuals on EU funding follow below:
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  • Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
  • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
  • Sabanci University (Turkey), 
  • University of Bergen (Norway),
  • Seinajoki University (Finland)
  • Satakunta Univesity (Finland)
  • Cergy Pontoise University (France)
  • European Academy (Ireland)
  • Center for Research and Technology (Greece)
  • National Center for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" (Greece)
  • Technical University of Cyprus (Cyprus)
  • University of Malta (Malta)
  • KU Leuven (Belgium)
  • Louvain University (Belgium)
  • University of Perugia (Italy)
  • Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  • Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
  • European Academy for Education and Social Research (Ireland)
  • Middle East Technical University (TR)
  • FORTISS  (DE)
  • INSIGHT Center (IR)
  • Reunion University (FR)
  • Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbia)
  • European Regions Research and Innovation Network (European)
  • European Platform for Rehabilitation (European)
  • South Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (South Africa)
  • Western Africa Research and Innovation Management Association.
  • IDEAL-LIST H2020 NCPs
  • Turkish NCPs
  • Polytechnic of Milano

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