Frequently Asked Questions

A crash e-course in real time on how to create winning Horizon Europe grant applications before anyone else. (There is a way).
​24-25 Nov 2020
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  1. How long does it take to see results? - Immediately at the seminar you will realise what you have been doing ineffectively and why you were not that successful in previous European Research and Innovation Programmes. Also by the end of the second day you will have a clear strategy and list of tasks to follow for identifying and getting involved in promising synergies for Horizon Europe. By the end of the e-course, you will feel confident and full of energy to exploit successfully Horizon Europe
  2. What if it doesn’t work for me? - Irrespectively of your experience whether you are a novice or an experienced actor in European funding research, you will get a recipe that works for everyone in having success in such programmes. Furthermore, with our unique 100% satisfaction guarantee there is nothing you will lose. In case you believe it doesn't work for you (we doubt  but you may have your concerns since you haven't seen yet the high value of the content), you will get your money back, no questions asked.
  3. I’ve seen similar stuff in the past—what makes this different? This is a completely different approach that is delivered by one of the most engaging and experienced trainers/coaches. Also, the structure, the unique content, the great bonuses, the 100% satisfaction guarantee, and the strategies that can be easily and immediately applied make it the best training on Horizon Europe.
  4. What if these two days on 24-25 Nov overlap with some other commitments of mine?  Even if you don't have the time to attend live the two days training, you will have full life-time access to the 2 days recordings and an one-to-one live session will be organised with Nikolaos to discuss any clarifications and your individual next actions for success as first comer in Horizon Europe
  5. What if I don’t have much time to spend on it right now?  The whole structure and approach along with the provided resources actually aim specifically to save you time in exploiting effectively Horizon Europe  You will master shortcuts and effective techniques 
  6. Will it be a good fit for me? Either as potential partner or initiator of a proposal idea, both you will learn techniques and step-by-step strategies for first time success in Horizon Europe.  The structure of the webinar has addressed all diverse needs for any participant. ​
  7. How can my participation be funded? You can always ask your research support office or your supervisor for any budget available towards the end of the year for any training activities. You may also consider having this training funded from a running project as an other costs activity or from its indirect costs.
  8. ​What extras will  I get with the course fee? You will get unique benefits as outlined below

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Specialisation Certificate

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 webinar  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

In addition, we will make available  to all participants the following powerful tools and templates that are based on best practices from more than one hundred successful applications in European Research  & Innovation programmes:
  1. The Full-Module Training Handbook™ with the training slides for each one of the modules above
  2. The Horizon Europe Champion compass™ that is a two page* workbook template for making each participant to think and act like a leader in Horizon Europe
  3. The Horizon Europe CR.I.T.E.R.I.A. toolkit™ that is a∗ snapshot with key resources, templates and examples for impressing the Horizon Europe evaluators

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 ne

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.

Example of step-by-step guidance for Impact section
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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 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

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