Get ready now for the hot autumn full of Horizon Europe proposal submission deadlines

In one full-day workshop, you will master how to build section per section each of the three different parts in an Horizon Europe grant application
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Training based on recordings from live remote training in real time to master building section per section proposals for clusters under pillar 2 in Horizon Europe

In just one full day  from the comfort and safety  of your own space , you will have the opportunity to master in real time how to build successfully each of the three sections in an Horizon Europe grant application. The training mainly focuses on collaborative projects from Pillar 2 but most of the principles can be applied also for the other collaborative ones (e.g. MSCA PN, MSCA SE, Infrastructures, Widening and reforming ERA, etc). 
No matter what is your experience in European Research, in just one day you will  master the following for each of the three sections in a collaborative Horizon Europe grant application:  
​Excellence Section
  • Get familiar with a suggested structure/design with the most appropriate headings and subheadings for the structure of the Excellence section
  • How to ensure that project objectives are clear and pertinent to the topic, measurable and verifiable as well as realistically achievable
  • How highlight the proposed work ambition and that it goes beyond the state-of-the art
  • How to include ground-breaking R&I, novel concepts and approaches, new products, services or business and organisational models
  • How to show that the R&I maturity of proposed work is line with the topic description
  • How to develop and show that the proposed scientific methodology (i.e. concepts, models and assumptions that underpin the work) are clear and sound?
  • How to highlight that expertise and methods from different disciplines are brought together and integrated in pursue of the objectives
  • How to take into consideration the gender dimension in R&I 
  • How open science practices can be an integral part of your proposed methodology even for highly sensitive projects
  • How to address properly the research data management plan
Impact Section
  • Get familiar with a suggested structure/design with the most appropriate headings and subheadings for the structure of the Impact section
  • How to show that your project contributes to the 1) expected outcomes and 2) the wider impacts as specified in the related workprogramme
  • How to identify potential barriers as well as mitigation measures for implementing the expected outcomes and impacts (e.g. other R&I work within and beyond Horizon Europe, regulatory environment, targeted markets, user behavior, etc)
  • How to deal with any potential negative environmental impact when project results are expected to be brought at scale
  • How to quantify the scale and significance of the project's contributions to the expected outcomes and impacts (including and baselines, benchmarks and assumptions used for those estimates)
  • How to propose dissemination, exploitation and communication measures suitable for the project and of good quality? (including actions after the end of the project)
  • How to identify, prioritirise and engage the appropriate target groups
  • How to prepare a suitable strategy for the management of intellectual property that advances the exploitation of results
Implementation Section
  • How to develop a work plan of good quality that is effective
  • How to include quantified information (milestones) so that progress can be monitored
  • How to follow a logic structure (e.g. regarding the timing and interelation of workpackages)?
  • How to ensure that resources allocated to the workpackages and resources overall are in line with their objectives and deliverables
  • How to identify critical implementation risks and their mitigation measures
  • How to ensure that the consortium matches the project objectives with the necessary disciplinary and inter-disciplinary knowledge
  • How to consider other points that will make your consortium impressive such as expertise on open science practices, gender aspects of R&I, social sciences and humanities, access to critical infrastructure, etc
  • How to show the complementarity among the partners and how each partner has a valid role and adequate resources/operational capacity
  • How to involve industrial players during or after the end of the project for ensuring further advancement and exploitation of project results
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Training based on recordings from real time sessions via Zoom in Horizon Europe pillar 2 clusters and extra follow-up live Q&A session with the trainer

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 building a winning collaborative proposal in Horizon Europe but also feeling-wise.  We personally guarantee  that!! (check our 100% guarantee clause at the bottom).
We have combined a vibrant one full day 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! 

  • Live follow up Q&A session within a month after the course
  • Life-time access to the recordings of the full day and to the follow-up Q&A session with the expert
  • Resource Folder Package: Unique templates (tables, figures, text examples ) as bricks for helping you build a winning Horizon Europe collaborative grant application. 
  • Specialisation certificate (optional with some additional fee) in Planning European Research projects issued by City and Guilds/ILM world-wide recognised vocational award body. Very important for enhancing your operational capacity that is a pre-requisite in Horizon Europe!
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Course Structure and Approach

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Course Structure
Module 1:
​Excellence
  • Techniques and best practices for developing a great Excellence section for your application
 Module 2:
Implementation
  • Techniques and best practices for developing the most suitable Implementation based on your solution excellence
 Module 3:
Impact
  • Techniques and best practices for developing the most suitable Impact strategy based on your solution excellence
 Module 4:
​Hands on Practice
  • After the training each participant can work alone on  a specific grant application section of their preference and focus on highlighting key points for impressing the evaluators and the EC. During this process any questions or challenges that participants face can be clarified during the live follow-up Q&A session with the trainer. ​
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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 above structure completes the material shared in the infoday for each call topic and it is of high value for  individuals irrespectively to their experience on Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programme. No matter how big or small is your organisation (from a small SME to a large institute), you have the choice to become a leader  even in highly competitive Research and Innovation programmes such as Horizon Europe as long as you act intelligently with a specific plan and recipe. Now is the time to start preparing your strategy for your organisation or on how to support other to exploit successfully Horizon Europe collaborative projects. Be proactive and not reactive and make a difference in your organisation with the 5Ps. Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. 
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Course fee

The fee for participating in this course is at a special price for early bird registration.  Currently there are two options a)  basic purchase that doesn't have the specialisation certificate on Planning European Research Projects issued by ILM/City and Guilds Group or b) the premier purchase that includes also this certificate (In case you haven't purchased it from another related course from us, then we strongly recommend you to purchase it). There is also further 20% discount in case you purchase also the course the previous  day on "Hands on live workshop on dealing successfully as partner or coordinator in any of the 6 clusters  in Horizon Europe pillar 2"
The fee includes
  • Access in real time via zoom to the full  day training,
  • Life time access to the live recordings of the sessions
  • All education material in pdf format,
  • Live follow-up Q&A session within a month
  •  "Specialisation in Planning European Research Projects​"   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.

100% Satisfaction Quarantee

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 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 Europe Virtual Summit (www.horizoneuropesummit.eu) the largest annual virtual training event with more than 35 top experts in Horizon Europe as trainers and more than 1500 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 European research  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 PhD 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 2000 endorsements and 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:​
  • • KU Leuven (Belgium)
    • Louvain University (Belgium)
    • VITO nv (Belgium)
    • Central European Institute of Technology - Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
    • Technical University of Cyprus (Cyprus)
    • Center for Technology Research and Innovation (Cyprus)
    • University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
    • Seinajoki University (Finland)
    • Satakunta Univesity (Finland)
    • The University of Tampere (Finland)
    • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Finland)
    • Cergy Pontoise University (France)
    • Reunion University (France)
    • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Materials – Applied Materials Physics (Germany)
    • FORTISS Research Institute (Germany)
    • Center for Research and Technology (Greece)
    • National Center for Scientific Research "DEMOKRITOS" (Greece)
    • Insight Centre for Data Analytics, NUI Galway (Ireland)
    • European Academy for Education and Social Research (Ireland)
    • University of Perugia (Italy)
    • The University of Padova (Italy)
    • Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis (Latvia)
    • Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology – MITA (Lithuania)
    • The University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
    • University of Malta (Malta)
    • Hogeschool van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
    • Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
    • The University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
    • University of Bergen (Norway),
    • The University of Coimbra (Portugal)
    • Santarem Polytechnic Institute (Portugal)
    • Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian/Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Portugal)
    • Olympic Committee of Serbia (Serbia)
    • Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
    • Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain)
    • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (Spain)
    • FUNDACION PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA INVESTIGACION SANITARIA Y BIOMEDICA DE LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA -FISABIO (Spain)
    • Karlstad University (Sweden)
    • Swedish Environmental Research Institute (Sweden)
    • Sabanci University (Turkey), 
    • Middle East Technical University – METU (Turkey)
    • TUBITAK (Turkey)
    • IMMIB – Istanbul Maden Ve Metaller (Turkey)
    • Eskisehir University (Turkey)
    • Anadolou University (Turkey)
    • University of Nottingham (UK)
    • University of Sheffield (UK)
    • DCU St. Patrick's College (UK)
    • European Regions Research and Innovation Network (European)
    • European Platform for Rehabilitation (European)
    • European Association of Research Managers and Administrators – EARMA (European)
    • University of Pretoria (South Africa)
    • South Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (South Africa)
    • Western Africa Research and Innovation Management Association (West Africa)
    • Reunion University (FR)
    • Polimi – Politecnico di Milano (IT)
    • Polish Research Council (PL)
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