Step-by-step strategies for developing successful grant applications in Horizon Europe (HEU-Open) before anyone else!
A crash course on how to create winning Horizon Europe grant applications before anyone else. (There is a way).
Covid-19 protected environment
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The risk of becoming infected with SARS-CoV2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) depends on the chance of being close to someone with COVID-19 or coming into contact with surfaces contaminated by the virus.
Because of this the local pattern of disease is the most important determinant of risk of contracting COVID-19 illness in any community. If there are no cases or a low number of cases and no evidence of community transmission, then the risk of exposure is low regardless of age or health conditions. Currently, in Greece there are low numbers of cases and specifically in Santorini there are zero numbers. This means the risk of being exposed to someone with COVID-19 is currently low in most communities. Nevertheless, we do our best for a COVID-19 protected environment and we need to take our precautions in all our face-to-face trainings where the use of face mask is highly recommended, hand hygiene is ensured with Hydroalcoholic gel dispensers and shared material is limited. |
Stress-Free Purchase
In order to have a stress free experience with your purchase, in case you cannot attend the session for any reason, you can always transfer your participation to another person or attend any other training that year or in the next one.
Exclusive course in Horizon Europe
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 venue of unique beauty and energy, i.e. Santorini in Greece, one of the most famous islands in the whole world with its unique volcanic sceneries, and sunsets, 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,
Furthermore in order this face-to-face course to create an eye-opening knowledge for all our participants irrelevant to their expertise and equip them with the energy, the confidence and the step-by-step strategy to apply the acquired skills, we are limiting the participation only to 15 participants. Places will be allocated on a first registered, first served basis.
We have combined a vibrant venue of unique beauty and energy, i.e. Santorini in Greece, one of the most famous islands in the whole world with its unique volcanic sceneries, and sunsets, 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,
Furthermore in order this face-to-face course to create an eye-opening knowledge for all our participants irrelevant to their expertise and equip them with the energy, the confidence and the step-by-step strategy to apply the acquired skills, we are limiting the participation only to 15 participants. Places will be allocated on a first registered, first served basis.
Confirm your seat before it is taken!!
Dates: 29-30 Oct 2020
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This live course has a duration of two days, 29-30 Oct 2020. The structure of the course has been optimized consistently in order to achieve the highest effect at the least possible duration and includes also hands on practice in order to ensure that everyone will acquire the proper knowledge for mastering the development of winning Horizon Europe grant applications. The ultimate aim of this course is for participants not only to understand the full recipe with detailed steps on how to develop consistently successful proposals in Horizon Europe but also to build them with confidence, energy and joy for achieving breakthroughs in Horizon Europe funding era.
Disclaimer: The training will take place based on the latest draft workprogramme of Horizon Europe that is expected by early October 2020 the latest. |
Venue: Santorini island at Megalochori, Greece
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Santorini doesn’t need any special references. It has been ranked as one ofthe ten most beautiful islands in the world, and its volcanic landscape takes your breath away. Megalochori is located 7 km away from Fira, the capital of the island. It has kept its traditional colours and it is one of the few villages that have been declared “traditional settlements”. It is surrounded by vineyards and has many churches famous for their ornate bell towers, white Cycladic houses and narrow streets.
The training takes place at Helenic Culture Centre in Megalochori. |
Personalised Training
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We expect to achieve the best ever learning experience fully adapted to the learning needs of each participant. Therefore, we keep the number of our course participants to the very minimum in order to facilitate direct interaction between the trainer and each one of the trainees and accommodate all their learning expectations without any compromise in sharing knowledge and networking with other peers. However, since places are limited to just 15, you should register now since there are a few places left.
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Learning Objectives
- To think and act like a leader in Horizon Europe
- To recognize which proposals will fail and which ones will succeed in Horizon Europe
- To identify the most promising Horizon Europe call topic according to your resources, experience and determination
- To understand the full proposal development cycle
- To develop great ideas for your Horizon Europe proposal
- To connect with key actors in Horizon Europe
- To receive easily and quickly critical feedback on your Horizon Europe proposal
- To attract competent partners for your Horizon Europe project
- How to identify highly competent Horizon Europe proposal initiatives and get involved as partner
- To impress the evaluators with your grant application form
- Realise why you should be more optimistic in Horizon Europe than in Horizon 2020
- Understand why it is important to start preparing now for Horizon Europe
- Prepare a strategy with detailed actions for your organisation, group or clients for exploiting successfully Horizon Europe and
- Prepare for the key success criteria in Horizon Europe
Course Structure and Approach
Thursday 29 Oct 2020, 09:00-17:00
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Module 1:
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Module 2:
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Module 3:
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Friday 30 Oct 2020, 09:00-17:00
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Module 4:
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Module 5:
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Specialisation Certificate
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Participants that paid the full fee 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.
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Important Note
The above structure is of high value for researchers and individuals irrespectively to their experience on Horizon 2020 and upcoming 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
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:
- The Full-Module Training Handbook™ with the training slides for each one of the modules above
- 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
- 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
- The Horizon Europe Preparation Toolkit that contains key resources and a template for building a strategy for success in Horizon Europe.
Also access to more than 200 editable illustrations in powerpoint for the Horizon Europe grant application templatesImpress 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
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Extra Unique Bonus
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Example of step-by-step guidance for Impact section
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Stress Free Purchase
In order to have a stress free experience with your purchase, in case you cannot attend the session for any reason, you can always transfer your participation to another person or attend any other training that year or in the next one.
Course fee
The fee for participating in this course is at a special price with a significant discount due to COVID-19. Currently it is €597 without the specialisation certificate on Planning European Research Projects or €697 that includes also the certification. This fee includes
- 2 days training,
- all education material in pdf format,
- Attendance Certificate
- Specialisation Certificate on "Planning European Funded Projects" issued by ILM part of City and Guilds Group (Only applicable for the ones that participate with the full fee!)
- 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)
- Coffee breaks
- Lunch on both training days in a traditional tavern with a choice of meat/fish or vegetarian main course
- Use of the Internet and secretary facilities (Printing, photocopying, etc)
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 not only the course fee but also we will pay back all your other expenses (e.g. your accommodation, subsistence and travel costs)!! 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.
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.
Travel info
Travel by Plane
There are daily several flights from Athens to Santorini all year long with the following airlines including low cost ones AegeanAirlines, Ryanair: , Ellinair, Volotea, Skyexpress . It is a 30-40 minutes trip. Prices depend on the period and they start from 15 euro. Check regularly for offers from the companies. In the summer there are also charter flights from more than 30 European cities.
Travel by Ferry
The journey from Piraeus takes 6-8 hours and the tickets start from 37,50 EUR. During the summer period there are also fast ferries reaching Santorini in 4-5 hours. In the summer there are also ferries from and to Crete, Rhodes, Thessaloniki and most of the Cyclades. Check Blue Star Ferries, and Hellenic Seaways, .
Accommodation info
We have made proper arrangements for affordable accommodation near the training venue for all needs and desires but always at the most economical prices. According to your needs, we can arrange your accommodation from a basic room in a clean and safe old hotel up to a more modern hotel with pool and breakfast but still at a fraction of what you normally pay for accommodation.
About the Trainer - Nikolaos Floratos
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:
- 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