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Never start developing a grant application without clarifying the (European at least) problems your proposal will address For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

#Tips Visuals is your most powerful tool for impressing the evaluators of your grant application For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Base your problems and solutions in your grant application on facts and not on claims For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Failed proposals use claims and NOT facts for supporting their argument. Claims are what You believe, Facts are what the evaluators bli. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

The rationale (problem basis) is the foundation of your grant application. The stronger your foundation, the higher the quality of your grant application. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Use a story telling approach in your grant application. identify your stars (i.e. victims/clients/target groups, Villains/problems, heroes/solutions developers/providers. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Be more personal in your grant application writing style: write in first person (we, our, ourselves, us), use short and direct sentences, avoid passive voice For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Some best practices for successful grant applications. Think globally and not locally, Use illustrations and diagrams, Always reference your data For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Don't be afraid to share you idea, your proposal summary and the proposal draft with as many as possible people you trust for giving their feedback. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

ALL your actions in the strategies described in your grant application should be measurable and quantifiable. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Impact should be always measurable in your grant application. The good thing is that there special free tools and resources that can help you to do that. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

One of the best tips for successfully grant applications. Know your market & Show it to the evaluators For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

FOr successful grant applications: We need to see IMPACT as BENEFITS but also as positiv CHANGE to our target groups. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

ETIPs- European Technology Innovation Platforms can be a powerful and effective channel for influencing the current and the futuer European Research Agenda and FP9 For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

For successful grant applications: DON'T make (as an evaluator) THINK MORE than necessary. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

The easiest and quickest method for developing successful grant applications is to work together with more experienced partners or mentors. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

You cannot build successful grant applications without serious and persistent networking. There are three key ingredients to networking 1) Appreciation, 2) Politeness and 3) Respect For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

For successful grant applications, remember that "First impression matters"., So ensure that your abstract is the first thing that evaluators check, is convincing.For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

One of the success criteria in grant applications is the best value for money. So provide more detais for your financial data that's what is normally requested from the application template. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Include letters of support from your statekeholders but they must all be different and individual. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Give a short name to your project that is related to its domain instead of an unrelated acronym. It is easier and more engaging.

Respect the time of the evaluators and make it as easy as possible to understand and highlight the value of your grant application. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

The evaluation of your grant application by an EC expert is like speed dating. The 10 first minutes are the ones that matter. Start from the abstract, go on with the cover page and continue shining with the first three pages of your proposal. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

End-users (Practitioners) must always be involved at least in Horizon 2020 Innovation Actions for evaluating and using the expected outputs. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

KPIs should always be used in the all three sections in an Horizon 2020 grant application for RIA/IA since they are the key for success. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

If you wish to succeed in developing successful H2020 and FP9 grant applications, you need to believe that you can do it! Without belief, success will not knock on your door. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

Do you want to influence the research agenda, then have a lunch with the cabinet of a commissioner. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

In highly innovative projects, experts expect to see 20% annual growth rate after the end of the funding period. For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

There are around 90% failed attempts in Horizon 2020 grant applications because they say "Success chances are very low. So, we will invest just about enough effort and time and it might even work! For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy

There are around 10% successful grant applications because they say "Success chances are very low. So, we will invest whatever it takes to win the competition". For mastery on #EUfunds attend our live #courses in #Santorini #H2020, #FP9, #ECaudit, www.fundingexpert.academy