Are you planning to apply for a Horizon Europe grant and need clear, practical guidance on how to write a competitive proposal?
This interactive workshop is designed for those with beginner or lower-intermediate experience with Horizon Europe, the EU’s research and innovation funding programme. Whether you are applying soon or planning ahead, you'll gain a clear roadmap to navigate the Horizon Europe proposal process. We’ll take concrete examples from currently open Calls for Proposals from Cluster 5 (Climate, Energy, Mobility) and Cluster 6 (Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment), while the same principles apply across other thematic Clusters as well.
Workshop Format
A compact, hands-on training held in a small group (max. 15 participants) to ensure a tailored and interactive experience. You’ll receive step-by-step instructions on how to prepare a strong proposal, with room for your questions throughout. There will be mini exercises to apply your knowledge right away.
Indicative agenda:
13:00 – 13:10 Welcome & Introduction
- Understanding the Horizon Europe programme logic
- Key Horizon success criteria for the proposal evaluation: Excellence, Impact, Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation
13:10 – 13:20 Starting your application in the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
13:20 – 13:40 Part A (Administrative Form) of the application template
- Participant details, gender equality plan, ethics and security
13:40 – 13:50
Operational and Financial Capacity - Understanding the requirements
- Required declarations and support documents
Filling Out Part B – The Technical Description
Aligning your proposal content with what evaluators expect
13:50 – 14:10 Describing the Excellence of your project
14h10 – 14h40 Demonstrating the 'Impact' of your project
- Understanding Horizon Europe’s impact logic
- Planning dissemination, exploitation, communication
14h40 – 14h50 Short Break
14:50 – 15:20 Quality and Efficiency of the Implementation
- Building Work Packages, incl. tasks, deliverables and milestones
- Team roles and internal management
- Risk management and barriers to impact
15h20 – 15h50 How to plan Work Packages, Activities, Milestones and Deliverables
15h50 – 16h20 Budget Planning Essentials
- Budget categories: personnel, travel, subcontracting, indirect costs
16:20 – 16:45 Wrap-Up: Proposal Must-Haves & Final Q&A
