H2020 Proposal Development

These presentations were presented in the 2 day Focus Group training event on the 10th and 11th of March in Ankara.

The Agenda covered the following subjects:

1 / How EU funding programmes work ( 10 min ) / Introduction of the HORIZON2020 (10 min )

• Excellent Science ( 10min) – ITN Project Model, (10min) ERC Project Model (10 min)
• LEIT (10 min ) – SME Instrument Project Model (10 min)
• Societal Challenges – Large scale RIA project Model, (10 min)
• Spreading Excellence and widening participation (ERA Cahir, Teaming, Twining) (5 Min)
• Different types of actions and TRL - key points (10 min )

2 / Call analysis workshop

• Finding the right call for your idea 10 min 
• Analysing the call text: a first work breakdown structure 20 min
• Exercise 30 min

3 / Project Development Tools

• Project Environment Folder – key reference documents 15 min
• Proposal Structure – Customised application folder with sub-evaluation criteria 25 min 
• Key challenges in each section – Excellence, Impact and Implementation 20 min

4 / Analysis of participant’s project initiatives of partner search methods

5 / Partner Search - How to find or build up a consortium

6 / Developing your profile for an effective partner search:

• What should a 'profile' contain
• Exercise: sketch your profile
• Role play: presenting yourself with this profile

7 / Proposal Design Philosophy – Common traps and the best practices

8 / Exercise: Evaluate sections of different proposals

Workshop Speakers

1. Boško Nektarijević. Turkey in Horizon 2020 Project
2. Dr. Thies Wittig, Deputy Team Leader. Turkey in Horizon 2020 Project
3. Dr. Alexander Bakowski, Team Leader. Turkey in Horizon 2020 Project