DAY I – THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES HOW TO GET INTO HORIZON 2020

08:30 – 09:00 Registration of participants

09.00 – 10.00
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
Advice from guest speakers

10:00 – 10:30
INTRODUCTION – EXPECTATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Getting to know the EU funding sources and what they are for

10:30 – 11:15
EU PROGRAMME FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION – HORIZON 2020
General information on H2020 pillars, thematic areas and technical issues

11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 12:20
GETTING STARTED – H2020 TOPIC ANALYSIS
Finding calls for proposals and topics

12:20 – 13:00 Lunch break

13:00 – 13:40
H2020 TOPIC ANALYSIS WORKSHOP
Exercise: Call analysis, understanding expectations of the EC and work to be done

13:40 – 14:20
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND CONSORTIUM BUILDING
Practical tips and advice for putting a project consortium together

14:20 – 14:40 Coffee break

14:40 – 15:40
PARTNER SEARCH AND PROFILE DEVELOPMENT
Practical guide to being invited as a partner
Developing your partner profile

15:40 – 16:00
DISCUSSION WITH LECTURER

DAY II

08:30 – 09:00 Registration of participants

09:00 – 10:00
PRACTICAL ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANTS’ PROJECT INITIATIVES
Analysis of participants’ project concepts, profiles or proposal texts

10:00 – 11:00
WRITING THE ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT
How to write activities with enough detail
How to achieve impact, why it is important and how it is evaluated

11:00 – 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 – 12:00
WORKSHOP – WRITING THE IMPACT SECTION
Exercise: Activities needed to provide Expected impacts and their dissemination

12:00 – 13:00
SECRETS TO SUCCESS IN PROJECT PROPOSAL WRITING FOR H2020
The philosophy for writing successful EU project proposals

13:00 – 13:40 Lunch break

13:40 – 14:30
WORKSHOP – PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION
Exercise: Evaluation of already submitted EU project proposals; why the EC gave money to one project proposal and rejected another

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break

14:50 – 15:50
COACHING SESSION
Practical advice concerning participants’ concrete project initiatives.
Individual and group coaching in project design or consortium creation.

15:50 – 16:00
COURSE SUMMARY AND DISCUSSION