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You will learn all about the features of winning Horizon Europe proposals and the success criteria to receive high scores and positive comments during evaluation. The combination of practical presentations and hands-on tips and stories, as well as analyses of real evaluation summary reports (ESRs) will ensure that you grasp the essential elements to have in place in your proposal to make it as competitive as possible. You can become an evaluator and give scores and comments.  This online course will dig into the details of the evaluation procedure and what mistakes you should avoid during proposal writing.

This course helps you understand the key success features of EU research and innovation projects (Horizon Europe), which preparatory steps to take, and explains the tasks and responsibilities of the partners. The course also covers how to build a winning consortium, the steps in proposal writing and how to smoothly lead a proposal to submission. At the end of the course there will be a practical exercise.

This course will introduce you to the life cycle of an EU project (with a HE focus), how to get your project started, reporting and other management duties during the project period. You will be introduced to the Funding and tender's Portal, and receive valuable tips for successful communication and dissemination during the lifetime of your project. The course also includes a practical exercise on project management, where we will discuss how to handle difficult situation that can occur during a project. The course will be useful for all types of EU projects, but focuses specifically on collaborative projects in Horizon Europe.

The course gives you an introduction to finances in Horizon Europe and explains the key principles of EU funding in R&I projects. We will explain how budgeting in Horizon Europe differs from budgeting in Horizon 2020, and how to set up a good resource plan and budget. The course closes with a practical workshop, where participants learn how to set up a budget and calculate their costs

Lump sum funding is increasingly used in Horizon Europe. This 1-day course will dig into the details of writing proposals, lump sum budget development and will introduce the key aspects of project management (focusing on monitoring and reporting). The course consists of practical presentations and a workshop.

The course gives you a detailed explanation of the financial rules of Horizon Europe. We will explain which costs are eligible for reimbursement and which are not. Then, we will explain different ways to calculate personnel costs, and other costs such as travel expenses, equipment and internally invoiced items. During day two of the course, we dive into more details of financial reporting and how to deal with financial issues in the periodic reports, illustrated with practical examples. A full workshop on calculating costs for the financial statements will make sure you can apply the gained knowledge in practice.

MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) funds the training of PhD-students from around the globe. The network projects have a duration of four or five years and allow for training of up to 15 PhD-students for 36 months (in Joint Doctorates up to 48 months). The funding basically covers their salaries, as well as networking and training costs. Is this something of interest for you and your colleagues?