10 tips for successful application to Horizon Europe
Here you will find our ten tips for companies to succeed with an application to Horizon Europe.
- Start early and set aside plenty of time for your application.
- Describe what will happen, not only during the project phase, but also after the project has ended. What impact will the project have?
- Contact the Research Council of Norway or Innovation Norway's experts to test the project idea.
- Apply to the Research Council for national funding for project establishment.
- Involve good project partners in the application.
- Attend free courses organised by the Research Council.
- Use easy-to-understand language that gets your points across and use graphical representations where possible.
- Include standardisation in the application (CEN).
- Be sure that you have responded to what the call asks for.
- Get other eyes to read through the application, either internal to the organization or external consultants.
Messages at time of print 5 June 2026, 18:33 CEST
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