Search results

This practical webinar will include all about building a budget for Horizon Europe proposals. It gives an introduction to key budgetary principles of EU Research & Innovation projects. We will explain how budgeting in a standard Horizon Europe differs from budgeting in a lump sum project, and how to set up a good resource plan and budget. The session has a practical workshop, where participants learn how to calculate their costs. Agenda 08:45–09:00 Accessing the ZOOM Online Meeting Room 09:00–09:15 Event Opening and introduction to the course 09:15–10:30 Budget development Proposal budget vs. project spending Estimating costs: Personnel, travel, subcontracting and other direct costs Coordina…

This practical webinar will include all about building a budget for Horizon Europe proposals. It gives an introduction to key budgetary principles of EU Research & Innovation projects. We will explain how budgeting in a standard Horizon Europe differs from budgeting in a lump sum project, and how to set up a good resource plan and budget. The session has a practical workshop, where participants learn how to calculate their costs. Agenda 08:45–09:00 Accessing the ZOOM Online Meeting Room 09:00–09:15 Event Opening and introduction to the course 09:15–10:30 Budget development Proposal budget vs. project spending Estimating costs: Personnel, travel, subcontracting and other direct costs Coordina…

You will become an EC auditor for a day! Many are intimidated by financial audits, particularly level-2 audits conducted by EC (or EC-appointed external) auditors. Did you know that one way to overcome this fear is to try to see things from the "other" side? In the morning, attendees will be given a detailed introduction on the theory sides of these level-2 ex-post financial audits – definitions, list of documents requested, do’s and don’ts during the implementation and audit preparation. After this, they will be divided into groups of 4 to 6 each, and receive full-project documentation (invoices, reports, timesheets, contracts, etc.). They will act as a group of auditors, recalculating the…

This course will introduce the life-cycle of a collaborative R&I project in Horizon Europe. It will cover the project launch, essentials of reporting and other management duties during the project period. You will be introduced to the Funding and Tenders Portal, and receive valuable tips for successful communication, dissemination, exploitation, open science and research data management actions during the lifetime of your project. The course also includes a practical exercise on project management, where we will discuss how to handle difficult situations that can occur during a project. The course is designed for beginners who need to get familiar with Horizon Europe project management. Agen…

This one-day course will help coordinators (and coordinators to be) to prepare to successfully coordinate their Horizon Europe projects. It is built on our direct, hands-on experience gained in coordinating projects under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. In this course, participants will learn all about the bright and the dark side of being a coordinator. The combination of practical presentations and hands-on tips will introduce all the aspects you need to know about efficiently coordinating your actual cost and lump sum projects: from setting up a consortium agreement, through handling delays, IP conflicts, cultural differences, not fully achieved targets and so much more, through survivin…

This is a 2-day practice-heavy, hands-on course that will assist you in gaining a comprehensive understanding of project management, reporting procedures and their practical implications in everyday operations. During the training, you will learn all about the project management duties and practices and gain an understanding of the Horizon Europe reporting procedures. The course will introduce in detail the different reporting requirements; Continuous Reporting, Periodic Reports including the introduction to how to fill in the financial statements and how to align the technical and the financial report, especially when it comes to deviations. In addition, the course covers how to manage inno…

You will become an EC auditor for a day! Many are intimidated by financial audits, particularly level-2 audits conducted by EC (or EC-appointed external) auditors. Did you know that one way to overcome this fear is to try to see things from the "other" side? In the morning, attendees will be given a detailed introduction on the theory sides of these level-2 ex-post financial audits – definitions, list of documents requested, do’s and don’ts during the implementation and audit preparation. After this, they will be divided into groups of 4 to 6 each, and receive full-project documentation (invoices, reports, timesheets, contracts, etc.). They will act as a group of auditors, recalculating the…

This course will introduce the life-cycle of a collaborative R&I project in Horizon Europe. It will cover the project launch, essentials of reporting and other management duties during the project period. You will be introduced to the Funding and Tenders Portal, and receive valuable tips for successful communication, dissemination, exploitation, open science and research data management actions during the lifetime of your project. The course also includes a practical exercise on project management, where we will discuss how to handle difficult situations that can occur during a project. The course is designed for beginners who need to get familiar with Horizon Europe project management. Agen…

Many elements to be included in the different sections of your Horizon Europe proposal are actually “hidden” in the call text you are targeting. The call text bears essential information that should be considered to ensure compliance with various cross-cutting Horizon Europe priorities and specific EU policies. This cluster-specific call-analysis webinar will help deciphering the call text and making the concept of the proposal fully in line with the work programme topic as well as the Commission’s expectations. The trainer selects an open call, a Cluster specific work programme topic and will conduct a call analysis on it, showing step-by-step how to extract elements that can be useful for…

2+2=5? Do you have an extraordinary exciting and groundbreaking idea for a research project, but need one or more other PIs to solve the puzzle? ERC Synergy Grants can be the solution for you. Register for our webinar!