The imπACT Management Team is involved in EUTOPIA Health, a 5-year Horizon Europe project that aims at spearheading academic excellence and innovation in health-related domains. As part of this project, in March our entire team has travelled to Cluj and Ljubljana to deliver Proposal Development Workshops. Read below to find out more about the first workshop in Cluj and see some pics.
What is the topic of the Grant Writing Workshops?
Our Grant Writing Workshops aim at giving an in-depth knowledge of how a collaborative Horizon Europe proposal is structured, along with some tips and tricks for maximising the chances of funding success. We have divided the content of the workshop into 10 modules, namely: (1) overview of Horizon Europe funding opportunities; (2) overview of Horizon Europe funding opportunities in the health domain; (3) building a consortium; (4) managing a consortium; (5) writing the Excellence section; (6) writing the Impact section; (7) writing the Implementation section; (8) completing the administrative forms; (9) preparing the budget; and (10) interpreting an Evaluation Summary Report.
How was participation in these workshops?
Researchers in Cluj were very engaged and motivated, which made the workshop highly interactive. They showed strong interest in applying for a collaborative Horizon Europe project, and many of them can also rely on prior experience with national and EU funding. We had included interactive multiple-choice questions, writing tasks, and brainstorming sessions in order to facilitate participation.
What will come after the workshops?
First of all, we will evaluate each workshop by sending a survey to the participants and use the feedback to fine tune and refine the contents and the exercises. After the workshops are completed, we will start an intensive 2-year support process, during which we will guide researchers at Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (Romania), Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (Portugal), and Univerza v Ljubljani (Slovenia) towards the submission of a collaborative Horizon Europe proposal. The intensive support phase will involve bi-weekly meetings and co-writing/co-development of the proposals. We look forward to working with these talented cohorts of researchers!
