     
How to Write
a Competitive Proposal for Framework 6
Overview of the Course
The aim of this one day course is to train research managers and
administrators in writing professional and competitive proposals for the Framework
Programmes. The course describes the relevance of the Framework
programme to EU policies, the common problems in proposal writing and the success
criteria for proposals. The course provides tips on how to collect information,
how to select strategic partners and how to avoid duplication in proposal
writing. The final section describes a strategy for proposal writing.
All of the modules will compare the new procedures with
those of Framework 5.
Module 1: Background to the Sixth
Framework Programme
 | How Framework 6 was prepared |
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Background (People/Documents) to
Framework 6 |
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Key EU Policies and Framework 6 |
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Sources of Information for Proposals |
Module
2: The Research Priorities and Horizontal Programmes
| The Research Priorities |
| The Horizontal Programmes |
| Background Documentation/Websites
for each programme |
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Exercise 3: Select the Relevant
Programme for your research |
Module
4:
EU R&D Programme Rules and Terminology
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Contractual Issues (+ comparison with
FP5) |
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The Consortium Agreement |
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Financial Rules (+ comparison with FP5) |
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Exercise 3:Select the Relevant
Instruments |
Module 5:
How Proposal are Evaluated
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Evaluation Criteria for Framework 6
Proposals |
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The Evaluation Process |
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The Evaluation Manual |
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The role of the ‘Expert’ + how to
become an 'Expert' |
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Exercise 4: Put your name in the Expert Database |
Module
6: Selecting Partners
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The different roles in the consortium |
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The role of the coordinator |
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Who can participate ? |
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How to find best partners. |
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Potential problems with partners. |
| Exercise 5: Use databases to find
the best partners. |
Module
7:
Strategy for Writing Proposals
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Tips on Writing Proposal |
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Repetition in R&D Proposals |
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The Summary Proposal |
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Exercise 6: Prepare a Summary
Proposal |
Module
8: State of the Art
| Cordis Database (Check existing
Contracts) |
| European Patent Office Database |
Module
9: How to Write the ‘Project
Management’ part of the proposal
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How to Manage R&D Projects. |
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Potential problems managing EU R&D Contracts. |
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The Pert Chart, The Gantt Chart |
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Work Package Description |
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The Deliverables Table |
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Work Breakdown per partner |
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Exercise 8: Consortium meeting to prepare the above. |
Module
10: How to Write the
‘Economic Relevance’ of the Proposal
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Trends in enterprises |
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The role of R&D in enterprises |
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Terminology to explain the research/enterprise
interface |
| Sources of information
(Documents/Websites) |
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Exercise 9: Find economic information on
participant’s topics. |
Module
11: How to Explain the Relevance to ‘EU Policy’
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How EU Policy is prepared |
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Terminology of documents used in EU Policies |
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Where to find EU Policy documentation |
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Exercise 11: Source relevant EU documents related to
participant’s topics |
Module
12: How to Write the ‘Social Relevance’ of the Proposal
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The importance of social issues in the EU |
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EU institutions dealing with social issues |
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The EU and Non-Governmental Organizations |
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Sources of Information |
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Exercise 11: Find information on the social
relevance of participant’s topics. |
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