How to Write
a Competitive Proposal for EU R&D Framework Programmes
Course Contents
How to Write a Competitive
Proposal for EU R&D Contracts (Module 1 to 12)
How to Negotiate, Manage,
Administer and Finish an EU R&D Contract (Modules 13 to 19)
How to Write a Technology
Implementation Plan (Modules 20 to 31)
Module 1: Background to EU R&D
Programmes
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EU Policies and EU R&D |
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Who’s Who in the EU R&D Programmes |
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How to work with the European Commission |
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The role of networking and lobbying |
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Sources of Information for Researchers |
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Background to the Fifth Framework Programme |
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How the Sixth Framework Programme will be prepared. |
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Thematic/ Horizontal Programmes |
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How to use Cordis. |
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How to Stay up to date |
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Protool Software |
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Exercise2: Download documentation required for the
next call for proposals. |
Module 3:
EU R&D Programme Rules and Terminology
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Types of Proposals |
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Contractual Issues |
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The Consortium Agreement |
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Financial Rules |
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Terminology |
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Exercise 3: Finding the above on Cordis. Print
examples of funded projects. |
Module 4:
How Proposal are Evaluated
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The Most Common Reasons for Proposal Rejection |
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The Evaluation Process |
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The Evaluation Manual |
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Evaluation Criteria |
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The role of the ‘Expert’ |
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Exercise 4: (a) Put your name in the Expert Database
(b) Which proposals require Part B to be anonymous? |
Module
5: 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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Statistics on consortium size, budgets, duration for
contracts. |
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Where to find partners. |
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Potential problems with partners. |
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Tips on finding the best partners |
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Exercise 5: Find rules for partners on Cordis.
Examine Cordis partner database. |
Module 6:
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 One Page Summary |
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Exercise 6: Prepare one page summaries for 3
proposals. |
Module
7: State of the Art
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Exercise 7: (a) Check CORDIS for similar projects
(b) Check European Patent Database |
Module 8: How to Write the ‘Proposal
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 9: 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 |
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Sources of information |
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Exercise 9: Find economic information on
participant’s topics. |
Module
10: 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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Example of policy documents in the IST programme |
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Exercise 11: Source relevant EU documents related to
participant’s topics |
Module
11: 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. |
Module 12: The
Role of European Commission Evaluations
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The Role of Programme Evaluations (5 year +annual) |
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The Role of Expert Advisory Group Reports |
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The Role of Proposal and Project Evaluations |
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Sources of Information for Evaluations (Websites) |
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