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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.14in; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Colleague, </font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.14in; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">After a peculiar first year of the new programming period, the volume of proposals submitted under each open call keeps increasing. Therefore, anyone aiming to maximize chances of being selected for funding is required to know how to present a project idea in an engaging, illustrative, and convincing manner. </font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.14in; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Involved in a series of funded projects ourselves, we have observed brilliant ideas rejected numerous times due to the proposals' ineffectiveness in meeting the call's requirements.</font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.14in; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Therefore, at European Academy, we have developed a unique course on "<a href="http://sendy.europeanacademy.com/l/2XW07vXukmvCnCYEEM7OOA/VIRmxzlG45z5UZjoFOeN4A/pH7oAIzx1Lpd55xPCN3zhQ">Proposal Writing for Research & Innovation Projects</a>", which covers all elements of a successful bid and pays attention to every small detail evaluators look for in project proposals. Led by a development planner and evaluator with 33 years of experience, the course addresses all aspects of proposal design and preparation, along with budgeting and practical issues such as demonstrating impact, working-out the implementation plan, developing a sound dissemination and exploitation plan, aiming to also assist participants in the "after award of a grant stage". </font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<i><font color="#004080"><strong>Day 1</strong> - MATCHING PROJECTS TO FUNDING SOURCES<br />
• Overview of the Programming Period 2021-2027 funding opportunities.<br />
• Types of funding streams under Innovation Policy 2021-2027 and the small details under each funding stream that matter.<br />
• How to ensure the best fit between your project and an available funding stream/Call.<br />
• Exploring the different notions of innovation.<br />
• Questions/answers on funding streams and discussion<br />
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<strong>Day 2</strong> - ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF WINNING PROPOSALS<br />
• An overview of winning proposal essential features (precision & clarity, planning & research, realism, grasping text, documentation & data)<br />
• Developing the best project justification (vision, need, opportunity, goals & objectives, outcomes)<br />
• Demonstrating impact.<br />
• Pulling together the right assets (partners, experience, intellectual property, tangible & intangible resources)<br />
• Putting yourself in the role of the "evaluator"<br />
• Workshop/exercise session (short proposal on "imaginary agreed project": participants will work on justification and impact pathways)<br />
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<strong>Day 3</strong> - DEMONSTRATING GOOD PLANNING AND CONTROL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS<br />
• Working-out the implementation plan: tips and exercises for a well thought-out "work plan" (activities, time-planning, resources, cost, flexibility)<br />
• Dealing with risk: tips and exercises for a good risk management plan<br />
• Developing a sound dissemination and exploitation plan: demonstrating viability/sustainability of your project<br />
• Workshop/exercise session (short proposal on "imaginary agreed project": participants will work on workplan, risk management, dissemination & exploitation plan of the project developed in DAY 2) </font></i></span></font></font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.14in; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial, serif"><font size="3" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span lang="en-US"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As all our courses have currently limited availability, should you wish to participate in any of these sessions, or any other of our <a href="http://sendy.europeanacademy.com/l/2XW07vXukmvCnCYEEM7OOA/TJy53763JpLAS3N9vx33s3aw/pH7oAIzx1Lpd55xPCN3zhQ">Upcoming Courses</a>, reserve your seat at your earliest convenience or come back to me and I will be more than happy to prepare your enrolment. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font></font></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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