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Collaborative grant preparation support

How does it work?
Who qualifies?
Interested?

It is widely recognised that the success rates in applications for collaborative R&D programmes from the European commission can vary enormously. The effort required to put together a consortium and draw up a full proposal is very significant and therefore it is important to maximise the chances of success and be as efficient as possible in the application process. Understanding the subtleties of what is required by the EU can be difficult, especially for applicants new to the process.

SEPNETs collaborative grant preparation support programme is specifically designed to help companies start-off in the right direction when putting a proposal together. By providing access to a professional grant writer for early stage advise, we aim to help you target your proposal in the right direction. This includes:-

Stance / approach to be taken in the proposal e.g. proposed technology critical to or additional to future business
Style in which proposals should be written including degree of technical detail
Consortium composition and balance
Practical advice on the mechanics of the application and evaluation processes

How does it work?

SEPNET members will have telephone access to a professional grant writer based in Europe with an established track record of success in obtaining EU funds significantly above the average.

Advice will be restricted to aural telephone-based consultancy and restricted to a maximum time of two hours per member per six month period.
SEPNET’s collaborative grant preparation support is specifically designed to be used at the start of the grant writing process, not the end and is designed to compliment existing services available direct from the European or FP7UK. As such it will NOT include:

Editing of completed or part-completed proposals.
Assessing the suitability of a proposal to the call, or other technical information on the call. [This can be obtained from FP7UK or direct from the EC.] Although the service will direct members to the detailed areas of these other services where relevant and may help in the interpretation of information.

Confidentiality can be important to potential project partners. SEPNET and its partners always respect members but if addition reassurance is required specific NDA agreements can be set up between yourself and SEPNET’s EU grant advisor.

Who qualifies?

This service is only available to fully paid up SEPNET members. Details on membership are available.

Interested?

Please email eugrant@sepnet.net with your organisation, contact details, SEPNET member status and the EU call that you are considering applying too.

Please note this service is provided as an aid to SEPNET members in good faith. Neither SEPNET nor its consultants are responsible for any business decisions or actions that may be taken as a result of using this service. All collaborative grant applications are independently assessed and use of this service does not guarantee success.

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