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Grant advice

Find the right grant funding opportunity for your research and innovation

The European funding landscape offers hundreds of grant opportunities across Horizon Europe, Eurostars and other programmes. Horizon Europe alone provides more than 40 funding instruments, complemented by around 50 European Partnerships, each with its own priorities, eligibility criteria, timelines. Finding the right opportunity takes time, knowledge and careful planning.

Through tailored grant consultancy, funding advice and strategic grant planning, we identify the grant programmes, funding instruments and calls that best support your project ambitions. Combining expert insight with our data-driven accelGRANTS®, we deliver clear, evidence-based recommendations that save time, support better decisions and strengthen your long-term funding strategy.

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Talk to our experts about your next EU-funded research and innovation project.

Dr. Jeanette Müller

CEO

How our grant advice works

A structured approach to finding the funding opportunities that best fit your project idea

Understand
your project(s)

We take the time to understand your research or innovation idea, objectives and ambitions
  • Review your project concept and objectives
  • Discuss scientific, technological and innovation goals
  • Assess your project's maturity and funding needs
  • Consider consortium plans and future development

Identify the best funding opportunities

We analyse funding programmes and calls to identify the options with the strongest fit
  • Horizon Europe funding instruments
  • European Partnerships and missions
  • Eurostars and other European programmes
  • Funding priorities, eligibility and timing

Develop your funding strategy

You receive clear recommendations and a roadmap for your next grant applications
  • Funding opportunities aligned with your project goals
  • Prioritised calls based on timing and strategic fit
  • A personalised funding and application roadmap
  • Practical recommendations for moving your project forward

Why accelopment?

Finding the right funding opportunity requires more than knowing the available programmes. It requires understanding what makes projects successful. We have supported hundreds of grant applications and numerous Horizon Europe and Eurostars projects across the full funding lifecycle. This experience allows us to provide practical, strategic grant advice tailored to your research and innovation ambitions.

Your benefits

Make informed funding decisions with expert guidance tailored to your research and innovation ambitions
Find the funding schemes best aligned with your project goals
Develop a strategic pipeline of future grant applications
Navigate the European funding landscape with confidence
Benefit from independent, expert funding recommendations
Focus your efforts on the most relevant funding opportunities
Make better funding decisions while saving valuable time

What our clients say

“During the entire process, accelopment guided us on ensuring compliance with MSCA requirements, refining the proposal structure and creating graphics to strengthen our message, which allowed me to develop the best possible science project.“

Prof. Francesca Maria Bosisio

SPACE-MEL Project Coordinator
KU Leuven, Belgium

Programme:

HORIZON-MSCA-DN

Duration:

0.1.09.2026 - 31.08.2030

Area:

Health, cancer research

Budget:

4.56 million euro

accelTOOLS

We work with custom-made accelTOOLS to support our grant funding advice.

Our proprietary accelTOOLS combine data-driven analysis with expert insight to help you identify the right funding opportunities, explore the research landscape and plan your next grant applications with confidence.

accelGRANTS™

A data-driven tool that identifies and matches the most suitable European funding opportunities to your research and innovation project.

accelLANDSCAPE™

A research mapping tool that identifies relevant projects, funding trends and collaboration opportunities across the European landscape.

Frequently asked questions

The most suitable funding programme depends on factors such as your research or innovation field, project objectives, technology readiness level, consortium, expected impact and the type of activities you want to fund. Relevant opportunities may include Horizon Europe, the European Innovation Council, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Eurostars and other European or national programmes. accelopment analyses your project idea and funding objectives to identify suitable programmes and calls and helps you develop a strategy for the next steps.

A project idea is suitable for Horizon Europe when it aligns closely with the objectives and expected outcomes of a specific call topic and can demonstrate clear European added value. Depending on the programme, factors such as scientific excellence, innovation potential, societal or economic impact, consortium composition and implementation capacity are also important. accelopment can assess the fit between your idea and relevant Horizon Europe opportunities before you invest significant resources in preparing a proposal.

Ideally, funding opportunities should be assessed before the project concept and consortium are fully defined. Starting early provides time to compare programmes, interpret call requirements, identify suitable partners and adapt the project concept to the objectives of the chosen funding scheme. For major Horizon Europe collaborative proposals, this can significantly improve the quality and feasibility of the subsequent proposal preparation process.

Yes. accelopment can analyse a Horizon Europe call or topic in relation to your project idea, organisation and potential consortium. This includes examining the scope, expected outcomes and impacts, eligibility conditions, type of action, funding conditions and required expertise. The aim is to help you make an informed go/no-go decision and, where appropriate, define a practical strategy for developing a competitive proposal.

Strategic grant planning helps organisations move from reacting to individual calls towards building a coherent, long-term funding pipeline. It involves aligning research and innovation priorities with relevant EU programmes, identifying suitable calls early, sequencing applications over time and deciding where to invest proposal development resources. accelopment supports organisations in developing grant strategies that reflect their scientific, technological and organisational goals, helping them prioritise opportunities, prepare more systematically and strengthen their position for future Horizon Europe and other European funding applications.

Training

Our Training courses help researchers, proposal writers and project managers develop the skills needed to secure and deliver successful research projects. We offer practical workshops on European funding opportunities, proposal writing, project management, communication and dissemination, as well as transferable skills modules for doctoral candidates and early-career researchers. Tailored to the needs of health and life science organisations, our training combines current funding requirements with hands-on experience from European collaborative projects, providing practical knowledge that participants can apply immediately.

Proposal writing

Our Proposal Writing service provides end-to-end support for health research consortia, from shaping a competitive project concept to delivering a high-quality proposal ready for submission. We translate scientific excellence into a compelling, evaluator-focused narrative by developing robust work plans, maximising impact pathways, designing credible implementation structures, coordinating partner contributions, and managing all administrative requirements. Supported by proven proposal templates and accelFINANCE® for structured budget development, we ensure every proposal is coherent, compliant, and strategically aligned with the call objectives. With success rates more than three times the European average, we help clients secure funding for ambitious, high-impact health research and innovation projects.

Project communication, dissemination and exploitation

Our Project Communication service helps health research projects maximise visibility, engage stakeholders and increase the impact of their results. We develop communication, dissemination and exploitation strategies, create websites and digital content, manage social media and organise workshops and stakeholder events. From patient engagement and clinical communities to policymakers and industry, we translate complex scientific results into clear messages that maximise project outreach and impact throughout and beyond the funding period.

Project management

Our Project Management service supports international health research consortia throughout the entire project lifecycle, from grant preparation to final reporting. We coordinate governance, meetings, finances, reporting, risk management and communication with funding agencies, allowing researchers to focus on scientific excellence. Our team has supported more than 100 EU-funded projects, involving over 1,000 project partners and more than €300 million in collaborative research funding. Using accelCOCKPIT®, accelFINANCE® and accelINNO®, we ensure efficient project delivery, financial control and innovation management.

Grant advice

Our grant funding advice service helps researchers, universities, hospitals, SMEs and companies identify the most suitable European and national funding opportunities for health and life science innovations. We assess project ideas, recommend the most appropriate funding instruments and support strategic grant planning to maximise funding potential. Using our proprietary accelGRANTS® platform, we systematically identify relevant calls and align them with your scientific objectives, technology readiness and long-term strategy. Whether you are considering MSCA Doctoral Networks, Horizon Europe Cluster 1, IHI, Cancer Missions or EIC Pathfinder, we help you make informed funding decisions and build a strong foundation for successful proposals.

Our Team

For me it is rewarding to help businesses and scientific institutions creating the future. We break down barriers towards a world full of knowledge, research and innovation.

Andreia Cruz

Research & Innovation Project Manager
European Innovation CouncilGreen DealHealth
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