Testimonial Our four Early Stage Researchers in the NeoGel project got an insight into EU and other funding opportunities and benefited from accelopment`s many years of experience in European and other grants. Prof. Dr. Andreas Heise REFINE & NeoGel Project Coordinator, NanoCarb Project Partner Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland RCSI, Ireland
Training
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We like to share our knowledge, either by supporting you with specific services or through tailored training courses. We offer group-based workshops with exercises customised to your needs. We focus on EU funding opportunities, proposal writing and communication, dissemination and exploitation.
Our trainings target researchers and scientists interested in EU research and innovation projects (Horizon 2020) as well as in Innovative and Training Networks (ITN), which are part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie action (MSCA). We have also developed specific courses for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) in ITNs to expand their transferable skills. All training courses can be combined with grant advice and our popular one-to-one-sessions to provide individual and project specific advice.
We offer training in the following areas:
H2020 Proposal Writing
MSCA ITN Proposal Writing
Research Project Management
Project Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation
MSCA ITN ESR Training
MSCA ITN ESR Science Communication
You will find detailed descriptions below.
Key facts
Different training offers for researchers and companies with an interest in EU funding.
In-house training with a duration of 1/2 to 3 days.
Most workshops are most effective for 12-25 participants.
Your benefits
Gain knowledge on grant writing and other topics.
Get insight and insider knowledge on EU funding.
Select the best suitable funding scheme for your project idea.
Hands-on training on learning how to write a competitive proposal.
Target audience
Researchers and companies planning to apply for a Horizon 2020 call.
Contents
Objectives of EU funding programmes
Call documents and other sources
Proposal set-up and contents
Evaluation criteria
Scientific part, impact section and implementation requirements
Budgeting
Your benefits
Get an insight into different EU programme requirements, with a focus on your interests.
Set up your project-specific work plan.
Learn about successful features of your proposal.
Know what information you need for a compelling impact section, how to structure the content and bring it efficiently on paper.
MSCA ITN Proposal Writing
Popular training on ITN preparation and proposal writing with a focus on ETNs and EIDs.
Target audience
Researchers planning a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action.
Contents
Horizon 2020 MSCA ITN requirements
Success factors
Developing attractive concepts and objectives
Developing an attractive training programme
Highlighting ESRs’ employability and other benefits
Defining work packages, deliverables and milestones
Management structures and procedures
Your benefits
Get in-depth knowledge on how to write a competitive MSCA ITN ETN/EID proposal.
Learn how to set up your project-specific work plan.
Learn how to develop an attractive training programme.
Learn about successful features of your proposal.
Research Project Management
Hands-on training on managing a collaborative research project with a focus on Horizon 2020. Includes exercises and guidance on helpful tools that work in practice.
Target audience
Researchers, administrators who have to manage European research projects.
Contents
Planning: objectives, work breakdown, timing
Risk management
Monitoring progress
Documentation & Reporting
Communication
Your benefits
Familiarise yourself with all important Horizon 2020 rules.
Learn how to deal with all common challenges of EU project management, which approaches and tools will support you in this task.
Be ready to efficiently manage your project.
Project Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation
Hands-on training to master communication, dissemination and exploitation activities in research projects.
Target audience
Researchers, communication people who have to write the impact section of a Horizon 2020 or ITN proposal.
Contents
Expectations for impact section
Good practice examples
Impact pitch: write and present an elevator pitch for your project’s impact
Optimising the structure of your impact section
Optimising the presentation of your impact section
Your benefits
Learn what information is needed for a compelling impact section.
Learn how to structure the content and bring it efficiently on paper.
MSCA ITN ESR Training
All our training can be offered in the framework of your ITN. In our role as Partner Organisation in various FP7 and H2020 MSCA ITN ETNs and EIDs, we provide training specifically tailored to ESRs, contributing to the development of their transferable skills.
Target audience
ESRs in active ITNs.
Contents
EU funding opportunities & proposal writing
Research Project Management
Your benefits
Your ITN will have a stronger training section with specific and targeted actions to develop your ESRs’ transferable skills.
Your ITN will have a stronger impact section. Indeed, your ESRs will acquire communication skills, making them attractive on the job market.
Your ESRs will gain useful knowledge on how to successfully communicate research to different audiences, how to plan communication activities and how to use storytelling techniques to communicate effectively.
MSCA ITN ESR Science Communication
This training is specifically developed for ESRs. We teach them how to successfully communicate research to a wide audience, a key skill for successful researchers in the 21st century.
Target audience
ESRs in active ITNs.
Contents
Know your audience
Key messages, tools and channels
EC communication guidelines
Storytelling and the ABT framework
Ethics in science communication
Evaluating communication
Their benefits
Know the basics of good communication.
Learn how to plan communication activities.
Be familiarized with the use of storytelling technique.
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