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On Line Course on EU funding: How to

access programmes and projects

Module 1: An introduction

Chapter 1.4: The basics of participation(proposal preparation)

Lecture 1.4.1: The main steps in preparing a

project proposal

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Lecture Outline

Downloading the documents and analyzing them

Making the decision

Preparation of a proposal summary

Partner search

Allocation of responsibilities in the writing of theproposal

Collection of the formal documents

Proposal writing in collaboration with the

partners Finalization of the full documentation set

Final check, packaging and submission


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Downloading the documents and

analyzing them

Main documents:

Call for proposals

Work programme

Guidelines for applicants

Application form

Evaluation and selection criteria

Hint: make sure to download the most recentversion of the documents!

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Making the decision

A Clear, explicit decision must be made about actual

participation

Some criteria (examples):

Eligible organization

Relevance of project idea to call

Innovativeness (ref. Existing projects)

Complexity, n. of countries

Budget (overall and per project)

N. of projects to be approved Available time

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Making the decision

A Clear, explicit decision must be made about

actual participation

Do NOT take for granted that it is a good idea to

participate

Participation is expensive and engaging (also

external visibility)


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Preparation of a proposal summary

It is necessary to:

better define and specify the project Idea

start the partner search activity


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Partner search

There are no precise and pre-defined rules,

only a series of indications, based on

experience, on how to do it.

The type of partners sought is defined in the

call and by the project we are setting up.


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Partner search

Main channels

Network of acquaintances

Social Networks

Ad hoc WEB based service (if any)

Programme Database

National Agencies

Private agencies


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Allocation of responsibilities in the writing

of the proposalA decision must be made on who does what

A table must be produced with tasks assigned to

each partner in the writing and associateddeadlines


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Collection of the formal documents

For example approved budget forms, statutes, and

more importantly originals of official declarations

of participation (for public administrations:

delays times!)


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Proposal writing in collaboration

with the partners

According to the application form and guidelines we

must describe:

Objectives of the project

Contents and organization of work Time diagrams

Budget

Role and competencies of partners,

(this information is needed for the evaluation ofthe proposal)

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Finalization of the full documentation set

Final check, packaging and submission

Carefully check the submission rules

Deadline (receipt vs post mark)

Are originals needed

Timing (sometimes the deadline is not

17.00 Hrs)

In case of electronic submission donot wait for the last minute


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Summary

In this lecture we have given an overview of

the main steps in the writing of a project

proposal. This is a very complex process

and needs further study and discussion


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Summary

What comes next?

In Lecture 1.4.2 we provide the PDF files

with the contents of this Chapter.

The next Module is called How to make a

good proposal and it provides detailedinformation about how to implement what

we have seen in this lecture

Please contact me at:

[email protected]

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