A total of 12 participants recently completed an intensive two-day staff training for proposal writing, hosted at St. Pölten UAS, Austria. The event, bringing together participants from Austrian, Dutch, Romanian and Latvian E³UDRES² institutions, aimed at strengthening the capacity for successful grant proposal writing within the Horizon Europe framework.
On the first day of the training, Birgit Bauer, Head of Research Funding, Technology Transfer, and Innovation Development at St. Pölten UAS, kicked off the event with a comprehensive overview of major international funding programmes. Bauer highlighted strategic considerations essential for research institutions aiming to make use of these funding opportunities, focusing on understanding various grant options and the criteria for securing successful applications.
Proposal writing in a nutshell
The second day brought in additional expertise with two distinguished trainers from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG): Astrid Hoebertz, National Contact Point for the thematic area "Health" in the Horizon Europe Programme Committee, and Angela Wieser, National Contact Point for "Culture, Creativity and Inclusion" joined the trainees on site at the campus. Their interactive sessions covered the fundamentals of proposal preparation for Horizon Europe, providing participants with practical tools for navigating the application process. Thematic focus areas of the training included "Proposal Writing in a Nutshell", a condensed introduction to drafting persuasive funding applications, laying the groundwork for effective project proposals, a deep-dive into topic analysis and project planning, and learning more about project impact and stakeholder involvement.
Participants were able to leave the training with a clearer understanding of the proposal process, equipped with valuable insights into best practices for submitting competitive applications. With these skills, the attendees are now better positioned to contribute to their institutions' international research funding success within Horizon Europe’s broad and impactful programmes. Additionally, the training provided a valuable opportunity for strengthening national and international networks, already providing options for possible joint Horizon Europe proposals in the future.
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