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Guides for European innovation projects

Practical, no-hype notes on Horizon Europe, proposal writing, dissemination and exploitation, intellectual property, and running a funded project well. Written from hands-on consortium work.

EU funding

Horizon Europe explained: how the programme is structured

A practical overview of Horizon Europe: the three pillars, work programmes, call types, and how to find the topic that actually fits your project.

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Proposals

Writing an EU proposal that scores: 12 practical rules

Twelve concrete rules for writing Horizon Europe proposals — structure, evaluator psychology, impact pathways, work packages, and the mistakes that cost points.

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Project management

Dissemination and exploitation: what evaluators actually expect

How to build a credible dissemination, exploitation and communication plan for a Horizon Europe project — audiences, KERs, channels, indicators, and reporting duties.

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Intellectual property

IP management in EU projects: background, foreground and access rights

A plain-language guide to intellectual property in Horizon Europe consortia: background definitions, foreground ownership, access rights, and consortium agreement clauses that matter.

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Project management

EU project management: a first-100-days checklist for coordinators

A practical checklist for coordinators starting a Horizon Europe project: governance, reporting, financial rules, risk tracking, and the habits that prevent audit problems.

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EU funding

EIC Accelerator: a step-by-step guide to the proposal and the pitfalls that sink it

How the EIC Accelerator process works from short application to jury interview, what evaluators look for at each stage, and the mistakes that most often cause a rejection.

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Proposal writing

Horizon Europe evaluation criteria, with writing examples for each section

How Excellence, Impact and Implementation are scored in Horizon Europe, what evaluators penalise, and concrete before-and-after writing examples for each criterion.

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Tools and templates

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