The big opportunity for SMEs – SME Instrument under H2020

Step-by-step approach for exploiting successfully SME instrument under Horizon 2020

Why to take this course?

This is not one more course on SME Instrument under Horizon 2020 but the only course that will guide you step-by-step on how to write a winning proposal under SME Instrument. Did you know that SME Instrument has the lowest success rate in the whole Europe (only 6% of the submitted proposals are granted funding)? However, there is a pattern for successful proposals. The course schedule addresses either the needs of any applicants that already have a draft proposal ready for the 25 November 2015 cut-off date/submission deadline and want to improve it significantly or start from scratch and prepare them for the next cut-off date submission deadline on 16 December 2015.

  • today 9 - 11 November 2015
  • room
    Science 14 Atrium
    – Rue de La Science 14b, Brussels (Belgium)
  • EUR 690
    – EARLY BIRD fee (valid only for registration before 09 October 2015)
  • EUR 790
    – Regular participation fee
SME Rituals
09:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 10:30
  • Welcome
  • SME instrument fully explained, including successful examples
10:00 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
11:00 - 12:30
  • Identification of suitable SME components and how each participating organisation can get involved
12:00 - 13:00
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00
13:30 - 15:00
  • 10 steps for successful H2020 proposal submission
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
  • 10 steps for successful H2020 proposal submission (cont)
16:00 - 17:00
How to impress the evaluators with your proposal
09:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 10:30
  • Recapitulation
  • Work on “Excellence” Evaluation Criterion
10:00 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
11:00 - 12:30
  • Work on “Impact” Evaluation Criterion
12:00 - 13:00
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00
13:30 - 15:00
  • Work on “Quality and Efficiency” Evaluation Criterion
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
  • Work in groups - Hands on Practice
  • Get familiar with part B/Template of an SME instrument application form for both phases 1 and 2
  • Map SME instrument evaluation criteria within the application forms for both Phase 1 and Phase 2
  • Provide suggestions on how to address each evaluation criterion in specific templates
16:00 - 17:00
Writing your own winning application under SME instrument
09:00 - 10:00
09:00 - 10:30
  • Recapitulation
  • Discussion on participants project ideas , tips & hints, feedback from EC expert
10:00 - 11:00
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00
11:00 - 12:30
  • Familiarisation with SME Instrument evaluation protocol and processes as run by the EC
  • Evaluate a specific SME instrument proposal by formulating appropriate questions and answers
12:00 - 13:00
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:00
13:30 - 15:00
  • Individual or group work in your own SME instrument proposal with the support of an EC Expert/Evaluator
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 17:00
  • Cont. Individual or group work in your own SME instrument proposal with the support of an EC Expert/Evaluator
16:00 - 17:00
Course leader:

Nikolaos Floratos

European Commission Expert in Project Management of EU Projects and e-Accessibility services, Cyberall Access Ltd. Mr. Floratos mainly delivers courses on Successful Planning and Management of European Funded Projects as well as Effective Dissemination and Exploitation of European funded projects. He has also been engaged as expert from the European Commission on evaluating proposals requesting EC funding as well as reviewing EU projects since 2003 and he has managed so far more than seventy EU projects since 1997. He presents the most suitable mix as an EC expert and project manager with teaching experience. He has worked in six European countries and has cooperated and trained hundreds of individuals and organizations in successful proposal writing as well as project management of European funded projects.

Event Properties

Event Date 09 November 2015
Event End Date 11 November 2015
Cut off date 08 November 2015
Individual Price €790.00
Location
Science 14 Atrium
Rue de la Science 14A
Science 14 Atrium
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The European Academy for education and social research is an institution addressed at developing a better Europe through the knowledge sharing and a research based use of the Information and Communication Technologies. The European Academy for education and social Research achieves its education aim through the European Projects Academy. The social research, instead, is conducted through the My Europa platform that is based on the results of a research project of the European Projects Association.

The European Projects Academy is an educational programme created by the European Academy for Education and Social Research in collaboration with the European Projects Association. The courses are tailored to provide a collaborative and stimulating environment for leaning through in-class lectures, case studies and workshops led by professors, project managers, consultants and European affair advisors. Each course also includes individual work on My Europa platform (www.my-europa.eu), that is a web-based lifelong eLearning platform designed to develop European projects. The My Europa platform fosters the use of the Information and Communication Technologies in order to create a new generation of professionals able to use the European funds more efficiently, enhancing the absorption capacity of the involved stakeholders and lowering the overall costs of the entire lifecycle of European projects.


European Projects Association (EPA) is a politically independent nonprofit organization focused on research and development, innovation and internationalization of good practices in European Projects. The use of innovative information and communication technologies is a distinctive characteristic of this leading cooperation network dedicated to the European projects stakeholders. EPA supports the goals of organizations, experts and individuals with a complete set of ICT tools on My Europa platform and services that foster development, effective implementation and efficient dissemination of EU projects. EPA is a recognized innovative actor at the European level as a point in which knowledge and experience meet to create an ideal multimedia environment for the development of European projects.


Association Informo is a non-profit organization working to encourage employment through various forms of education, organization of seminars and consultations. As a non-profit organization, Informo acts with an aim to improve the life conditions of the citizens in various areas with a special attention to the youth and the unemployed.

In addition, Informo performs consultations in regards to preparation and implementation of projects which apply for national and international funding (EU, UN, and others) and the implementation and evaluation of projects financed by EU funds, providing information services on the EU options, and other consulting and educational services with international experts.

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COURSE LOCATION

Science14 Atrium, Rue de La Science 14b Brussels (Belgium)

Your address in the heart of Europe

 

At Science 14 Atrium, a prestigious workspace located in the heart of the EU district.

You will find the services you need to set up your address in Brussels and the office and meeting room facilities to effectively run your project.

You can quickly start your business and get pay as you go access to functional and flexible spaces for your meetings.

 

At Science 14 Atrium, powered by Halldis, you will also find the right contacts that will help you develop your projects.

The building brings with it an access to a professional network of companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs working closely with the EU Institutions.

Professionals are engaged in networking through regular events and receptions, training courses, conferences and seminars are also organized on a daily basis.

 

Through Halldis’ portfolio of serviced apartments, you can stay in a fully furnished apartment located centrally near the EU district each time you are in Brussels.

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