Dear researchers,

Research Support Services organizes together with the LGI consulting two live-trainings at Linnanmaa about the EU-funding and Horizon Europe. Trainings are open for all researchers, whether you are just turning your interest in EU projects or has already experienced in EU-level. Please find the invitation and registration details below.

See you there!

EU Research and Innovation Funding Landscape 2021-27 and Possibilities live-event 3.5.2022 at 9-14

Research Support Services provides EU funding trainings for researchers and support staff. This session on 3th of May (new date) will be organised in collaboration with LGI consulting to present EU research and innovation funding landscape for the years 2021-27 and possibilities different programmes e.g. Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE and Erasmus+ offer.

Calls for proposals can be complex, and hundreds of hours of work depend on your ability to decode them properly. In order to do that, you need to have an understanding of the policy landscape, as well as a structure and way of thinking. This training will give you an opportunity to improve your skills in these areas.

LGI has a vast experience with EU funding from the last 15 years and has access to hundreds of proposals and evaluation reports. The training is intended to give you a shortcut to all that information, without having to spend 15 years applying for funding! Training is open for all researchers, whether you are just turning your interest in EU projects or has already experienced in EU-level. Deadline for the registration is 22.4. !

Trainers: Gábor Szendrő, Head of Innovation Funding and Project Management and Mina Lazarevic, Project Manager, LGI consulting.

Programme

Tuesday 3.5. at 9-14, Tellus Backstage

Morning coffee

9:00-9:15 Opening words, by Emma Pirilä, Director, Research Support Services in University of Oulu

9:15-11:15 EU research and innovation funding landscape overview Part I, Programmes and project types:

• EU funding opportunities for research and innovation (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, LIFE, Erasmus +, etc.)
• Budget per funding scheme, features, funding rates
• Novelties (compared previous framework programmes)

11:15-12:00 Lunch break. Lunch will be served at Tellus Backstage

12:00-14:00 EU research and innovation funding landscape overview Part II, Preparing researchers to write a successful proposal:

• Upcoming calls
• Exercise on how to use the F&T platform to find calls, competition, cross-cutting issues
• Tools to find partners, previous results, etc.

Horizon Europe Workshops for Researchers: How to Write a Winning Proposal live-event 4.5.2022 at 9-17

Research and Project Services is organising together with LGI consulting a workshop on proposal writing to support researchers who are interested in Horizon Europe consortium projects. Hand-on sessions will give the participants a possibility to set up a proposal and work on elements which are crucial for success.  

LGI has a vast experience with EU funding from the last 15 years and has access to hundreds of proposals and evaluation reports. The training is intended to give you a shortcut to all that information, without having to spend 15 years applying for funding!

Registration is open for all researchers, whether you are just turning your interest in EU projects or has already experienced in EU-level. Due to the limited number of seats (20), participants will be notified with the decision after the deadline of 19.4.

The workshop will consist of two separate 3,5-hour sessions. Coffee and lunch will be served for participants.

Trainers: Gábor Szendrő the Head of Innovation Funding and Project Management and Mina Lazarevic the Project Manager in LGI consulting.

Programme

Wednesday 4.5. at 9:00-17:00, HR144

Morning Coffee

9:00-12:30 Workshop 1 Understanding calls and managing a proposal

Setting up a proposal is a project in itself with deliverables, milestones, partners and lots of time spent. Getting so many people with different backgrounds, motivations and understanding of the concept to work together efficiently can be a daunting task. This workshop will have you set up a proposal and help you to get a better grip on some of the key aspects suchs as setting up a consortium, SMART KPIs, barriers, risks, budgeting, etc.

• How to read a call, critical pieces of information
• Making sure the research idea is in scope, defining major elements of the proposal
• Teamwork exercise on: 
• Defining objectives, KPIs
• Defining work packages
• Building a consortium
• Setting up a work plan, timing
• Defining deliverables and milestones
• Budgeting

12:30-13:30 Lunch break. Lunch will be served at HR144

13:30-17:00 Workshop 2 Defining key impact pathways

• Linking expected outcomes of the project with activities
• Understanding the expected impacts of the project
• The Key Impact Pathways approach

The workshop is highly interactive and consists of quizzes, writing exercises, group work. Two trainers will work together to supervise and help groups. Participants will receive the following support material: master slides, a tool used by LGI to kick-start the proposal writing process, a tool used by LGI to define objectives and impacts in the project. 

On behalf of Research Support Services,

Johanna K.

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Johanna Kallio, D.Sc. (Tech)

Tutkimusrahoitusasiantuntija | Research funding specialist

Oulun yliopisto | University of Oulu

Tel. +358 29 448 5414

Mobile +358 50 479 2506

Email johanna.kallio[at]oulu.fi