EU Funding & Programmes for Turkish Organisations Seminar in Istanbul, Turkey

2-day practical seminar specially designed for Turkish organisations with the objective of providing practical information empowering them to win EU projects.
Experienced project managers, who are also evaluators of the programmes introduced, will provide the tools for developing a proposal successfully.

I. Overview, introduction, comparison
• Overview of different EU funding schemes
• Comparison between IPA and Community
• Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA),
• Community programmes introduction: FP7, CIP

II. IPA
• Practical Guide on how to apply for IPA funds and programmes
• Cooperation and partnership with EU Member States
• Understand the evaluation procedure
• All about financing in IPA projects

III. FP7 and CIP
• EU Funding earmarked for Turkey
• Road to success in preparing competitive project proposals
• The Evaluator’s Perspective on FP7 and CIP proposals
• Financial aspects of the Seventh Framework Programme
• Quick Guide to Information Sources

Day2.

I. IPA
• Practice, in small groups with the hands-on assistance of the experts
• Interactive learning through a quiz with real-life case studies

II. FP7 and CIP
• You will be divided into small groups
• Answer a quiz and discuss pre-filled parts of a proposal
• The workshop leader, an evaluator, will explain how the given sections can be improved.


III. Evaluation exercise
• You will receive an IPA and an FP7 proposal (fully developed)
• Get a chance to practice the evaluation procedure.Date: 26-27 September, 2011
Venue: Point Hotel Barbaros**** Istanbul,Turkey


Rate includes the official training material (electronic+hard copy), plus coffee breaks and lunch at the venue.