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Successful FP7 Proposal Writing in Brussels, Belgium

The training centre (FTU) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) offers a workshop ‘How to Write Successful FP7 Proposals’ in Brussels on 16 November 2011.

16 November 2011 - 16 November 2011
Austria
FP7 proposals contain a number of well-known rules and parts of FP6 proposals as well as new topics and measures. Successful proposals have to meet all given criteria in order to pass the different stages of evaluation and approval.

The workshop provides all the necessary details, guidelines, evaluation criteria and measures in order to support proposal writers successfully.

The following topics will be covered:
• Behind the scenes: What is the intention of FP7? What are the constraints? What should proposal writers know and keep in mind? What is the impact to individual proposal writers?
• The strategy of writing a proposal
• How to collect information from existing proposals or approved projects for the same topic
• Influence of different project types on the proposal: large and small collaborative projects, coordinating and supporting activities
• How to plan a proposal and what are the right steps forward?
• Key elements of FP7 proposals
• The importance of adequate presentation
• Evaluation criteria and their interpretation
• How to find and select project partners
• Use of consortium agreement, basics of model grant agreement.
• How to minimize the administrative burden

Adapted examples will be presented and discussed - course participants may present their own projects. Time for individual discussions will be allowed.

The workshop is specifically designed for project managers, scientists, engineers, research managers, administrators and all other people who are going to write a proposal or involved in contributing towards a proposal. It is limited to 15 participants in order to ensure high quality standard.

Date: 16 November 2011

Course fee: 455 EUR

The fee includes tuition, documentation, certificate, morning coffee, sandwich lunch, afternoon tea, refreshment drinks.

Venue: Helmholtz Office, Rue du Trône 98, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

For further information please contact Rudolf Woeste rudolf.woeste@kit.edu.
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