On February 3 and 4, dr. Peter Sheard of Trend2000 will hold an on-site interactive workshop at UiT’s Tromsø campus entitled “How to write a successful EU proposal” focused on Pillar II collaborative project applications. As well as presenting basic information and opportunities for funding within EU collaborative research, the attendees will also learn about how to coordinate a submission, present relevant concepts, identify appropriate consortium partners and learn many tips and tricks for writing a winning proposal.
This workshop is aimed at academics and research support staff at UiT who are preparing or are planning to prepare a proposal either as coordinators or as partners. No experience with EU proposal writing is necessary.
It is possible to attend only one day or both days, but please note that places are limited and registration is binding. If you sign up but cannot attend, please do let us know so that we can give your place to someone else. We serve light snacks, coffee, and lunch to all participants.
Registration here.
Any questions? Contact Kata Bohus, senior research advisor at the Office for Research and Innovation.
Program:
February 3, 2026. 8:30-16:00, Teorifagbygget Hus 1, rom 1.313: Preparation, Concept Development and Excellence
08:30: Welcome and Introductions
08:45: Introduction to the Horizon Europe Programmes in Pillar II: proposal structure, evaluation process, key evaluation criteria, preparing your application
10:00: Questions and Coffee break
10:15: Concept development: key aspects of a successful proposal, interrogating the work plan, scientific excellence, understanding stakeholders (Group Exercise 1)
11:45: Questions and Lunch break
12:30: Concept development tools, the project storyboard (Group Exercise 2)
14:00: Questions and Coffee break
14:15: Selecting excellent partners, defining excellent research in a project including setting objectives (Group Exercise 3), addressing the state of the art and innovation, defining a clear methodology including open science
16:00: Questions and close of day 2.
February 4, 2026. 8:30-16:00, Teorifagbygget Hus 1, rom 1.313: Impact and Implementation
08:30: Key aspects of the Impact section: dissemination, communication and exploitation; scientific, economic and societal impact; creating pathways to impact (Group exercise 4)
10:00: Questions and Coffee break
10:15: The importance of novel communication (Group Exercise 5)
11:00: Key aspects of the Implementation section: results, deliverables and milestones; identifying good milestones (Group Exercise 6)
11:45: Questions and Lunch break
12:30: Developing a coherent work plan (Group Exercise 7)
14:00: Addressing risks and creating your own risk assessment (Group Exercise 8)
14:30: Questions and Coffee break
14:45: Communicating effectively with the evaluator, preparing your abstract (Group Exercise 9) and what typically goes wrong
16:00: Questions and close of day 2.
Updated: 06.01.2026, updated by: Kata Bohus
