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Politics
Actually European!? 2024 Public opinion in Germany ahead of th...
Consultation
March 19, 2024
eu.boell.org
Actually European!? 2024 Public opinion in Germany ahead of the European elections
Open
Trade
Organisation of the Public Oversight of the Audit Profession i...
Consultation
November 8, 2021
accountancyeurope.eu
Organisation of the Public Oversight of the Audit Profession in 30 European countries
Open
Research
The ERC 2021 Starting & Consolidator Grant preparation timelines
Consultation
November 5, 2020
Enspire Science Ltd.
Time is always of the essence when it comes to grant writing and meeting deadlines, but this year’s ERC 2021 Starting and Consolidator Grants have their own unique constraints. In years past, it was mostly the Conso...
Open
Research
Avoiding logic jumps in grant applications
Consultation
July 7, 2020
Enspire Science Ltd.
When applying for a research grant, the primary goal of applicants is to convince the reviewers that their research project is substantially important, highly competitive and that it will bring forth great impact. To ...
Open
Research
Complete Guide: Social Media for Horizon 2020 funded project
Consultation
June 30, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
There’s a lot to consider when strategizing and implementing social media for Horizon 2020. This guide is the perfect place to start.
Open
Research
Top reasons you need a marketing and business plan for your Ho...
Consultation
April 28, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
Successfully acquiring funding for a Horizon 2020 research project is no doubt the first hurdle any researcher must overcome. Once such a feat is accomplished – it is time to set out and officially execute your rese...
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Research
Grant application: Top tips for a visually-successful application
Consultation
March 19, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
Applying for a Horizon 2020 funding scheme is truly a long and meticulous process. It goes without saying that the content of the proposal is the most important aspect. But, second to the content are the visual aspect...
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Research
How to correctly assess ERC High-Risk
Consultation
March 5, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
Risk is probably the most important aspect of ERC. Unfortunately, it also happens to be the most elusive one. Many researchers often wonder what high-risk research means and how to express it in their application. Con...
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Research
Preparing a Horizon 2020 commercialisation plan – what to ask?
Consultation
February 19, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
This is the third article in our series dedicated entirely to the Horizon 2020 Impact section. In the previous post we began to explore the foundations for curating a professional Horizon 2020 commercialisation plan. ...
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Research
Guide for Project Coordinators in Horizon 2020
Consultation
February 6, 2019
Enspire Science Ltd.
All Horizon 2020 projects must appoint a Coordinator to lead and manage the project efforts. This role is an immensely important one. There is a lot to be considered in order to take on the role, and then soon after t...
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Research
Grant review guide: top 6 ways to annoy a grant reviewer
Consultation
December 3, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
When submitting a grant proposal, our motivation is to have the reviewer on “our side” – enthusiastic and positive about our project. In the grant review context, this is largely so that reviewers will write a p...
Open
Research
Fragmented Projects in ERC
Consultation
November 28, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
ERC grant funds frontier research which distinctly focuses on challenging novel concepts. The typical expectation in ERC is to present large-sized projects. Such projects justify a fairly high budget for a typical dur...
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Research
Horizon 2020 Impact Section – the case of the abandoned child
Consultation
November 13, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
The Horizon 2020 grant proposal application is divided into three major sections: Excellence, Impact and Implementation. In contrast to the Excellence and the Implementation sections, many applicants find the Impact s...
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Transport
2020 Helsinki transport research arena 2020 pre-announcement f...
Consultation
October 30, 2018
ectri.org
2020 Helsinki transport research arena 2020 pre-announcement for call for papers
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Research
Top EU Grant Writing Tips
Consultation
September 25, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Once researchers have an innovative idea at hand, acquiring resources for implementation becomes the center of their attention. They spend months curating highly competitive grant proposals that will hopefully secure ...
Open
Research
ERC 2018 Advanced Grant – Lessons Learned
Consultation
September 18, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Now that the ERC 2018 Advanced Grant deadline is behind us, it is important for us to highlight and share some of the lessons learnt. This is because our ongoing efforts is to learn from past deadlines, track signific...
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Research
ERC is not a grant for “fishing expedition” research
Consultation
July 22, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
In this article, we will focus on better understanding the issues with ERC and a “fishing expedition” type of research. Following that, we will share some of our top tips for adjusting “fishing expedition” res...
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Research
The Guide to Collaborations in ERC
Consultation
July 8, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Excluding the ERC Synergy grant, ERC grants are personal. This means that the ERC AdG, CoG and StG projects cannot be collaborative efforts. Since many applicants are used to working in collaboration with their peers ...
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Research
Horizon 2020 proposal template guide – understanding the inn...
Consultation
May 30, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Winning a Horizon 2020 grant is no easy task. Such a feat constitutes an impeccable project proposal which presents the project in the best possible way to its reviewers. As an applicant, having a deep understanding o...
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Research
ERC Grant writing – keep your recycling for the environment
Consultation
April 18, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Throughout the years, our team continues to encounter one repeating issue with countless ERC applicants regarding the ERC grant writing phase of their grant proposal. In general, grant writing is the bread and butter ...
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Data protection
Proposals for two Regulations establishing a framework for int...
Consultation
April 16, 2018
edps.europa.eu
Proposals for two Regulations establishing a framework for interoperability between EU large-scale information systems
Open
Research
The distorting effect of ‘winning’ grants exceptions in Ho...
Consultation
April 10, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
Our most initial communications with new researchers working on Horizon 2020 or ERC grant proposals include an overview of the expected evaluation process for each respective grant. Such an overview is based on our ex...
Open
Research
The Hidden Link Between ERC and FET-Open
Consultation
March 25, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
ERC and FET-Open are very different funding schemes under Horizon 2020. Still, despite such apparent and basic differences, there exists a hidden link which creates a de-facto undocumented overlap between ERC and FET-...
Open
Research
The “Non-Incremental” ERC Challenge
Consultation
March 25, 2018
Enspire Science Ltd.
A prevailing comment responsible for the failure of many ERC AdG (Advanced) applications (though also found in Starting and Consolidator grants) pertains to the ‘incremental nature’ of the proposed research. Why i...
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Biotechnology
Cork – High-tech flooring from nature
Consultation
February 26, 2018
youris.com GEIE
Are you thinking about renovating your house? Then the choice of flooring is certainly something you have already thought about. AllThings.Bio will answer the most important questions about different bio-based floorin...
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Fishery
Consultation response Public consultation on reducing marine l...
Consultation
February 12, 2018
amchameu.eu
Consultation response Public consultation on reducing marine litter: actions on single use plastics and fishing gear
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Health
Public consultation on transformation of health and care in th...
Consultation
October 12, 2017
beuc.eu
Public consultation on transformation of health and care in the digital single market
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Transport
Public Consultation on the evaluation of the Intelligent Trans...
Consultation
August 17, 2017
ectri.org
Public Consultation on the evaluation of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive
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Renewable Energy
MAS2TERING “Workshop 1 Business Convergence I – Telecom/Gr...
Consultation
February 5, 2017
R2M Solution
First public consultation with smart grid stakeholders. One of 4 workshops organized by the MAS2TERING project, a PPP co-funded by EU under FP7. MAS2TERING means: Multi-Agent Systems and Secured coupling of Telecom an...
Open
Renewable Energy
MAS2TERING “Workshop 2 Smart Grid Technologies and Use Cases I”
Consultation
February 5, 2017
R2M Solution
Second public consultation with smart grid stakeholders. One of 4 workshops organized by the MAS2TERING project, a PPP co-funded by EU under FP7. MAS2TERING means: Multi-Agent Systems and Secured coupling of Telecom a...
Open
Renewable Energy
MAS2TERING “Workshop 3 Business Convergence II – Telecom...
Consultation
February 5, 2017
R2M Solution
Third public consultation with smart grid stakeholders. One of 4 workshops organized by the MAS2TERING project, a PPP co-funded by EU under FP7. MAS2TERING means: Multi-Agent Systems and Secured coupling of Telecom an...
Open
Digital
Draft delegated regulation on strong customer authentication a...
Consultation
October 17, 2016
beuc.eu
Draft delegated regulation on strong customer authentication and secure communication
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