How to write Proposal
How to Write a Competitive Proposal for Framework 7
Overview of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide an overview of Framework 7 to 'newcomers'. The course describes the structure and terminology of Framework 7 to EU policies, the common problems in proposal writing and the success criteria for proposals. The course provides tips on how to collect information, how to select strategic partners and how to avoid duplication in proposal writing. The final section describes a strategy for proposal writing.
Course Presenter: Sean McCarthy www.hyperion.ie/seanmccarthy.htm
Duration of Course; The Course can be delivered as a 3.5-hour course (9:00 to 12:30) or a 5.5 hour course (9:00 to 15:30)
Module 1: What can be funded in Framework 7?
Success Criteria for Framework 7 Proposals
How Proposals are Prepared
Activities that can be funded (research, networks, conferences, PhDs)
Module 2: Structure and Terminology used in Framework 7
Sources of Information on Framework 7
The Structure of Framework 7
Terminology used in Framework 7
Who decided the Structure of Framework 7
Who prepared the workprogrammes for the Research Priorities
Module 3: How Proposal are Evaluated
Evaluation Criteria for Framework 7 Proposals
The Evaluation Process
The Evaluation Manual and the Forms used by Evaluators
The role of the ‘Expert Evaluator’ + how to become an 'Expert'
Key websites and documents on the Evaluation of FP7 Proposals
Module 3: The One Page Proposal
Structure of a One-Page-Proposal
The 5 Key Questions (Background to the proposal)
Sources of information for the one page proposal
Sample One Page Proposal
Module 5 How to Streamline Proposal Writing
Step by Step guide to preparing a proposal
How ideas for research proposals are identified
How to kill ‘bad’ ideas
Templates for managing the writing of the proposal
Module 6: How to Write the ‘Potential Impact’ of the Proposal
Background to ‘Potential Impact’
Template for writing the ‘Impact’
Example of ‘Potential Impact’
Ten Routes for Exploiting Research Results
Websites to write the ‘Potential Impact’
Module 7: How to Find the Best Partners
Which countries can participate ?
The different roles in the consortium
The role of the coordinator
How to find best partners.
Key websites to select the ‘Strategic Partners’
source: Sean McCarthy's website as mentioned above in the link.