Bring your past proposals for a critical look by our experts, a mock evaluation by the trainees, follow-up discussion, and lessons learnt.

Requirements

• 1-3 past proposals’ files and the relevant ESRs sent in advance to our expert trainer (in confidence).
• Proposals (not ESRs) should also be made available to the trainees
• Once the files are received, our expert and the group of trainees will need a minimum of 3 working days to read and assess them
• Size of group: up to 6 trainees from organisations of the proposing consortium

The online sessions

1. Introductory session once the proposal/ESR files become available (1 hour)
2. Two-hour training session per proposal for the trainees to present their mock ESRs followed by discussion

Who can participate

• Experienced teams from research offices of universities, research organisations and industry
• Researchers involved in proposal writing
• Proposal/project coordinators

 

Agenda

Introductory session (1 hour)

• The evaluation process
• The EC evaluation forms – EC guidelines
• What does an evaluator look for?
• How long does he/she have to read and mark your proposal?
• How do evaluators interact with each other to obtain consensus?

Training session

To take place once mock ESRs have been compiled by the group of trainees, i.e. at least 3 working days after the introductory session (duration: 2 hours per proposal)

Proposal: Participatory presentation of the group’s ESRs (2 hours)

• Discussion with trainer
• Comparison with original ESR
• Discussion and conclusions

Similar agenda for more than one proposal, with additional two-hour sessions.