What Projects Does the EU Like Most? Posted on March 19, 2019March 18, 2020 By Stephan Segler, Ph.D. The EU is not a private investor. Next to a great business proposition, the EU also cares about long term social, environmental and economic benefits in Europe with respects to climate change, a reduction in unemployment, boosting innovation, gender equality, integration of ethnic minorities, sustainability, infrastructure and facilitating the introduction of future technologies. It is common to only focus on the ROI of the project but it is also very important to consider current issues in the EU (found in policies, directives, agreements …) and outline them in the application to make a stronger case. Horizon 2020 Phase 1 SME Instrument / EIC Accelerator EIC Accelerator womenInvestorsSME Instrument Phase 1tip#09
EIC Accelerator Smack My Pitch Up: Changing The Evaluation Focus Of The EIC Accelerator Posted on May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 The EIC Accelerator funding (grant and equity, with blended financing option) has undergone substantial changes over the past years, especially during the transition from the Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) to the Horizon Europe (2021-2027) framework program. As part of the European Commissions (EC) and European Innovation Councils (EIC) portfolio of funding… Read More
EIC Accelerator Work Packages for the EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument Phase 2) Posted on October 31, 2020October 18, 2020 Work packages are an integral part of EIC Accelerator applications (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2) and are the key to specifying and quantifying the exact use of the grant or blended financing requested (i.e. a combination of grant and equity). Professional writers and grant consultants are well aware of their… Read More
EIC Accelerator Writing the Abstract for the EIC Accelerator Grant (SME Instrument Phase 2) Posted on June 16, 2020October 9, 2020 The abstract for the EIC Accelerator (SME Instrument Phase 2) project will be the only part of the proposal that, if successful, is made public through the Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) website. In general, it should contain a complete summary of the project, condensed into 2,000 characters,… Read More