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 Investigating EIC Accelerator Success Rates for Each Stage (SME Instrument) Posted on February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 The EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity financing) is undergoing a transformation in 2021 (read: Proposed Evaluation). The former 2-step process (application and pitch interview) which has been active for almost 4 years is gaining a third step (video pitch and mini-application) which can… Read More
EIC Accelerator Balancing Content for the EIC Accelerators Step 1 Video, Deck and Proposal (SME Instrument) Posted on April 25, 2021April 20, 2021 The EIC Accelerator blended financing (formerly SME Instrument Phase 2, grant and equity) has recently introduced a novel Step 1 to the application process. This is presenting a new challenge to professional writers, consultancies and freelancers but it is also an interesting new way of displaying an innovation project (read:… 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