The H2020 Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation program is intended for those countries that achieve weaker results in research and innovation, so organizations from Serbia and the region do not have to compete with institutions from the most developed countries in order to get financial resources from the EU/H2020 funds. Twinning and ERA Chairs are programs intended to strengthen the capacities of research institutions from less developed countries: Twinning through cooperation with at least 2 prestigious research institutions, and ERA Chairs through the engagement of the world's best scientists from relevant fields. Currently, both calls are open, and the application [...]

During the training we will analyze the complete process of writing a project for the open Horizon 2020 call Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA IF 2020) with the deadline for submission of applications September 9, 2020. It is a call for experienced researchers who have defended a doctoral dissertation or who have more than 4 years of research experience, for their improvement within the proposed research project. More information about the program can be found in the attached brochure. The pass rate is about 15%, and each year about 1350 projects are approved for implementation, within the European [...]

During the 2 days of training for writing Erasmus+ projects, we will cover the entire process of project development, from project idea generation, project proposal writing, budget preparation to evaluation.On the first day, we will present the Erasmus+ program and currently open tenders, tender documentation and methodology for preparing and writing project proposals. We will end the day with a workshop where participants will propose their project ideas, which they will develop and publish during the second day. The second day will be practically all in the form of interactive workshops, so that at the end of the training [...]

During the training, we will analyze the complete project writing process for the open Horizon 2020 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (MSCA RISE 2019) with an application deadline of April 28, 2020. This is a call promoting the exchange of researchers, administrative staff, knowledge and ideas from research to market through international, cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration. The invitation is open to everyone – academic institutions, companies, NGO sector, hospitals, museums, etc. who can participate as partners as well as project coordinators. In 2018, 272 project proposals were reported, with a success rate of 26.7%, [...]

H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative training networks (MSCA ITN) stimulate scientific excellence and innovation. The MSCA ITN brings together and networks universities, research institutes and other sectors from around the world to train researchers at PhD level. The invitation is open to everyone - academic institutions, companies, NGO sector, hospitals, museums, etc. who can participate both as partners and as project coordinators. This is one of the most attractive H2020 calls because it offers the possibility of training and employment of new researchers, organization and participation in conferences and workshops, procurement of materials, procurement of small equipment for research [...]

The Horizon Europe Widening Participation and Spreading Excellence program is intended for research institutions from countries that achieve weaker results in research and innovation, so organizations from Serbia and the region do not have to compete with institutions from the most developed countries in order to get financial resources from the Horizon Europe program . Within this program, the EU has also created a Twinning call, which aims to strengthen the research, administrative and managerial capacities of research institutions through cooperation with at least 2 leading research institutions from Europe. Two Twinning calls for 2023 are currently open: Bottom-up [...]

Organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Training Academy (EUTA) will realize 2 online info days about the new Horizon Europe program and the upcoming competitions for 2021/22, with a focus on topics related to the environment on May 7 and 13. from 10-15.30h. So far, 2 calls have been published for the European Reseach Council (ERC) and the European Innovation Council (EIC). Also, all drafts of Work Programs for 2021/22 are known, and all remaining Horizon Europe competitions for 2021/22 are expected to be announced by mid-May. During the info day, the EUTA team will [...]

During the training we will analyze in detail the complete process of managing ERASMUS + projects from the signing of the Contract to the revision of the project. The focus is on management and implementation, as well as on the financial administration of Erasmus + projects. The training is intended for anyone who implements Erasmus + projects and aims to help institutions of higher education, general education, vocational training, youth and sports organizations and companies to successfully complete their projects. The training program and especially the practical examples and exercises are flexible and adapted to the structure of the participants. [...]

The emphasis in the Horizon Europe program has shifted from open data to research data management and is a mandatory part of the application form that is evaluated. Horizon Europe goes beyond Open Access to Open Science and covers the entire project management process from the preparation of the project proposal to the implementation and writing of the report. The integration of not only mandatory but also recommended practices becomes necessary to obtain a high score in the project evaluation. In addition to the fact that the training is important for the preparation and writing of the project itself, the [...]

In the new application form of the Horizon Europe program, there have been changes compared to the previous one from Horizon 2020, and the biggest changes have been made in section 2 – Impact. Now, in addition to Expected impacts, it is necessary to describe the expected medium-term effects (Expected outcomes) defined by the EC in the text of the call. The project idea and goals should be clearly guided by the specific needs and benefits that the project will achieve for the defined target groups and stakeholders. Project design and description in section 2 (Pathway to impact) should [...]