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AI for Evaluating EU Proposals: What Evaluators See
Live Webinar · 25 November 2026 AI is rapidly changing how research offices, National Contact Points (NCPs), and internal evaluation panels handle proposal review workflows. Used correctly, AI can help reviewers pre-screen large volumes of proposals faster, identify structural weaknesses, and improve internal evaluation efficiency. Used incorrectly, it crosses ethical and procedural boundaries. Under the European Commission’s Standard Briefing Slides v14.0, evaluators must not use AI to score proposals or make evaluation decisions. Yet many organisations still lack clear guidance on where the line actually sits. This practical 90-minute webinar explains where AI supports proposal evaluation safely, where it introduces risk or bias, and how to build compliant AI-assisted pre-screening workflows. Whether you manage internal evaluations, proposal triage, or research-support operations, this session will help you establish safer and more effective AI practices.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
Why Traditional Startup Models Fail in Deep Tech and Sustainability
Live Webinar · 4 December 2026 Most startup advice was designed for software companies with short sales cycles, low capital requirements, and fast customer feedback loops. Deep-tech, climate, biotech, and sustainability ventures operate under completely different conditions. Long development timelines, regulatory dependencies, infrastructure costs, procurement barriers, and investor expectations make traditional Lean Startup and MVP frameworks insufficient — and sometimes actively harmful. Many founders lose 12–18 months trying to force deep-tech ventures into business models built for SaaS companies. This practical 90-minute webinar explains why conventional startup logic often fails in science-driven ventures, what alternative business models actually work, and how technology maturity (TRL) changes strategic choices. Whether you are building a spin-off, preparing for EIC funding, or supporting innovation ventures, this session will help you rethink commercialisation strategy for deep-tech markets
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
MSCA-DN 2026: 3-Week Sprint to Deadline
Live Webinar · 27 October 2026 Three weeks before submission. Around 150 Doctoral Networks expected to be funded. Rejection rate: approximately 85%. At this stage, most MSCA-DN proposals are already written. The final weeks before submission are not about rewriting the project from scratch. They are about identifying the targeted structural fixes that improve evaluator confidence, strengthen scoring consistency, and prevent avoidable compliance problems. This practical 90-minute sprint session is designed specifically for near-final MSCA-DN drafts preparing for the 24 November 2026 deadline. You will learn how to perform a final compliance review, where the remaining scoring weaknesses usually sit, and how to avoid the last-minute submission problems that affect many otherwise competitive proposals.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
IP Mistakes That Kill Commercialisation Before It Starts
Live Webinar · 9 December 2026 Having a patent does not automatically create commercial value. Many Horizon Europe projects and research consortia lose future commercialisation opportunities long before a spin-off, licensing deal, or investor conversation ever begins — often because of avoidable IP mistakes made during consortium formation. Background rights, foreground ownership, access conditions, publication timing, and joint-ownership structures are frequently handled poorly, creating barriers that emerge years later when projects attempt to commercialise results. This practical 90-minute webinar explains the most common IP mistakes in collaborative research projects, why patents alone are not an IP strategy, and how different commercialisation pathways require different IP approaches. Whether you work in technology transfer, research management, or innovation-driven SMEs, this session will help you design stronger IP foundations before commercialisation problems become irreversible.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
Cluster 4 Digital, Industry & Space 2027: How to Apply with Success
Live Webinar · 18 December 2026 Around 50 grants expected across single-stage, FTRI, and two-stage calls. Deadline: 2 February 2027. Cluster 4 Digital, Industry & Space remains one of Horizon Europe’s largest industrial funding opportunities — yet many manufacturing SMEs still focus only on national schemes despite being explicit beneficiaries within the programme. From Made in Europe and AI-Data-Robotics (AI-DA) to Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU), Cluster 4 increasingly rewards industrially driven consortia capable of combining technology development, industrial deployment, standards alignment, and European strategic autonomy. This practical 90-minute webinar explains how the six Cluster 4 destinations work, when to align with major European partnerships, and how to structure a consortium that scores competitively. Whether you are preparing your first CL4 application or refining an existing strategy, this session will help you position your proposal more effectively for the February 2027 deadline.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
Why Funding Often Ends at TRL 6 — And What You Can Do About It
Live Webinar · 22 December 2026 Many innovation teams successfully reach TRL 5–6 — only to discover that obtaining scale-up funding becomes harder, not easier. Early-stage research funding is relatively structured and predictable. After TRL 6, however, the landscape becomes fragmented across instruments such as EIC Transition, EIC Accelerator, EUREKA Eurostars, STEP, national schemes, and private investment — each requiring different evidence, business maturity, and commercial readiness. This is where many promising technologies stall. This practical 90-minute webinar explains why projects struggle after TRL 6, how scale-up evaluators think differently from research evaluators, and how to map the right funding instrument to your maturity stage. You will also receive an early preview of the upcoming EIC Pre-Accelerator for Widening countries expected in Q2 2027. Whether you are building a spin-off, preparing for commercialisation, or supporting innovation ecosystems, this session will help you navigate the difficult transition from funded project to scalable venture.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
Cluster 1 Health 2027: 36 Grants Across Single + Two-Stage Calls
Live Webinar · 19 January 2027 Around 36 grants expected across single-stage and two-stage calls. Deadline: 13 April 2027. Cluster 1 Health remains one of Horizon Europe’s most competitive funding areas for clinical research, biotech innovation, public health, and healthcare systems transformation. For 2027, one major shift is already reshaping proposal evaluation: alignment with the European Health Data Space (EHDS). Many otherwise strong proposals from university hospitals, research institutes, and biotech SMEs fail to address EHDS requirements clearly — even though data interoperability, access, governance, and cross-border health-data use increasingly influence evaluator scoring. This practical 90-minute webinar explains how the 2027 Cluster 1 structure works, how to choose between single-stage and two-stage calls, and how to position proposals around Mission Cancer, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and Pandemic Preparedness priorities. Whether you are preparing a clinical, translational, or public-health proposal, this session will help you strengthen strategic positioning before the April 2027 deadline.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
AI for Horizon Europe Project Management
Live Webinar · 2 February 2027 Project coordinators and work-package leaders increasingly spend a significant portion of their time on administrative reporting rather than project delivery. Risk registers, deliverable tracking, meeting summaries, periodic-report drafting, and compliance documentation are highly repetitive workflows — and many of them can now be partially automated using AI.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
AI for SMEs and Entrepreneurs: No Hype, Just Performance
Live Webinar · 4 September 2026 Most SMEs approach AI implementation in the wrong order. They start with marketing tools, content generation, and social-media automation — and end up with very little measurable operational impact. The SMEs seeing real gains typically begin somewhere else entirely: supplier operations, workflow automation, procurement, customer support, and internal efficiency. Sequence matters more than tool choice. This practical 90-minute webinar explains how SMEs can implement AI in ways that generate measurable cost savings and operational improvements without expensive consultants, unnecessary software stacks, or unrealistic expectations. You will also learn how to use free European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) assessments before spending money on vendors — and what the EU AI Act means for SMEs in practice. Whether you run a startup, a scaling SME, or an innovation support organisation, this session will help you approach AI implementation strategically rather than reactively.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
Cluster 6 Food & Bioeconomy 2027: 26 Grants in Single-Stage Call 03
Live Webinar · 4 February 2027 Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment remains one of Horizon Europe’s largest funding opportunities for agri-food innovation, bioeconomy transformation, sustainability, and environmental systems. Yet many agri-food organisations still default to national or CAP funding — even when Cluster 6 offers significantly larger funding envelopes, stronger innovation pathways, and broader European deployment opportunities. For 2027, Cluster 6 places strong emphasis on: Living Labs and Lighthouses Mission Soil integration Farm-to-Fork strategy alignment Bioeconomy scaling Multi-actor stakeholder engagement This practical 90-minute webinar explains how the 2027 Cluster 6 calls are structured, how Call 03 differs from earlier calls, and when Horizon Europe is strategically stronger than CAP or national funding routes. Whether you are preparing a proposal in sustainable agriculture, bioeconomy, environmental systems, food innovation, or rural transformation, this session will help you position your application more competitively for the 2027 deadlines.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)
MSCA 2027 — Staff Exchanges, COFUND, Choose Europe and Citizens Explained
Live Webinar · 16 February 2027 The 2027 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) programme includes four major calls opening between December 2026 and March 2027: Staff Exchanges COFUND Choose Europe for Science MSCA & Citizens Many institutions explore MSCA funding but struggle to distinguish which instrument actually fits their strategy, consortium structure, mobility model, or organisational goals. The result is often months spent drafting the wrong type of proposal. Each instrument operates with different: Evaluation logic Host requirements Consortium structures Person-month rates Mobility rules Strategic objectives This practical 90-minute webinar explains all four MSCA 2027 instruments side by side, helping universities, research institutes, SME consortia, and science-engagement organisations choose the correct pathway before proposal development begins. You will also receive an overview of the new Choose Europe for Science initiative — expected to become a flagship programme for attracting international postdoctoral talent into Europe.
EUR 50.00 (+ 19% VAT)