الأربعاء، 9 مايو 2018

A Sample Checklist For Project Funding Europe

By Joshua Barnes


Currently you are reading this article right ow because you have a proposal for funding in the wings. You are excited to get some money to get your project going and looking for some project funding Europe. If this is such the case, then do read on in this article for some information regarding the acquisition of these funds.

Look out for Call for Proposals for funding on the internet, usually on the fund agencies sites. Usually these are general calls for proposals covering multi disciplinary fields while some calls for very specific projects for funding. See where yours will fit in and submit accordingly by the guidelines once you have polished it up. Project proposal calls for funds usually occur in the first six months of every year.

It may be a good idea for your proposal to be looked over by a grant application expert before you submit. Many experts for grant proposal writing exist out there and they may charge a modest fee to help spruce up your application. Some do not charge fees however, but expect to be made part of the project team once it is approved.

One factor in getting funds from Europe is that you must have a European based partner. This partner can be non governmental or governmental in nature, as long as you do have a European entity as part of the entire project execution. Thus it may be a good idea to get some Memoranda of Agreements and Letters of Intent ready for these European bodies just in case.

Once you have all the necessary modifications and polishing done on it, submit your proposal and hope for the best. Usually these proposal will take up to fourteen weeks to be scrutinized and looked over for viability. In the meantime while you wait you may also work on other things as well.

During the processing of your application, many experts in their fields will look over your project proposal and they will of course generate certain questions and clarifications for you to discuss with the. However, these questions will not be mailed to you, but instead they will set up an interview panel with you to give you a chance to give your pitch. If you are scheduled for such, then you know that you have a good chance of getting it approved.

At the interview panel, there will usually be five experts to ask you questions. Thus you should be there with a select few members of your team as well should they ask very specific questions. You an prepare in general for this interview by brushing up on your ideas about viability, how the parameters will be monitored and evaluated, and if there will be an impact analysis done as a follow up once the project ends. These parts of the interview are usually given heavy weight in terms of points.

Should you pass this stage and be given the grant, expect a month to pass before you get any solid response. Once approved, do expect that they will just hand you the money on a silver platter. You will still need to submit project plan worksheets, man hour computations, monitoring and evaluation and such. You also will need to pass in terms of references for all team members, both present and for ones in the future as well.




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