Putting together an EC project proposal

This course is most suitable for people responsible for fundraising from the European Commission and proposal writing for the European Commission. Delivered in-house for your organisation.

This course will teach you how to write a concept note that fits with EC objectives and what to include in a full proposal.

What you will learn

• What is special about EC proposal writing
• The key stages in preparing a two-stage EC application
• How to use the logical framework approach in your application
• What to include in a full proposal
• The essentials of an EC budget

Programme

• What a programme could cover:
• Introductions, expectations and course overview
• Update on EC funding
• Calls for proposals, PADOR, eligibility rules and EC formats
• Partnership issues
• Writing concept notes
• Establishing relevance to EC objectives, target groups and need
• Appraising a concept note
• Checking for impact, added value, and relevance
• Appraising a concept note
• Checking for fit with the logical framework
• Inputs, outputs, outcomes and results
• Full proposals
• Using indicators of change to show project impact
• Management, monitoring and evaluation
• Appraising a full proposal for coherence
• Assumptions, risks and sustainability
• EC budgets
• Unit costs, VAT, eligible costs and effective cost allocation
• EC budgets
• Match funding
• Justifying costs
• Overview and evaluation