Simple tips for EU projects
23 Jun 2009 by fredherrera
Irish will be voting again for or against the Lisbon Treaty in the autumn. Might as well brief you on things I have been learning doing more than 70 EU project revisions.
Tick the basic boxes:
- EU dimension: get right number of consortium members that provide good European coverage.
- Get capable, committed, and competent consortium partners together and make sure the map their role against project plan deliverables.
- Offer project management methodology in case things go wrong.
- Address an already identified need (commercial/sectoral and/or public service).
- Reasons why your consortium is the best to address need.
Proposal:
- Stick to clear arguments matching requirements in EU official documents (info day material/Work Programme).
- Pay someone to write proposal if English is not first language.
- Don’t write stuff for sake of writing stuff as external evaluators will dig for specific info on how you are going to do things in practical ways.
- KPIs need to be relevant and sufficient to influence outcome of project beyond funded period.
- Reason your costs and value per measured outcomes.
Divide total funding requested by KPIs and you’ll realize that EU plays a strong enabling role in all this…
Feel free to contact me if you want to develop of a consortium of partners in digital media.
Fred
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June 24, 2009
5:09 am
Thanks very much, Fred. I’m putting together an EU proposal at the moment, so this is very timely and helpful. Best, Fiona.
Fiona Ashe
June 24, 2009
8:34 pm
Fred
Great post here and the outcome for the Lisbon treaty will be interesting.
btw, I am organizing another North side Open coffee event this sat, 27th at 10.30 in the Airport Hilton Hotel, on the Malahide Road.
I hope to see you there, and maybe you might let me know if you can make it
Shane
shane
June 25, 2009
7:20 am
Shane, Fiona,
Just saw your comments! Thanks for them, Fred
fredherrera
August 11, 2009
10:37 am