- Category Face-To-Face Classroom
- Duration 23h45m
- Language English
- Date 4-5-6 June 2025
Face-To-Face Classroom
Crafting winning proposals for EU grants
Gain practical expertise in Managing EU-Funded projects according to PRAG 2021 procedures
Course Description
This intensive 3-day workshop provides participants with the expertise needed to design, write, and submit successful project proposals for EU grants under the PRAG 2021 framework. With a practical, hands-on approach, the course features a comprehensive case study that walks participants through the entire application process. You will learn to navigate EU programming documents, create logical frameworks aligned with OPSYS standards, draft compelling concept notes and full applications, and prepare compliant budgets. Enhance your ability to secure funding from DG INTPA, DG NEAR by building strong relationships with EU Delegations and the European Commission (EC).
Learning Objectives
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand the EU funding and programming system and its relevance to development projects.
- Navigate EU programming documents related to financial instruments and strategic frameworks.
- Execute the critical stages of the EU grant application process, including concept notes and full applications.
- Apply key evaluation criteria to draft proposals aligned with EU expectations.
- Develop logical frameworks that meet EU standards, including OPSYS indicators
- Prepare realistic, compliant budgets that satisfy EU eligibility rules.
- Enhance the quality and success rate of your project proposals.
y subscribing to this course, you will have access to a dedicated page on the PuntoSud learning platform. From here, you can have access to logistic information, download the course materials, complete some assignments.
The course is structured in 3 days of 7 hours of face-to-face sessions combined with self-learning. The total time to complete the course is approximately 23h45m:
- Preliminary tasks – 1 hour – you will be asked to introduce yourself, complete the survey on training expectations and go through some preliminary training materials.
- Live sessions – 21 hours – 3 sessions of 7 hours each - the sessions will be facilitated by PuntoSud experts and they include lectures, plenary and group discussions, group work, quizzes.
- Additional learning material – 1h30m, you will have at your disposal additional readings and documents that you can study at your own pace.
- Forum discussion – you can ask questions and share relevant information with the trainers and the other participants after the training.
- Final tasks – 15 mins – complete the exit test and fill out the evaluation form.
This course is ideal for:
- Staff of NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations with some experience in EU funding and programming system who wish to improve their capacity and success rate in writing proposals;
- Staff of UN agencies and other pillar assessed organisations usually participating in calls for proposals and using EU application formats;
- Professionals and consultants who are interested in improving their project proposal writing skills.
All the material will be available 7 calendar days before the starting date and until 30 calendar days after the end of the last training session.
Once you have completed all the training material and passed the exit test, your certificate of attendance for each specific course will be available to download from the learning platform. The certificates are always available in your profile page with historical data of all PuntoSud Academy courses you’ve attended.
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DAY 1
- The MFF 2021-2027: focus on ‘Neighbourhood and the World’ and its financial instruments
- The Global Europe - NDICI Programme: main components and objectives
- Analyses and use the MultiannuaI Indicative Programmes (MIPs) and (Multi)Annual Action Programmes
- How to be prepared for EU funding opportunities
- Direct negotiations with the EU: be proactive to ensure a fruitful relationship with the EU Delegations and the EC
- Search for interesting calls for proposals
Analysing the guidelines for applicants and identify all needed strategic documents
DAY 2
- Fill in the logframe results chain based on the intervention strategy identified;
- Identify good indicators, including OPSYS core indicators and related sources of data
- Consider assumptions to verify your intervention logic
- Template and instructions to fill in the concept note
- Let's prepare it based on the information included during the design phase and logframe completion
- Check the evaluation grid
- Template and instructions to fill in the full application
- Let's draft the key sections of the full application
DAY 3
- Check the evaluation grid to assess the full proposal
- Administrative documents to be submitted
- Rules on cost eligibility
- Direct / indirect costs, contingency reserve
- Project office costs: shared costs vs apportionment
- Simplified Cost Options
- The budget template and instructions
- Let' prepare our budget starting from a budget per activity
Simona Pogliani
Puntosud Academy - Head Of DepartmentSara Castagneto
Training Manager - TrainerFrancesco Rancati
Training Manager - Trainer520Euro650Euro
(excluding VAT - to be added if due)
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Enrolments
Max: 25 | Min: 8
Location
Milan (to be defined)
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Milan, to be defined, Italy
Time
h 9:30-17:00 (first day) - h 9:00-17:00 (second and third day) CET/CEST
Booking Deadline
Booking will close on 04/06/2025
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Skill Level
Intermediate - Advanced