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Expert name: Nikolaos Floratos

Course Title: Write a successful proposal on EU funding

Course Sub-title: (one sentence describing the objective of the course) Transform yourself into a great proposal writer and multiply your personal income as well as the organisations/clients you are involved.
Proposed dates for the course: 12-13 October 2016

Relevance: (please indicate why is this course relevant, upcoming calls, etc.)There is a pattern that distinguishes successful/winning proposals and failed ones when they request EU funding. All participants (experienced or novices) will become familiar with this pattern along with tools, tips, templates and methods.

Day 1 / Rituals for Successful Proposal Planning and Submission
9:00 – 10:30 /
  • Welcome
  • Remove the dust: Understand the EU funding structure and discover new EC funding opportunities

10:30 –11:00 / Coffee break
11:00 –12:30 /
  • See the forest and not the tree: Understand how popular EC Funding programmes really work and their philosophy (e.g. Erasmus+, H2020, etc)

12:30 –13:30 /
Lunch break
13:30 –15:00 /
  • The Stress Free Proposal submission: Apply the I. C.R.E.A.T.E.S. systemTM for submitting a successful proposal.

15:00 –15:30 / Coffee break
15:30 –17:00 /
  • The Stress Free Proposal submission– Apply the I. C.R.E.A.T.E.S. formulaTM for submitting a successful proposal. (Cont.)

Day 2 / How to Impress Evaluator with your proposal requesting funding
9:00 – 10:30 /
  • Repetition is the Mother of Skill - Recapitulation
  • Master the Success: C.R.I.T.E.R.I.ATM Formula for preparing great proposals for funding

10:30 –11:00 / Coffee break
11:00 –12:30 /
  • Master the Success: C.R.I.T.E.R.I.ATM Formula for preparing great proposals for funding (cont.)

12:30 –13:30 /
  • Discussion and hands on practice on how theC.R.I.T.E.R.I.ATM Formula fits all European funding programmes (e.g. Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens, EEA, Visegrad, EaSI, LIFE, Interreg, EEA, Equality, humanitarian aid, FPI, etc)
  • Course Evaluation

Nikolaos Floratos after his undergraduate and postgraduate studies as engineer in London, UK,has been working for a number of consultancy and Information Technology companies as consultant and project manager across Europe. He completed also an MBA (Master in Business Administration) and the last 17 years he is involvedin planning, managing and evaluating large and small projects in the area of research, education, ICT (Information Communication Technologies), social inclusion, entrepreneurship, standardization and consumer issues. As a personal trainer and coach, he has supported hundreds of individuals and organisations mainly from Europe but also from all over the world on managing state funding (e.g. from European Commission, National Funds, etc) and receive support for deploying their business idea or mission and he has provedthat anyone can become a great proposal writer or project manager of european funded projects through proper guidance, training and coaching. He is an expert on behalf of the European Commission on evaluating and reviewing projects and proposals since 2003 and currently, he researches through a PhD how eLearning courses can increase students' engagement and motivation.He is the creator of theFunding Expert Transfomation Process™system that can transform anyone to a great proposal writer and project manager of european funded projects.He is also interested in investing in highly innovative start-ups and SMEs and he is member of theEuropean Business Angel Networkand of theInstitute of Leadership and Management. He has received more than 50 recommendations at his linkedin profile ( as a funding expert, coach and trainer. Instruction methodology: His training session is highly interactive and it is based on this set of slides ( with gaps that participants should have a hard copy and complete the missing information.