Contents of Workshop: 

Module 1: Profile of Researchers with High Success Rates 

• Researchers with High Success Rates 

• Converting Excellent ideas into Competitive Proposals 

• From 'Telling' to 'Selling' proposal ideas 

• Strategy of Organisations with High Success Rates 

• The Role of the Research Support Office 

Module 2: From EU Policies to Pillar II Work Programmes 

• How EU Policies are Converted into Pillar II Work Programmes 

• From Specific EU Policies to Pillar II Topics 

• Diagrams needed to explain relevance to EU Policies 

Module 3: How Pillar II Proposals are Evaluated 

• The Evaluation Process for Pillar II 

• Key Documents used in the Evaluation of Pillar II Proposals 

• The Role of the Remote Evaluators 

• The Role of the Evaluation Committee 

• Analysis of Pillar II Calls in Horizon Europe 

Module 4: Proposal Clinics ( How to Screen Pillar II Proposals) 

• The Role of Proposal Clinics 

• Template for Proposal Clinic Presentations  

• Selecting Strategic Partners  

• The Abstract (Template)  

• The Consensus Report 

• Compiling the Proposal 

Module 5: Proposal Intelligence (Specific EU Policies and Expert Groups) 

• How to Analyse a Pillar II Work Programme 

• Expert Groups Consulted for Grand Challenges 

• The role of CSAs (Coordination and Support Actions) 

Module 6: The Impact of Pillar II on Global Challenges 

• Output, Outcomes and Impact of Pillar II Topics  

• The EU Policy Making Process  

• The Impact of Research on EU Policies 

• Case Studies from Pillar II Clusters 

Module 7: The Impact of Pillar II on EU Industrial Leadership 

• EU Industrial Strategies 

• Expert Groups Consulted on Industrial Strategies 

• Disruptive and Enabling Technologies 

• Exploitation, Dissemination and Communication measures 

• Synergies with other EU Programmes 

Information on the trainers: 

Dr. Seán McCarthy