EMDESK Academy

This one-hour webinar introduces the key features of the lump sum model in Horizon Europe, provides budget planning and work package design practices, as well as offers suggestions on how to implement and monitor lump sum projects.

Download and share with your colleagues our helpful at a glance checklist, which shows all the key elements for a successful preparation to your Horizon EU project.

The major goal of any Horizon Europe project budget is to show how much money a project will cost and if those costs adhere to the guidelines. In this article, we answer the question of what kind of costs can be covered by the Horizon EU grant and give some tips on how to calculate your projects' budget.

Discover the complexities and strategic methods of crafting a lump sum budget for Horizon Europe. Learn the essentials of navigating both pre-award and post-award phases effectively.

In this article, we delve into the essentials of Horizon Europe project cost management and how EMDESK emerges as the quintessential tool for seamless financial coordination and reporting.

This article provides an overview of the various types of EU funding available, along with insights on how start-ups, SMEs, and other organisations can leverage them for success, contributing to the achievement of the EU’s goals and objectives.

This article delves into the intricacies of project time tracking within the Horizon Europe framework, highlighting its significance, challenges, and best practices. All of which are essential for the successful completion of a Horizon Europe project.

This article offers expert insights and strategies for navigating the challenges of financial reporting in Horizon Europe, ensuring clarity and consistency in your financial statements.

Start early, predict wisely, make impact – shape the future of the EU research! Unlock the 5 critical practices to secure the Horizon Europe grant.

This article delves into the four crucial stages of an EU project lifecycle, offering expert guidance on navigating and effectively overcoming the challenges inherent to each phase.

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the steps and strategies to help you identify relevant European funding for your research and innovation project.

In this article we dive into the dynamic role of a Horizon Europe project coordinator. Whether you're an aspiring coordinator or looking to collaborate, this guide sheds light on the responsibilities, challenges, skills, and attributes of driving collaborative research in Horizon Europe.

In this guide, we will delve into the details of time tracking in Horizon Europe projects, including the use of timesheets, the requirements for time records, and the process of filling them out.

This article provides a step-by-step guide on creating a financial statement in Horizon Europe and covers various cost categories eligible for the funding programme.

If you read any document on any EU funding programme, the words exploitation and innovation will probably appear many times. This article takes a closer look at both of these issues in the Horizon Europe programme.

This article provides a detailed step-by-step overview and expert tips on how to write an Implementation Section for a Horizon Europe proposal.

This article provides expert advice on how to present your organisation effectively, maintain a complete public profile, communicate your ideas successfully to become a partner of choice in Horizon Europe and other EU-funded programmes.

In this article, you'll find an overview of the financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the EU, highlighting Horizon Europe financial guidelines and participation rules, as well as the legal framework for individual projects.

During the proposal writing process, the gender topic raises numerous questions. This article provides you with expert tips on how to manage gender aspects in Horizon Europe proposals on three different levels: the Gender Equality Plan, gender dimension, and gender balance.

Learn more about the key must-have features a project management software needs in order to fully support multi-partner Horizon Europe projects.

We welcome you to watch this recorded one-hour webinar on dissemination & communication tasks in EU-funded projects and learn more about budgeting these actions, managing stakeholders' engagement and partners’ efforts.

Writing a Horizon Europe Proposal is a significant commitment in terms of preparation, project estimation, and collaboration with all partners. This article provides expert advice on how to avoid common mistakes in Horizon Europe proposal writing.

This recorded one-hour webinar focuses on gender dimension and cross-cutting issues in Horizon Europe. Watch the webinar to learn how to address a Gender Equality Plan, Open Science, Social Innovation, as well as the role of SSH in Horizon EU proposals.

In this article, we outline the main steps one should follow to develop a successful Horizon Europe proposal work plan, as well as provide expert tips on creating and organising project activities and deliverables.

In this webinar, you will get expert advice & tips on proposal writing in Horizon Europe and learn more about what requires special consideration and expertise in the Horizon Europe proposal templates.

This article provides a detailed step-by-step overview of how to use the Funding and Tenders Portal to apply for an EU-funded programme.

In this article, you will find a detailed analysis on how to calculate Horizon Europe personnel costs, along with the updates and changes compared to Horizon 2020.

This recorded one-hour webinar focuses on the question of how to prepare an accurate financial statement in Horizon Europe. Watch the webinar and get ready for the upcoming financial reports in your Horizon EU project.

This article offers expert tips on planning deliverables and milestones in a Horizon Europe proposal, explaining the difference between the terms and providing guidance on when one would need a deliverable and when a milestone.

This article is an expert guidance on how to build a winning consortium for a Horizon Europe project – from tips on devising the proper strategy and using the right tools for finding Horizon Europe partnerships to recommendations on considering different types of partners.

Communication is crucial for the success of collaborative projects. In this article, we outline top communication skills & habits for project managers and provide tips on how to improve communication management of a Horizon Europe project in 4 simple steps.

Watch this recorded one-hour special webinar with the EC to learn about the latest updates on Horizon Europe, as well as it's specific missions, strategic planning, first work programmes and calls.

In this article we’ve collected tips on how to budget a project with many stakeholders and turn budget calculation in Horizon Europe into a straightforward process, as well as give you an example of a budget for a collaborative project.

Do not underestimate the need to include a preliminary business plan into your Horizon Europe proposal. In this article we’ve collected the key points of such a plan, as well as put together tips on how to present a solid and attractive profit and loss statement (P&L).

Read on this article to know what evaluators expect to see in the dissemination and exploitation plan of your Horizon Europe proposal, as well as why is the promotion of project’s results so important and what is the difference between communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities.

When developing your Horizon 2020 proposal, the question of gender dimension is pertinent and it mirrors the concern of many researchers and proposal writers. This article explains why you need to address the gender dimension in research and innovation and how to do so impactfully.

In this article, we have put together our expert advice and tips on how to facilitate the process of proposal writing under the Horizon 2020 programme, trying to cover both single partner and collaborative EU-funded research projects.

Milestones are an efficient way to catch problems before they become disasters and keep your project on track. They are a cornerstone of a successful H2020 project. Check out our tips on proper planning, setting, and achieving milestones in your research project.

Watch this recorded one-hour webinar with Jeanne Collin – an expert on H2020, to make sure you have all the keys to submit a Certificate on Financial Statement and prepare for a Financial Audit.

In this recorded one-hour webinar Gabriella Lovasz and Frosina Ilievska, experts at Europa Media give you some tips how to start a data management plan development, what to consider, what to include, how to fulfill the FAIR principles.

This article provides a detailed overview of project reporting under the Horizon 2020 programme, explaining the differences and specifics of continuous, periodic, and final reports.

In this special one-hour webinar on the occasion of the current Covid19 crisis we give valuable hands on tips for efficient remote project management in EU funded projects, including Horizon 2020 (H2020).

In this article you'll find everything you need to know about data protection and staying compliant with the security standards of the H2020 programme. Make sure your proposals and projects are secure enough to keep your funding.

Watch this recorded one-hour webinar aimed to give the key information about the role of project coordinator in Horizon 2020 project with multicultural & multidisciplinary consortiums.

You’ll find a wide variety of funding opportunities in the Horizon 2020 work programmes for research & innovation activities in the calls for proposals. This article gives you the basic information about H2020 calls, as well as outlines the 5 key functionalities of the H2020 Funding and Tenders portal.

Watch this recorded one-hour webinar focused on the structure, multiannual strategic plan, and new R&I missions of the new R&I Horizon Europe Programme and get to know lessons learned from Horizon 2020.

Beyond general tips suitable to the whole proposal, the objective of this article is to disclose what are project impacts for Horizon 2020 evaluators, and how to structure an outstanding Impact Section.

Watch this recorded one-hour webinar that provides the key information and practical tips on drafting the Impact Section of a Horizon 2020 (H2020) application to meet best expectations of the EC.