How to write a succesful project proposal
Hai difficoltà ad ottenere finanziamenti per i tuoi progetti?
Navigare nel complesso mondo dei bandi di finanziamento può essere una sfida, e spesso una buona idea da sola non basta. Scrivere una proposta efficace richiede selezionare lo strumento di finanziamento giusto, così come strategia, chiarezza e capacità di rispondere in modo preciso alle aspettative dei valutatori.
Il nostro Corso di Proposal Writing, condotto dai Grant Manager di Innovation Acta, è progettato per fornirti gli strumenti giusti per trasformare la tua idea in un progetto competitivo e finanziabile. Attraverso un approccio didattico pratico, basato sull’esperienza diretta e casi reali, acquisirai tecniche, strategie e suggerimenti concreti per aumentare le tue possibilità di successo. Durante il corso sono previste esercitazioni individuali e in gruppo.
Il corso di formazione immersivo di due giorni si concentra sulla scrittura delle proposte per Horizon Europe. Le giornate di formazione si svolgono in presenza.
Quali temi affronterai?
- Approccio Strategico a Horizon Europe: Comprendi la visione e gli obiettivi di Horizon Europe per sviluppare proposte vincenti;
- Strumenti di Progettazione: Analizza gli strumenti e le risorse disponibili per costruire una proposta solida e ben strutturata;
- Preparazione alla Scrittura delle Proposte: Scopri come affrontare al meglio la scrittura delle tue proposte, passo dopo passo;
- Dalla Visione alla Proposta Progettuale: Impara a trasformare un’idea innovativa in una proposta coerente e vincente.
Cosa imparerai?
- Come individuare il bando di finanziamento più adatto alla tua idea progettuale;
- Strategie efficaci per scrivere proposte di successo;
- Lezioni apprese da esperienze reali;
- Esercitazioni pratiche e quiz per applicare le best practices;
- Suggerimenti per aumentare la probabilità di successo delle domande di finanziamento.
A chi è rivolto?
- Ricercatori, accademici e grant writer;
- Startup, PMI e innovatori alla ricerca di fondi;
- Organizzazioni no-profit e istituzioni.
Migliora la qualità delle tue proposte e ottieni i fondi necessari per realizzare i tuoi progetti!
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EU4Health
The EU4Health Programme is the EU’s dedicated health funding instrument for 2021–2027, created to strengthen Europe’s resilience to health crises and improve public health across member states. It supports actions that enhance disease prevention, reinforce health systems, improve access to medicines and medical devices, and boost cooperation at EU level. Through targeted funding, EU4Health aims to build a healthier, more prepared, and more equitable Europe.
The EU4Health Programme is managed by DG SANTE (European Commission).
Open Calls
Multiple sourcing Framework Contracts to speed up the development of and access to innovative medical countermeasures Next Generation Therapeutics for Infectious Diseases.
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Clinical Trial Readiness through the Establishment of a Pilot Filovirus Investigational Vaccine Reserve.
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The project aims to establish and maintain a European stockpile of experimental vaccines that can be quickly used during outbreaks and incorporated into emergency clinical studies. This strategy is intended to speed up vaccine clinical development beginning at Phase 2.
Deadline: 02 September 2026
Long-term stockpiling of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and rapid production of finished dose forms.
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The objective is to evaluate technologies capable of extending the shelf life of APIs, enabling flexible and rapid production in the event of health emergencies, improving the sustainability and resilience of healthcare systems
Deadline: 30 September 2026
MSCA Doctoral Networks
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) support excellent research training, skills development, and international mobility for researchers at all career stages. Trough its main calls—Doctoral Networks, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Staff Exchanges, COFUND, and MSCA and Citizens—the programme strengthens Europe’s research landscape by fostering international collaboration, interdisciplinary learning, and the growth of highly skilled, globally connected researchers.
Doctoral Networks are a key component, funding international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral doctoral programmes. They help institutions attract top talent, provide high-quality supervision, and equip PhD candidates with advanced scientific and transferable skills, preparing them for successful careers within and beyond academia.
The goal of MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD and who wish to acquire new skills through advanced training, international, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships will be open to excellent researchers of any nationality.
Open Calls
Postdoctoral fellowships
| Topic | Type of Action | Budget (EUR million) |
Deadline |
| HORIZON-MSCA2026-PF-01-01 | TMA Postdoctoral Fellowships – European Fellowships | 339.19 | 09 Sep 2026 |
| HORIZON-MSCA2026-PF-01-01 | TMA Postdoctoral Fellowships – Global Fellowships | 59.86 | 09 Sep 2026 |
Doctoral Networks
| Topic | Type of Action | Budget (EUR million) |
Deadline |
| HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 | TMA Doctoral Networks | 593.03 | 24 November 2026 |
| HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 | TMA Doctoral Networks – Industrial Doctorates | 24 November 2026 | |
| HORIZON-MSCA2026-DN-01-01 | TMA Doctoral Networks – Joint Doctorates | 24 November 2026 |
ERC - European Research Council
The European Research Council (ERC) funds ground-breaking research driven by scientific excellence. Its highly competitive grants support individual researchers and their teams to pursue ambitious, curiosity-driven ideas with the potential to transform their fields. Open to all disciplines, the ERC empowers outstanding talent to push the frontiers of knowledge in Europe.
Open Calls
| Topic | Budget (EUR million) |
Budget/ project |
Number of projects expected to be funded | Deadline |
| Advanced Grant Call | 747 | 2.5 | 294 | 27 August 2026 |
| ERC Plus Grant Call | 210 | 7 | 30 | 2 September 2026 |
The ERC Plus Grant 2026 call supports ambitious, high-impact research projects that go beyond the scope of standard ERC funding, aiming to enable transformative scientific breakthroughs across all disciplines. Applications are open to researchers hosted in the EU or associated countries, with funding for long-term projects of up to seven years. It is highly competitive with a limited number of awards so start preparing early to align proposals with the call’s vision for frontier and disruptive research.
In parallel, the ERC Scientific Council has updated reapplication rules to ensure fairness and balance in the evaluation process amid increasing demand.
Full details on topics, deadlines, and submission procedures can be found here:
ERC Scientific Council readjusts rules for reapplication|ERC
Introducing ERC Plus Grants: Pioneering Research Beyond Boundaries | ERC | Horizon Europe NCP Portal
EIC - European Innovation Council
EIC Pathfinder is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC), designed to fund early-stage, high-risk / high-gain research that can pave the way to breakthrough technologies.
Within Pathfinder, the Open call is the “bottom-up” strand: it welcomes proposals in any field of science, technology or application, without predefined thematic priorities.
Open Calls
| Topic | Budget (EUR million) |
Budget/ project |
Number of projects expected to be funded | Deadline |
| Pathfinder CHALLENGES | 96 | 4 | 24 | 28 October 2026 |
The 2026 Challenges Call includes three cutting-edge thematic strands that seek to push the frontiers of science and enable transformative technology development:
- II.2.1 Advanced Materials for Miniaturised Energy Harvesting Systems — This topic invites proposals to develop novel materials and device architectures that can efficiently scavenge ambient energy at microscale. The ambition is to enable self-powered miniaturised systems (e.g. IoT devices, sensors, wearable electronics) through breakthroughs in material properties, integration strategies, and energy conversion techniques.
- II.2.2 Biotechnology for Healthy Ageing — This theme focuses on leveraging biotechnology, bioengineering and life-science innovations to promote longer, healthier lifespans. It aims to address biological aging processes, preventative diagnostics, regenerative therapies, and interventions that maintain functional resilience over time.
- II.2.3 DeepRAP: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards Trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems — Under this call, the goal is to advance the methodological foundations of AI by combining deep learning with symbolic reasoning, abstraction, planning and verification. The ambition is to build more trustworthy, interpretable, and robust cognitive systems that can operate reliably in complex, uncertain environments.
EIC Pathfinder targets work in the earliest Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), typically TRL 1 to TRL 4 — i.e. from basic research up to proof-of-concept / lab validation.