← Back to Articles
Segler Consulting

Professional Grant Proposal Writing

October 12, 2017 • By Stephan Segler, PhD

Why hire a professional grant proposal writer?

The EC has published templates for grant proposals but they are very general and do not guide the applicant to the content that makes a high-quality proposal. We know what evaluators are looking for and what content needs to actually be in the proposal. Every project is different and there is no general way to present a project since business models, technological developments and market can be highly versatile.

What other advantages are there?

The proposal will present the complete project and since it is owned by you, it can be reused for other purposes such as for investors, other grants or for partners related to the project.

What is included in the writing services?

  • Writing of the proposal including design and project definition
  • The company profile document
  • An abstract for the project
  • The submission of the proposal through the EC portal and re-submissions if rejected
 

What is the next step?

We offer a free 20 min consultation to find out if the project is suitable for the funding, just fill out the form in the contact section.  

These tips are not only useful for European startups, professional writers, consultants and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) but are generally recommended when writing a business plan or investor documents.

Deadlines: Post-Horizon 2020, the EIC Accelerator accepts Step 1 submissions now while the deadlines for the full applications (Step 2) under Horizon Europe are:

EIC Accelerator Step 1 Deadline 2025

00
Days
00
Hours
00
Minutes
00
Seconds

EIC Accelerator Step 2 Deadline 2025

-
12
March
-
1
October
EIC Accelerator Step 2 Deadlines: March 12th 2025 and October 1st 2025

EIC Accelerator Step 3 Deadline 2025

-
2
June
-
?
January
EIC Accelerator Step 3 Interview Dates: Week of June 2nd 2025 and January 2026

 

The Step 1 applications must be submitted weeks in advance of Step 2. The next EIC Accelerator cut-off for Step 2 (full proposal) can be found here. After Brexit, UK companies can still apply to the EIC Accelerator under Horizon Europe albeit with non-dilutive grant applications only - thereby excluding equity-financing.

Contact: You can reach out to us via this contact form to work with a professional consultant.

AI Grant Writer: ChatEIC is a fully automated EIC Accelerator grant proposal writer: Get it here.

EU, UK & US Startups: Alternative financing options for EU, UK and US innovation startups are the EIC Pathfinder (combining Future and Emerging Technologies - FET Open & FET Proactive) with €4M per project, Thematic Priorities, European Innovation Partnerships (EIP), Innovate UK with £3M (for UK-companies only) as well as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants with $1M (for US-companies only).

Any more questions? View the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section.

Want to see all articles? They can be found here.

For Updates: Join this Newsletter!

Loading