One of the biggest mistakes a spin-out or SME can make is looking for “the funding”. Because there probably isn’t one pot of money that will take an innovation from where it is today all the way...

When collaboration strengthens a proposal—and when it weakens it. “We need a partner.” It’s something I hear surprisingly often when organisations start thinking about a funding application. But...

In Horizon Europe, the gender dimension isn’t just about who is on your project team. It’s about whether sex and gender could influence your research, your innovation — and ultimately, the impact you create. In...

In Horizon Europe, impact isn’t something you add in once the research is designed. The strongest proposals think about who will benefit, what needs to change and how that change will happen — from the...

A higher TRL doesn’t automatically mean a better innovation or service. Understanding where your technology or service idea sits on the readiness scale — and what funders expect at each stage — can make...

Previously, I’ve explored why great ideas don’t always get funded, the importance of building the right consortium and how to decide whether your organisation should coordinate or join a project. This...