Within the scope of the jointly funded by the Turkish Government and The European Union, “Turkey in Horizon 2020 Phase II” project, the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Project Writing Training for SMEs called ‘Full Proposal Writing for EIC Accelerator Support under Horizon Europe’ was held online on Wednesday, 5 May 2021.

The training, which was the ninth of fifteen events, lasted three hours and supported SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups and individual entrepreneurs who have made a successful first-stage application for the EIC Accelerator (the SME Instrument) Programme under Horizon Europe that focuses on the three main evaluation criteria of Impact, Excellence and Implementation.

The new ‘Horizon Europe’ Framework Programme which was launched in January this year introduced a new application and proposal submission process for businesses intending to submit applications for ‘Accelerator’ support for innovative SMEs.

In response to these changes, our team of international experts has staged an online Project Writing Training course entitled ‘Accelerator – Making a Successful Application’ on Wednesday, 28th April, commencing at 10:00 for approximately 2.5 hours. The content provided guidance on best practice in making the important initial application. This event was aimed at SMEs which would like to learn more about the three key elements in applying – completing the standard form, preparing a pitch deck, and developing a 3-minute video.