

Presentation
The e-learning training course, designed by Smarteam, is made to respond the growing demand of skills in European funds sector. It’s a complete training course to:
- browse through the different calls of EU funding,
- get the tools and methodology required for the project proposals preparation in response to EU calls
- improve the competitiveness of your company on the market by developing a transnational exchange and innovation path.
Recipient
Managers and staff operating in companies, professional offices, public bodies, non-profit organizations, foundations, universities, educational institutes and training centers, development agencies, trade and trade associations, etc.
Course offers
The online course consists of 4 modules about 60 video-lessons able to give you the knowledge and skills needed to identify the European fund suitable for your business and to start presenting project proposals in response to European calls.
Course modules
MODULE 1
- EU Funding Programmes – Lesson 1
- What does the European Union do?
- Direct/Indirect management
- Funding opportunities for SME’s
- How to partecipate to EU grants
- General criteria for eligibility of costs
- Eligible costs 1
- Eligible costs 2
- Payment procedures
- Horizon 2020
- Pillars of the programme
- Funding and tender opportunities
- Actions of funding schemes
- Horizons 2020 SME Instrument
- Looking for SME who are…
- COSME
- Erasmus+
- Life
- Programme for employment and social innovation
MODULE 2
- EU Project Preparation – Lesson 2
- Entry point for participants
- Key steps
- EU Project Preparation
- Project idea
- Smart goals
- Work Package (WP)
- A call contains
- Preparation phases of the proposal
- Calculation of financial capacity on Horizon 2020
- Results
- Tips and errors to avoid
MODULE 3
- Project Management Tool and Grant Contract – Lesson 3
- Project Cycle Management (PCM)
- Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
- Analysis phase
- Example – Problem Tree
- Example – Objective Tree
- Planning phase
- Logical framework
- Output and Outcome examples
- Budget
- Evaluation criteria I
- Evaluation criteria II
- Evaluation criteria III
- Negotiation
- Roles of grant agreement
MODULE 4
- From Construction of Project Proposal to the anagement of a Financial Project – Lesson 4
- Construction of project proposal
- Project
- Budget
- Project costs
- Non eligible costs
- The budget through logical process
- Project manual
- Internal meeting
- Lick-off meeting
- Grant agreement
- Partnership agreement
- Fiscal aspect
- Audit
Course features
- 24 hours online accessibility by any device (PC, smartphone, tablet);
- Slides and supporting documents are in English and can be downloaded;
- Certificate of attendance at the end of the course
Additional services 
The price included:
- Quarterly newsletter about opportunities and European calls deadlines
- 5 hour consultancy via remote device (email, chat, videocall, etc.).
HOW TO GET YOUR COURSE ABOUT “EUROPEAN FUNDS FOR YOUR BUSINESS”?
