A deeper dive into Horizon Europe: proposal design and impact pathways
DESCRIPTION:
This workshop is designed to support researchers in developing competitive Horizon Europe proposals and transform ideas into well-structured proposals with strong impact. The workshop will address two key components of proposal development.
The first session (18 June, 09:00-12:30) will focus on “Design. Recruit. Build”. In this session, participants will learn how to respond fully to the call topic using a detailed call topic analysis methodology, select and recruit the right partners for their consortium and design a comprehensive and coherent project proposal.
The second session (19 June, 09:00-12:30) will focus on “Impact Pathways” and participants will learn how to maximize the potential impact of their proposal by developing credible, actionable Impact Pathways, incorporating the language of impact in their proposal to enhance clarity and relevance and by identifying appropriate target users and dissemination mechanisms for the project’s results.
This workshop is particularly relevant for researchers who are planning to submit a proposal in the 2026/2027 Pillar II calls.
- Target audience: Postdocs to established researchers
- Maximum number of participants: 15
- Location: IPMA, Matosinhos
- Language: English
- Registration is free for all participants
Registrations are open until 10 June 2026. If you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail upon your registration, please contact twindeeps@ciimar.up.pt.
NOTE:
Due to limited capacity, participants will be selected based on motivation, strategic relevance, maturity of proposal ideas, and potential to apply the acquired knowledge in upcoming Horizon Europe applications.
Workshop Instructors:
Pamela leads ERINN’s proposal services team, providing expert support on Horizon Europe proposal development and impact design. With over 15 years of international project management and training experience, Pamela works daily helping research organisations, SMEs, and consortia navigate the complexities of Horizon Europe. She is an experienced trainer and facilitator, delivering workshops on proposal design, concept development, and impact pathways, and is skilled at translating complex EU terminology and processes into simple terms for diverse audiences. Her areas of expertise include Horizon Europe research administration, stakeholder engagement, and project management with particular focus on the Social Sciences and Humanities.
Michael is a co-founder and Executive Director at ERINN Innovation with responsibility for all pre-award services. He has over 20 years’ experience in research and innovation (R&I), having worked in developing concepts, putting together consortia, raising funds and managing R&I projects. Michael has coordinated 10 European funded projects in the fields of clean energy and alternative water sources, and has been directly involved in hundreds of other projects, proposals and grant funding courses. He co-founded ResourSEAs which is bringing results from a European project on critical raw materials to the market. He has over 40 peer-reviewed publications and he is a co-inventor of 6 patents.
