Specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU continue to provide consultations for interested participants

The department of NRFU Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine   often receives requests from current or potential participants of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme to provide consulting support on participation in the Programme’s calls for proposals. Taking into account the numerous requests, the Office’s specialists provide consultations in online and offline formats.

On  July 3, Office was visited by Maria Oksymets, HR Manager at SVARMED LLC, a company that manufactures surgical and biowelding equipment and has ambitious plans to participate in Horizon Europe Programme. She wanted to know what the first steps should be, what to look for in order to prepare for participation and submit a successful application.

Office’s specialists oriented the representative of SVARMED LLC in the peculiarities of the Programme, told in detail about the first steps to be taken, namely, registration of the organisation on the EU Funding & Tenders portal and obtaining a PIC number, as well as searching for partners to form a consortium. In particular, the need to develop the innovation component in the proposed application was emphasised, as it is new technologies and innovations that change society’s life for the better that receive funding from the European Commission.

The specialists of Horizon Europe Office in Ukraine of the NRFU provided comprehensive answers to all the questions of the applicant and offered to join the informational and training events organised by Office, as well as to seek assistance from national contact points if necessary.