Course Purpose

Give R&I professionals a two-in-one springboard: squeeze the most out of Horizon Europe’s final 2025-27 calls and line up early wins for the € 175 billion FP10 era that begins in 2028. Day 1 blends a “last-minute opportunity hunt” of Horizon Europe with forward-looking FP10 readiness; Day 2 lets insights ferment naturally on a relaxed Aegean cruise, where conversations are transformed into partnerships.

Learning Objectives — You will be able to…

1. Spot and prioritize high-value Horizon Europe 2025-27 calls that match your expertise, with emphasis on the programme’s new competitiveness drive and the € 7.2 billion 2025 call pot.

2. Draft a compliant lump-sum budget (now > 35 % of grants and heading to 50 % by 2027) and avoid common audit flags.

3. Map your pathway from Horizon Europe to FP10, understanding the four-pillar structure and the proposed € 175 billion budget envelope.

4. Leverage Widening/ERA instruments and the quality seal to boost success odds

5. Design a personal FP10 readiness roadmap that locks in people, processes and partners before the programme launches.

Structure in Modules

Day 1 — 18 Sept (09:30 – 17:00 | Athens)

Morning: “Last-Minute Horizon Europe Wins”

• Welcome & Funding Landscape (09:30): Why the 2025-27 work-programme pivot to competitiveness is a gift for agile consortia.

• Opportunity Radar (10:00): Live walkthrough of cluster dashboards and search tricks to surface late-stage calls in Digital/Industry/Space, Health, Security, Inclusive Societies, Energy and Agrifood. Participants shortlist 1-2 topics each.

• Quick-Win Proposal Sprint (11:30): Teams draft a one-pager using the STEP Seal template—ideal for scoring fast under the lighter 2025 rules.

Lunch Panel (13:00): Recent Horizon Europe awardees share how they hacked the two-stage evaluation and blind review pilots.

Afternoon: “Shift Gear to FP10”

• FP10 Deep-Dive (14:00): Decode pillars, budgets, simplified rules and the Competitiveness Fund interface.

• Change-Readiness Workshop (16:00): Build your FP10 readiness canvas—governance tweaks, skill gaps, partnership wish-list—and get peer feedback.

• Wrap-Up (16:45): Capture “first-100-days” commitments that bridge Horizon Europe actions to FP10 prep.

Day 2 — 19 Sept (10:00 – ≈19:30 | “Relax, Sail & Mingle”)

A no-agenda catamaran cruise through Aegina, Moni and Agkistri. Coffee, swims and scenic sails frame organic networking. Facilitators simply weave introductions and surface synergies; proposal ideas emerge on deck or notepads at your own pace. We dock back in Athens early evening, sun-kissed and armed with new contacts and clear next steps. Conversations start over coffee, drift toward FP10 ideas or stay blissfully off-topic—it’s your call. We anchor off Aegina for a swim and stroll, share a barbeque on deck, then glide to Moni for snorkeling or shaded chats. The skipper decides on a late-afternoon pause near Agkistri; sunset finds us raising a toast while swapping contacts and casual commitments (“Let’s exchange a concept note next week”). We dock back in Athens by 19:00–19:30—sun-kissed, re-energized and richer in prospective partners.

What Makes Us Unique

• 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: We only get paid if you are 100% satisfied with the learning experience. That Confident we are!

• Two programmes, one experience: squeeze the last juice from Horizon Europe and position early in FP10’s € 175 billion game.

• Action + Reflection mix: intensive classroom work crystalizes during a stress-free cruise, where trust and creativity bloom.

• Insider shortcuts: guidance drawn from well-collected Intelligence

• Quality networking: a single vessel = deeper bonds, not shallow card swaps.

• Athens flair, European foresight: learn in a city of ideas, sail among islands of inspiration.

• Life-time experience: local culture meets strategic funding intelligence for an experience you’ll remember long after

You’ll leave with a shortlist of live Horizon Europe calls, a lump-sum budget template, a peer-validated FP10 readiness canvas—and a handful of collaborators met under an Aegean sunset.