The Challenge
Your projects are solid. Your team is qualified. Yet EU funding rejections keep arriving with vague feedback: "insufficient European dimension," "unclear impact pathways," "weak consortium." After burning staff time and consultant fees through multiple cycles, you're wondering if EU funding is even accessible to you.
Why It Happens
Published call documents don't tell the whole story. EU programmes operate within complex policy frameworks where calls serve specific objectives—geographic balance, institutional diversity, political priorities, strategic partnerships—that evaluators reward but documentation doesn't articulate. Successful applicants know these implicit criteria through: Programme consultation participation Previous project involvement Networks sharing intelligence on evaluation priorities Without this insider knowledge, you're addressing published criteria while missing the unstated factors that separate funded proposals from rejected ones.
Our Solution
Strategic programme intelligence meeting both explicit requirements and implicit priorities: Advance analysis of programme objectives beyond call text Understanding which partnerships, methodologies, and impact narratives evaluators actually prioritise Direct connections to National Contact Points during preparation—clarifying what effective proposals genuinely demonstrate Consortium partners strengthening applications beyond technical complementarity
The Outcome
Dramatic success rate improvement—from repeated rejection to regular funding awards. Your proposals now score competitively because they address what unsuccessful applicants miss: Appropriate European dimension Impact pathways aligned with programme theory of change Consortia balancing technical capacity with strategic partnership value EU funding transforms from opaque lottery to viable resource pathway.
How We Deliver
Comprehensive support from strategy through submission: Identifying realistic opportunities matching your capacity and objectives Connecting you with appropriate consortium partners Ensuring applications address stated criteria AND evaluation priorities determining competitive scores The result: Proposals reflecting what successful EU applications actually contain—not what you assume from call documentation alone.