Intelligent use of AI for Success in Horizon Europe Proposals — From Call to full Draft proposal in one workshop

19–20 June 2026 • Santorini, Greece (plust two online sessions pre- and post-)

Most Horizon Europe proposals fail for reasons that can be fixed before submission.

With success rates around 7–15%, winners are not necessarily the smartest — they are the ones who:

• read the call correctly

• align with the Work Programme logic

• deliver a complete, evaluator-ready draft

AI can reduce this process from weeks to days — if used correctly.

It includes two online sessions and two physical ones in Santorini, Greece

Two online sessions: 1) an online live session before the call to familiarise you with the essentials on Horizon Europe and 2) a follow-up Q&A session within a month after Santorini

Two physical days in Santorini, Greece 19-20 June 2026.

After Santorini, you will have:

• an intelligence note behind the targeted call incl. list of essential publications and organisations related to the call

• a draft proposal Concept

• a draft Excellence section

• a draft Implementation section

• a draft Impact section

All based on your own target call.

How you can use it

You can apply these in two ways:

As a partner
Join a Horizon Europe proposal and contribute effectively to the coordinator

As a coordinator
Initiate and structure your own competitive proposal

What you leave with

Six concrete outputs you can use immediately:

1. A call read you can trust and a draft proposal concept

Scope, expected outcomes, impact pathway, TRLs and evaluation logic decoded

2. Draft Excellence section

Objectives, State-of-the-Art, methodology and ambition

3. Draft Implementation section

Work packages, tasks, deliverables, milestones, risks and consortium structure

4. Draft Impact section

Impact pathway, KPIs, dissemination, exploitation and IPR strategy

5. Private AI toolkit

AI tools and practices configured for research work
Prompts, checklists and templates you keep

6. Partner shortlist

Relevant organisations identified through AI-assisted search

The two-day structure

Day 1 — Working Session

19 June 2026 • 09:30–16:30 • Santorini

09:30 – 10:45
Horizon Europe Intelligence
→ Understand the call like an evaluator

11:00 – 12:15
AI Intelligence
→ Tools, setup and prompt method (C.R.E.A.T.E.)

12:15 – 13:15
Excellence (live drafting)
→ Build your first section

14:15 – 15:15
Implementation (live drafting)
→ Structure your project

15:15 – 16:15
Impact (live drafting)
→ Define outcomes and value

16:15 – 16:30
Wrap-up & next steps

Day 2 — Recap (Morning) and in the afternoon ferry (Oia ⇄ Thyrassia)

20 June 2026 • 11:00–17:00

• Boat departs from Oia/Ammoudi

Recap and Informal discussions
1-to-1 time with the trainer
Refinement of your draft
Networking with participants

Trainer

Dr. Nikolaos Floratos

25+ years in EU R&I funding
20+ years EC evaluator
50,000+ researchers trained
Experience across 45+ countries

Creator of the Funding Expert Transformation Process
and the OpenCosmos platform

Who this is for

Researchers (PIs, postdocs, PhDs)
Research managers/grant offices
Research infrastructures
SMEs and innovators
NGOs involved in Horizon proposals

Key takeaway

You leave with:
- a strategic document on your own call
- and a method you can reuse immediately1-to-1 time with the trainer

• Refinement of your draft

• Networking with participants

Trainer

Dr. Nikolaos Floratos

• 25+ years in EU R&I funding

• 20+ years EC evaluator

• 50,000+ researchers trained

• Experience across 45+ countries

Creator of the Funding Expert Transformation Process
and the OpenCosmos platform

Who this is for

• Researchers (PIs, postdocs, PhDs)

• Research managers / grant offices

• Research infrastructures

• SMEs and innovators

• NGOs preparing Horizon proposals

Key takeaway

You don’t leave with theory.

You leave with:
👉 a real draft on your own call
👉 and a method you can reuse immediately

http://opencosmos.science/page/698012#book