2017 Review of the Best Grant Writing Services for H2020

You have to find funds for developing a project, your product development, your equipment, or your staff. Funding is available through European program like H2020 or regional financing instruments. But you need to compete to win the bid…

Writing a grant may be complex. There are rules to follow obviously. And more importantly, habits to comply with.

For instance, evaluators of European projects are used to graphs to explain the workflow in a project. They are used to a certain vocabulary, there are actual courses for this! To give your project the best possible odds, the proposal should fulfill both the requested and hidden rules.

Some companies developed their experiences around grant writing. They know the rules and they can help you get funding for your project. Most services include more than writing the proposal. In particular, these consultants know many funding agencies. They can open up new opportunities for you.

If you consider hiring such a consultant, you may be interested in the following. Find below the list of companies providing grant writing services.

ConsulTech GmbH

From Germany • For projects of biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical sciences and clinical trials

The core activity of ConsulTech GmbH is to support project submission and also implementation. ConsulTech can identify relevant funding programs from Europe, the United States, and Germany. The company has effectively won calls under several European programs including FP7, H2020, and the SME instrument.

Innovayt

From Denmark, Portugal, Norway • For projects in health, ICT, security, biotech, energy, transport, engineering, agro-food, materials and processes, environment and more

Innovayt addresses national and international grant funding instruments.

Innovayt assisted more than 100 proposals that succeed in getting funding from the H2020 program, including the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks program. The 100+ applications are spread across multiple areas: health, ICT, security, biotech, energy, transport, engineering and technology, agro-food, materials and processes, environment, etc. They are mainly from Denmark and Norway, but also include Germany, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK.

Intelligentsia Consultants

From Luxembourg • For projects of aerospace, agri-food, ICT, materials sciences, energy, physics, and more

The company Intelligentsia consultants aims to support research innovation. It works for public and private organizations. You can contact the Consultants for national and European funding.

The company offers to make your initial project suitable for funding scheme. More than only writing grants, the service includes consortium building, project and budget planning, up to the submission of the application.

Octopux Consulting

From Belgium

The Octopux consulting agency comprises experts in European instruments, in particular, Horizon 2020, the SME instrument. It offers many services related to them, including grant writing.

The agency can take care of several aspects of the preparation of the funding application. First of all, it selects for you a relevant call for proposal. Then, it can build a consortium for you if needed. And then manage all the process from the proposal writing to the final submission.

ttopstart B.V.

From the Netherlands • For projects of life sciences, medical technology, and health

The company ttopstart B.V. helps biomedical research groups to tackle new challenges. It has an understanding of funding applications. Presentations done by ttopstart can either be used for venture capitals, subsidy providers, strategic partners and more.

It offers grant writing services. It covers a large spectrum of European funding programs such as Horizon 2020, European Research Council, Eurostars, SME instrument, Innovation Credit and more. The company can also help you with grants from the Netherlands.

Schuman Associates

From Belgium • For projects of research and other industries

Schuman is a consultancy agency that provides support for bidding processes. They have knowledge of several European funds including Horizon 2020, the Cohesion Fund, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and more.

Schuman offers strategic positioning to adapt to funding opportunities as well as consortium building. The service includes the preparation of the proposal: budget estimation, bid management, proposal writing, and intellectual property issues.

Bid Management Services

From Ireland • For projects of telecom, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, software

Bid Management Services is an agency that exclusively supports bids and tender management support. They got the ISO 9001 certification in 2008. It ensures that “products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements, and that quality is consistently improved.” The company can support project for European call and Irish public tenders.

The company helps to find appropriate funding, structure and write an application proposal. To ensure it will make a great impression, Bid Management Services edit the proposal with relevant graphics and style.

GAEU Consulting

From Poland and Sweden • For projects of SME support

The GAEU Consulting company supports companies and public organizations to access EU subsidies and investment funds. Apart from consultancy to grant writing, the company also developed its own investment funds.

GAEU Consulting can identify for you the most relevant funding program for your project. It prepares for you competitive grant applications.

Halbert Research

From Ireland

Halbert Research is an agency that helps R&D organizations with research management. It is specialized in European funding, in particular in the Horizon 2020 framework.

The agency offers support during the proposal development phase. It includes the choice of the right call for proposal. It can also be involved in structuring the projects and work plan, budget planning, and arrange necessary meetings. The agency can manage documents contribution and revisions, edition with chart and diagrams, and ensure the quality of the proposal.

Innovayt

From Denmark, Portugal, Norway • For projects in health, ICT, security, biotech, energy, transport, engineering, agro-food, materials and processes, environment and more

Innovayt addresses national and international grant funding instruments.

Innovayt assisted more than 100 proposals that succeed in getting funding from the H2020 program, including the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks program. The 100+ applications are spread across multiple areas: health, ICT, security, biotech, energy, transport, engineering and technology, agro-food, materials and processes, environment, etc. They are mainly from Denmark and Norway, but also include Germany, Iceland, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK.