Proposal Support

Over the past 20 years we’ve supported proposals from:
International
  • European Research Council (ERC) StG/CoG/AdG/SyG
  • Research and Innovation Action (Horizon Europe, H2020, FP6 & FP7)
  • Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
  • Marie Skล‚odowska-Curie Actions: Innovative Training Networks
  • Eurostars
national
  • Austrian Science Fund (FWF): stand alone, SFB and CoE
  • Wiener Wirtschafts und Technologie Fonds (WWTF)
  • Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft: Institutes
  • Christian Doppler Gesellschaft
  • ร–sterreichische Forschungsfรถrderungsgesellschaftย (FFG)

from idea to proposal

Before entering the application phase, we develop a time and resource plan considering your budgetary situation, project requirements and appropriate funding body.ย Complex proposals for large cooperative research projects require significant attention to policy aspects, exploitation strategies and potential impact. Considering the scope of the project, ourย support is unique and is tailored to your specific requirements and the complexity of the call.

We are highly experienced in developing, together with you, individual impact sections and work plans to ensure that all sections of the proposal optimally fulfil the expectations of evaluators. Our senior project developer Stefan Grรผnert has served as an evaluator for the European Commission services, providing you with critical feedback and decisive contributions throughout the process.ย 

biolution has successfully supported numerous researchers in national and international grants. Our staff are not only well versed with the various guidelines, they are also experienced in scientific writing, managing communication and infographics development. Upon request we can also offer a full graphic design package.ย 

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minimal TO FULL SERVICE
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Our consulting services can be tailored directly to your needs from a minimal input service to a full comprehensive service, taking your research from idea to complete submission. Valuable for any proposal submission, we highly recommend the full service if you are a starter applicant or have little prior experience with the funding process.

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OUR SERVICES COVER ASPECTS SUCH AS:
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  • Identifying the appropriate call
  • Concept development
  • Proposal development and review
  • Scientific writing
  • Development of impactย 
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  • Ethical sections
  • Budgetary planning
  • Communication and dissemination
  • Graphic and media design
  • 3D Visualizations

proposal check

ARE YOU SURE YOUR PROPOSAL TICKS ALL THE BOXES?

The proposal check is a full review of the final draft of your proposal. During the preparation phase, we conduct an initial briefing where we critically assess and discuss the key aspects of the research and the chosen work plan before you start developing the proposal. We are on hand to help with any questions that arise throughout the development.

Scientific excellence remains the overriding criterion forย  consideration for funding, however, given the strong competition in many funding schemes, in particular ERC, additional aspects have become increasingly important for decision-making by evaluators.

During the proposal check you will work with our senior project developer Stefan Grรผnert who has served as an evaluator for the European Commission services, providing you with critical feedback and decisive contributions throughout the process.

Benefit from our know-how with aย proposal check to improve your chancesย of success in an increasingly competitiveย environment.

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AT A GLANCE
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A proposal check is the last step to make sure you’re submitting the best proposal you can. This specific service is tailored to the experienced researcher, who appreciates an outside view on the research plan and recognises the importance of policy and other non-scientific aspects of highly competitive funding schemes.

PROPOSAL CHECK IN THREE STEPS:
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  • Strength and weakness analysis framed by relevant call topic and policy aspects.
  • Commented review in tracked mode, including a revision of text sections.
  • Full review discussion highlighting potential solutions for identified shortcomings.

Bespoke: you decide

We also offer bespoke proposal support solutions for you and your proposal. From on demand services with minimal input to a tailor made comprehensive package, you tell us how much support you need and we do the rest.

Given the intense competition for research funds and the increasing professionalisation in proposal development, the investment of time and effort in proposals is substantial. We believe our support secures your investment by increasing your probability of success, because you often cannot afford to wait for your next grant.

DID YOU KNOW?

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โ€ฆaccording to the ERC only 15% of Starting Grant applications are successful. Statistics such as these show just how competitive an ERC grant is. Can you afford not to put your best foot forward?

Get in touch today and together we can get your proposal in shape.

"Invaluable help and support"

"Invaluable help and support covering from the โ€˜conceptโ€™ to the โ€˜writingโ€™. Helping to drive a โ€˜good ideaโ€™ to a โ€˜fully competitive projectโ€™, being able to learn on how to design and write a grant application to be successful. Fully recommended."

Fatima Crispi
Hospital Clรญnic de Barcelona ยท Servicio de Medicina Materno Fetal Consultant and senior researcher

"highly motivated team of biolution"

โ€œThe SYMPATH cycle event was a great success, not least due to the highly motivated team of biolution.โ€

Prof. Achim Schneeberger, MD
AFFiRiS AG, Vienna, Austria Coordinator of SYMPATH

"very happy that biolution assists us"

โ€œWe are very happy that biolution assists us in the public outreach elements of our successful ITN โ€œALKATRASโ€, in particular in the design and maintenance of our website.โ€

Dr. Suzanne Turner
University of Cambridge, UK Senior Lecturer

"important contributions"

โ€œI enjoyed working with Stefan Grรผnert of biolution, who made important contributions to the funded proposal of our Ludwig Boltzmann Institute.โ€

Prof. Kaan Boztug, MD
CeMM, Vienna, Austria Director of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases

"We found a competent partner "

โ€œWith biolution we found a competent partner in Life Sciences, who took care of all aspects to organize the event for GEHC โ€“ selection of venue, registration, billing, travel arrangement, catering, filming etc. We were very satisfied, with the services provided and will engage biolution next time again.โ€

Florian Koelle, DI
GE Healthcare Europe GmbH, Life Sciences, Austria Teamleader Biacore Systems DACH & PL

"specific, helpful and valuable"

โ€œWe have worked together with biolution on several EU project proposals, and their input has always been very specific, helpful and valuableโ€.

Mag. Dr. Carolin Auer
Medical University of Graz, Austria Head of Unit for Research Management

"absolutely essential"

โ€œThe support by biolution was helpful during stage one of the call, but absolutely essential to obtain our H2020 grant in stage two.โ€

Prof. Henry Vรถlzke, MD
University Greifswald, Germany Coordinator of EUthyroid

"extensive skill and experience"

"We faced several unexpected challenges during our project, and I am grateful biolution was always there to support us with their extensive skill and experience."

Prof. Gabor Kovacs, MD
Coordinator of DEVELAGE, Medical University Vienna, Austria
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