Webinar: How to write a proposal to EIC Pathfinder Open

The EIC Pathfinder Open call 2025 webinar took place on April 10th. It aimed at providing potential applicants with information, hints and tips to increase their chances to succeed with a proposal in the highly competitive programme.

This year, the Open call closes on May 21st. The overall dedicated budget is M €142 so some 47 proposals will be funded.

The webinar covered the following aspects:

• Brief intro into the EIC Pathfinder programme, the evaluation process and a statistical overview
• How to read the call text
• What is expected from the projects
• The most common drawbacks
• What do the evaluators focus on and how the evaluation process works
• How to be convincing in terms of the gatekeepers
• How to compose a strong consortium
• Open access vs IP protection
• Communication & Dissemination

Speakers:

• Katarzyna Roszak (Institute of Physics, CAS): EIC Pathfinder evaluator
• Michal Hlavačka (TC Prague): national contact for legal & financial aspects of Horizon Europe
• Michaela Vlková (TC Prague): national contact for the EIC

Call details can be found here. Presentations are in available in the attached files.