EUs “Horizon Europe” as a source of resources

search institutions and collaborating partners have a clear definition of roles and collaborate closely. It is highly recommended to coordinate the communication with foundations. The same project should not be entering the foundation from two different units or partners, and the projects should be prioritised. That is to prevent overload from unfocused and lower priority projects. As such, the innovation centre and SDU Research & Innovation Organisation (SDU-RIO) may be seen as collaborators and competitors – although they will have to collaborate on the application writing processes. We also believe that one of the roles of the innovation centre is to coordinate this prioritisation work.

“The foundations are interested in which projects are coming, but do not want to know which department they are coming from – you have to make sure to talk about who handles the contact and with what.”

Collaboration, coordination, and communication and, in the end, prioritisation of projects will be essential functions of the innovation centre. The task is to know who is doing what and when, so that projects do not stand in the way of each other. Be aware that we are in a societal stage:

“We live in a time where we create value with others – so seek the cross-disciplinary and the cross-sectorial options.” When writing an application, it is of utmost importance to clearly describe the different stakeholders' prerequisites, wishes and what each one collaboratively can contribute. Find the common areas, and also where you cannot meet and where the roles become different should be clear. Finally:

“A good application is short and to the point. Of course, a good application also goes well with the instruments and the goal of the foundation.”

EUs “Horizon Europe” as a source of resources

For EU research projects, it is crucial to build an international consortium and SDU RIO can be very supportive in doing this. At least 3 partners are needed, but most projects that are offered grants have 9 or 10 partners and have a European impact. EU applications will also have to fit into some predefined calls, and like the Danish foundations, the EU has a sharp eye on the impact and the sustainability focus of the research and innovation projects. In EU research and innovation grants they focus on activities, not the project in itself. As such, the basic argument needs to legitimise the activities that will take place. For more or less all EU applications, the profile description of partners