Jovan N.

Senior EU Funding Consultant | Horizon Europe, EIC, Erasmus, Eurostars

I help R&D-intensive SMEs, startups, universities, and research consortia secure EU funding. I've worked on proposals across Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Eurostars, Erasmus+, cascade funding (FSTP) calls, and RIAs. Where I work: - Horizon Europe & EIC: full proposal development for deep-tech, AI, AgriTech, green innovation, and health-adjacent projects, including impact sections, TRL logic, work package architecture, and budget construction - Eurostars: transnational SME-led R&D proposals, including partner matching across eligible countries, market and commercialization sections, and aligning the technical work plan with Eureka's evaluation criteria - Cascade funding / FSTP calls: fast-turnaround applications to open calls run by Horizon-funded projects (EIT communities, DIHs, innovation actions with third-party funding mechanisms), including fit screening, short-form proposal writing, and pilot/use-case framing - Erasmus+: consortium coordination across multiple partner projects, including partner sourcing, effort allocation across institutions, budget rebalancing, and narrative alignment when partners have competing priorities - National & bilateral R&D schemes: eligibility and fit assessments, positioning across overlapping calls How I work with clients: - Funding fit assessment: identifying the right call, not just any open one - Full proposal development: narrative, work packages, impact, budget, partner coordination - Business planning and commercialization strategy for innovation-track applications (EIC, Eureka) - Consortium building and partner search - Letters of Intent, end-user engagement, and early traction evidence - Resubmission strategy for proposals that scored close to threshold Additional Services For organizations whose funding or market-entry strategy depends on how EU rules actually land on the ground, I also provide policy briefs, regulatory analysis, and political-economic risk assessments. Typical engagements: a one-page brief on how a proposed EU regulation will affect a specific sector, a risk memo for a company entering a regulated market, or a short advisory on how a funding application's impact claims will be read against current policy direction.