Is your proposal ready for submission?
Proposal Quality Check
A fixed-price review of your funding proposal and pitch deck against the official evaluation criteria of the call. Identify weaknesses, receive recommendations to strengthen your argumentation and a prioritised revision plan — from excellence and impact to implementation and resources. For companies, start-ups, SMEs and research organisations applying for EU and national funding in Austria, Serbia and across the EU.
Funding decisions are based on evaluation criteria.
Funding proposals are assessed against defined criteria, including excellence, impact and quality of implementation. Evaluators need to understand the project's relevance, ambition and feasibility quickly and clearly. The Proposal Quality Check examines your draft against these criteria and identifies where your proposal needs strengthening.
Call Alignment
Does the proposal address the call's objectives, expected outcomes and scope?
Evaluation Criteria
How convincingly does it address excellence, impact and implementation quality?
Clarity & Consistency
Are objectives, methodology, work plan, resources and partner roles aligned and clearly presented?
Seven steps to a stronger proposal
One proposal draft of up to 25 pages and one pitch deck of up to 10 slides, relating to a single funding call. Larger documents and additional services on request. Delivery within 10 working days of receiving all required documents. For meaningful revisions, submit your draft at least four weeks before the funding deadline.
From proposal review to project implementation
The Proposal Quality Check is the starting point of a broader funding and project development process. Continue with the next stage within eight weeks of the final presentation or the handover of the documents and the full €1.000 fee will be credited towards the subsequent engagement.
Proposal Quality Check
Review of one funding proposal and pitch deck within 10 working days of receiving all required documents.
Funding & Consortium Strategy
Assessment of funding opportunities, eligibility, consortium composition and project positioning.
Proposal Development & Submission
Project concept development, identification of consortium partners and coordination of introductions, proposal writing and submission support.
Research & Funding Project Partner
Ongoing support within an agreed monthly scope for project management, partner coordination and reporting in Serbia and the EU.
Human-centric by design. Built on trust. Successful proposals connect a clear idea, a credible consortium and measurable impact.
Questions before you start
Who is the Proposal Quality Check designed for?
Companies, start-ups, SMEs and research organisations preparing applications for EU funding programmes such as Horizon Europe, Interreg, Erasmus+ and Digital Europe, or national funding programmes in Austria and Serbia.
What is the fee?
The fixed fee is €1.000 net per proposal. It covers one funding call, one proposal draft of up to 25 pages and one pitch presentation of up to 10 slides. Longer documents and reviews of revised versions are available upon request.
What is the delivery timeline?
The review is delivered within 10 working days of receiving all required documents. The service includes a 60-minute results meeting. To allow sufficient time for revisions, the draft should be submitted at least four weeks before the funding deadline.
What does the deliverable include?
You receive a concise Proposal Review Report comprising:
Which funding programmes are covered?
The review covers EU programmes such as Horizon Europe, Interreg, Erasmus+ and Digital Europe, as well as national funding programmes in Austria and Serbia. Each proposal is assessed against the official evaluation criteria published for the respective call.
Who carries out the revisions?
The Proposal Quality Check provides an independent assessment and a prioritised revision list. Your team implements the recommended changes. Rewriting proposal sections, consortium building and full proposal development are separate services covered by the Proposal Development & Submission offering.
How are confidential documents handled?
All documents and project information are treated confidentially and used exclusively for the agreed review. A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) can be signed before any documents are shared.
Does the Proposal Quality Check guarantee funding approval?
The Proposal Quality Check assesses and helps improve the quality of your application draft against the published evaluation criteria. It identifies weaknesses and provides recommendations to strengthen the proposal before submission. However, the final assessment and funding decision rest solely with the respective funding authority and its evaluators. Neither a positive evaluation nor a funding award can be guaranteed.
What are the next steps?
The next stage is the Funding & Consortium Strategy, which examines funding opportunities, eligibility, consortium composition and project positioning in greater depth. If commissioned within eight weeks of the final presentation or the handover of the documents of the Proposal Quality Check, the full €1.000 fee is credited towards the subsequent engagement.
Is your proposal ready for submission?
Initial call of 25–30 minutes on your project, the funding call and your submission deadline.
€1.000 net · fixed priceResult in 10 working days from receipt of documents