Preparation of a proposal led by our client
This is the most requested service and our true specialty. More than 40% of the proposals prepared by ARISTOS in the last 4 years have been funded. We keep in constant contact with the client while we manage the process preparation and delivery of the project proposal (fit in the call, project design, search for partners, writing and submission of the proposal and contract negotiation).
Contract Signing and Work Planning
Once the contract with the client is signed, the first step is to define a work calendar which will help us plan the important tasks to be achieved by both parts from the beginning of the collaboration to the closing of the call.
First Meeting and Delivery of Project Information
The first meeting with the client (in person or via Skype) has a key role which is going into detail of the characteristics of the project. This is the moment when we find out all the available information, all that is missing and we start defining the focus we are aiming at for the proposal.
Understanding the Concept
To ensure we have perfectly understood the idea of the project, we brainstorm which helps us collect ideas to reflect on the proposal and we send the client the first draft (complying with the agreed date, from Step 1). Then, the Client sends us that draft with comments and notes. This is the real basis on which we elaborate a more detailed writing and correct any concept error. In addition, synthesizing helps to better understand a concept, and that is why we perform an elevator pitch to define in a simple way what is the problem we are going to tackle with our project, how are we going to do it and what partners do we need in order to do it.
Writing of the Proposal
Always staying within the calendar, we send the client the second draft of the proposal, in which we will have integrated the comments and notes sent by the client, made all the necessary changes and enriched the proposal with deeper and more detailed information. The client will review it and send it back to us with their new comments and notes. This way, we are constantly interacting with the client while we elaborate the technical report and manage both the administrative part and the budget, always following H2020’s rules and making sure that the proposal includes all the information that the evaluator needs and values.
Final Retouching and Submission of the Proposal
Once all the inputs that the client provided us have been added to the second draft, we start working on the last format improvements to elaborate the optimal final proposal, made by ARISTOS with all the information received from the client. This final proposal will be the one we will upload to the portal of the European Commission before the closing of the call.
Our experience with Aristos has been very satisfactory. All its team has demonstrated a perfect knowledge that has been translated into very positive results.
We are very satisfied with ARISTOS’ collaboration in the preparation of our proposal for the SME Instrument Phase 1. ARISTOS’ experience and competence have been crucial for the proposal to be funded.
Aristos’ help was fundamental for us to know how to better focus our project and make it more interesting for the evaluator. This is the great added value that Aristos offers. I am sure that it was a key factor for us to win Phase 2 of the SME Instrument H2020. Undoubtedly, we will count with Aristos for future projects.
Aristos has all those fundamental values required to count on them as consultants in our company: transparency, humility, discipline, seriousness, speed and professionalism. A company with a praiseworthy team. An indispensable partner.
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Latest funded projects
We are pleased to present the companies of excellence that have obtained H2020 funding for their project with the collaboration of ARISTOS in the preparation of the proposal submitted to the European Community.
