Dos and Don´ts to apply for funding

While you are working on your proposal, we suggest that you take a minute and read this article to get some handy tips about the things you should and shouldn´t do when applying.

ALWAYS

Make sure your project idea follows the criteria of pre-competitive Collective Research and will benefit the needs of SMEs
Check if the guidelines have changed. Changes will be announced on the first pages of the guidelines and communicated on the CORNET website in the section https://www.cornet.online/calls-for-proposals/guidelines-and-templates/
Make yourself familiar with the evaluation report. The high success rate in CORNET can only persist if the quality of the proposal matches the requirements
Get in touch with your national/regional funding organisation; contact the coordination office in case of enquiries on international aspects
Download the latest proposal templates
Categorise your project according to the drop drown menu in the application form
Register to the submission tool and make sure that all documents are fully-fledged before you submit your proposal
Make sure you don´t submit in the last minute to enable corrections after the formal check by the coordination office. There will be no extension of time to substitute or complete after deadline

NEVER

Try to change dates or text in the proposal documents other than required
Try to find possibilities to avoid the format requirements of the proposal.
Send your application via email
Try to convince the coordination office that a different deadline applies to you