EU funding, written to win.
One senior writer on your EU bid, from first call to submission.
The cheapest capital your innovation can raise.
EU grants pay for the work itself and leave your cap table untouched. Here is how they compare with the usual alternatives.
The EIC Accelerator can add optional equity on top of its grant.
| Criterion | Best for R&DEU grant | Equity investment | Bank loan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shares given up | None | Yes | None |
| Repayment | None | None | Yes, with interest |
| Control of your company | Stays with you | Shared with investors | Stays with you |
| Pays for early-stage R&D | Yes | Sometimes | Rarely |
| Independent validation | Scored by EU expert evaluators | Investor due diligence | Credit check |
“The person on your first call is the person who writes your proposal. No hand-offs to junior staff, no recycled templates.”
Honest go / no-go advice
If a call is a poor fit, you hear it before you invest weeks in it.
Written against the evaluation criteria
Excellence, impact and implementation, argued the way evaluators score them.
Co-create or fully delegate
Work alongside us on every section, or hand it over and review drafts.
A bridge to the Western Balkans
Based in Serbia, with a network that helps consortia find strong partners in widening countries.
From the right call to a submitted proposal.
Take one service or combine them. Most clients start with a strategy call.
Funding strategy & call scouting
We map open and upcoming EU calls to your project and check eligibility, technology readiness and timing before you commit.
- A shortlist of matching calls with deadlines
- An eligibility and fit check for each call
- A clear go / no-go recommendation
- A funding roadmap for the next 12 to 24 months
Teams that know they want EU funding but not yet which programme.
Full proposal writing
The complete application, written to the work programme and the evaluation criteria, from first draft to submission.
- Every proposal section: excellence, impact, implementation
- Work packages, Gantt chart, KPIs and budget
- Impact pathway and exploitation strategy
- Support with submission on the funding portal
Companies with a clear project and a deadline to hit.
Proposal review & scoring
An evaluator-style critique of your draft, so you fix what costs points before the real evaluators see it.
- A score per criterion, as an evaluator would give it
- A prioritised list of fixes
- Comments on structure, argument and evidence
- A final check before submission
Teams with an in-house draft, or a resubmission after a near miss.
Consortium building & coordination
The right partners, clear roles and every partner's input delivered on time, from kick-off to submission.
- A partner profile and search, including the Western Balkans
- Roles and budget split agreed across partners
- Collection of partner inputs and annexes
- One shared timeline, managed to the deadline
Collaborative calls such as Horizon Europe and Eurostars.
The EU instruments we write for.
Horizon Europe
Collaborative research and innovation actions across the Clusters and Missions.
EIC Accelerator
Grant and equity for single start-ups and SMEs with breakthrough technology.
Eurostars
International R&D projects led by innovative SMEs.
Eureka Innowwide
Market-viability assessments for SMEs entering markets beyond Europe.
Erasmus+
Education, training and cooperation partnerships.
Cascade funding (FSTP)
Smaller, faster open calls run by EU-funded projects for third parties.
Find your EU programme in 60 seconds.
Four questions, no email needed. It gives you a starting point; we confirm eligibility on a free call.
Four steps, a written schedule, no surprises.
- Step 1
Fit call
A free 30-minute call to match your project to the right instrument and deadline.
- Step 2
Deep dive
We interview your team, define the case and agree a schedule with internal deadlines.
- Step 3
Drafting
Full application, budget and annexes, shared section by section for your input.
- Step 4
Review & submit
Evaluator-style review, submission support, and a resubmission plan if the bid misses.
Companies we have written for.
Start-ups, SMEs and manufacturers across Europe and Africa.
Clients include Poldertech, Response 200 Oy, Sunrise Farmers and Forgeyard Innovation.
Response 200 Oy won NLnet funding for Ruuti.
Ruuti is an open-source development wallet for testing digital identity services against the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet standards.
See the project on NLnet →What SMEs say.
“We're really pleased with Jovan's work on preparing and proofreading our Horizon Europe application.”
“Jovan supported us in developing a complete Eureka Innowwide proposal, and the process was excellent.”
“Extremely knowledgeable, and provided a significant boost to our campaign.”
Jovan Nikolić
Jovan has written or co-written more than 70 EU applications across Horizon Europe, the EIC Accelerator, Eurostars and Erasmus+, and led consortia through to submission. He founded J Consult to give SMEs senior, hands-on proposal support without big-firm overhead.
MA in European and Global Studies, University of Padova. Degree in International Relations, University of Belgrade.
Connect on LinkedInCan organisations outside the EU apply?
Often, yes. Horizon Europe is open to EU member states and associated countries, including Serbia, Ukraine, Norway and the United Kingdom. Eurostars and Innowwide follow Eureka membership. Eligibility differs by programme and call, so we check it on the first call.
How long does a proposal take?
Plan for around eight weeks for a consortium proposal and three to four weeks for a single-company bid. Shorter is possible if your technical material is ready, and we will tell you honestly if a deadline is too tight.
Do you guarantee funding?
No one honestly can. EU calls are competitive and scored by independent experts. We write to maximise your score against the evaluation criteria, and we tell you when a call is not worth your time.
What do you need from our team?
Your technical background, team details and budget figures, plus time for two or three interviews and draft reviews. If you prefer to co-write, we work section by section in a shared document.
Can you help us find consortium partners?
Yes. We help define the roles your consortium needs and find partners to fill them, including organisations in the Western Balkans and other widening countries.
What if the proposal is not funded?
We go through the evaluators' feedback with you and plan a stronger resubmission where the call allows it.
Is our idea kept confidential?
Yes. We sign an NDA before you share any technical details.
Have a deadline coming up?
Tell us about your project. In 30 minutes you will know which call fits and what a winning application needs.