A Complete Guide to the European Research, Technology and Consultancy Funds - Hardcover

Research and Development, both academic and industrial, is one of the biggest consumers of grants funding in the European Community and a whole range of grants has been set up specifically to meet this huge demand in Europe. Yet this resource, worth billions of Ecu to European industry, remains shrouded in mystery as available information on these grants, and how to apply for them is extremely scant and obscure. "A Complete Guide to the EC's Research Funds" is a comprehensive, hands-on action kit for all those trying to get R & D grants from the EC and explains the complex workings of the European Commission and its grant application processes. It details how the various developments are structured, precisely what grants are on offer, and who the key EC personnel actually are. Applying for funding, however, is only one aspect of this complex area which the book addresses. It also provides information on how to lobby for your own interests, and influence the content of EC R&D programmes, as well as how to influence selection procedures and protect company interests in the event of a major competitor receiving funds. On the everyday, micro level, the text explains the application process, including: how to complete application forms; how best to budget applications; and how to organize a lobby for a proposal.