Proposal Development

Comprehensive Support for Your Grant Journey

The gap between an excellent research idea and a successful grant is wider than ever. Overall success rates for ERC grants hover at 14 percent. If the story isn’t compelling, your research may go unfunded.

Your proposal needs to do more than describe a sound project. It must craft a narrative so powerful that reviewers see your work as vital: high-risk, high-gain research that will reshape your field.

The Challenge: Seeing Your Own Innovation

After years immersed in your research, the groundbreaking elements that make your work unique can become invisible to you. You know your field too well. An expert outsider perspective is often what shifts a proposal from good to exceptional—from the rejection pile to the funded list.

Our Approach: A Team of Complementary Experts

You need a team approach for this competitive field. We bring together complementary experts—coaches, writers, editors, designers—who work with you from initial concept through to interview preparation.

Workshop Your Ideas

Coaching for Proposal Development

Our proposal writing coaches sharpen your thinking through challenging questions and structured discussion. You can work individually or in a small group of peers. We help you unpack the need, urgency, and unique value of your research. We guide you from rough concept to strong first draft.

Refine Your Narrative

Reviewing and Editing

We understand what funders look for. Through reviewing, editing, and targeted feedback sessions, we help you master the writing approach that wins grants. We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. The result: proposals with clarity, structure, and persuasive power.

Make Complexity Clear

Illustration and Design

Our designers translate complex research into visual clarity. We create crisp, compelling graphics that don’t just decorate your proposal. They make your research instantly clear and unforgettable.

Convince the Panel

Interview Preparation Coaching

When you earn that invitation to present to the grant panel, we prepare you to deliver. We help you distill your research into a compelling presentation. We coach you to answer critical questions with clarity and conviction.

Who We Support

Whether you’re an individual researcher or leading a consortium, we tailor our approach to your needs. We specialize in EU schemes (ERC Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, and Synergy Grants) and Dutch national funders (NWO, including Veni Vidi Vici).

Ready to Strengthen Your Proposal?

Get in touch to discuss your grant journey. We provide wraparound support tailored to where you are in the process—from early concept through to interview preparation.

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