Writing a proposal for funding in the 7th Framework Programme can create uncertainty. Only some of the submitted proposals will succesful. Nevertheless a lot has to be done:

1. Build a consortium
2. Write a proposal
3. Plan the project budgets and person months with the consortium
4. Generate the necessary proposal tables

All of this has to be done without an official project structure, and more importantly, without funding. An exceptional proposal makes all the difference in a competitive environment. What is required is an affordable and user-friendly tool that will define your project structure and streamlines the writing of the scientific parts and planning of the financial budgets (planned costs, person-months and EC contribution).

With EU-doc (the proposal variant of EU-xpert) and EU-fin (the proposal variant of EU-fin) completing the proposal becomes easy.

The proposal set-up is conform the EC template:

1. Scientific and/or technical quality, relevant to the topics addressed by the call
2. Implementation
3. Impact
4. Ethical issues

The following financial tables are available:

1. A3.1 / A3.2
2. Work packages, Deliverables and Beneficiary List
3. Summary of staff effort
4. Resources to be committed
5. Gantt chart tasks per work package
6. Pivot reports