Project promotion unit services

• Advocating for the interests, research lines, and priorities of the UAB teaching and research community at funding bodies, primarily the European Commission (EC).
• Promoting UAB participation in strategic European initiatives to improve the university's positioning and increase opportunities for the research community.

• Identifying relevant calls and providing complementary information about the European Commission’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the Erasmus+ Programme, and other international initiatives, particularly in Europe
• Disseminating identified calls aligned with specific areas of knowledge and research priorities.
• Organizing information sessions on various programmes and sharing updates as they arise.
• Representing UAB research groups in international forums and meetings.

• Identifying and assessing the eligibility of candidates.
• Assessing the project idea’s alignment with the call's objectives.
• Managing the signing of necessary documents.
• Providing institutional documentation where required.
• Supporting the preparation of the application, including budget development.
• Conducting and internal review of the proposal.

• For staff applying to ERC calls, additional support includes: the option for an external review of the proposal.
• For proposals advancing to the second evaluation stage: organization of a mock interview.

• Managing the signing of required documents and authorizations.
• Providing institutional documentation, as needed.
• Assisting with the preparation of the application, including the development of the budget.

• Managing the signing of required documents and authorizations.
• Providing administrative and institutional documentation, as needed.
• Offering support in strategic aspects of the proposal, such as defining key stakeholders and identifying partners.
• Establishing a timeline for proposal preparation and assigning tasks.
• Assisting with the drafting of the proposal, focusing on non-scientific and cross-cutting sections.
• Preparing the budget in alignment with the call requirements and UAB regulations, incorporating input from the Principal Investigator (PI).
• Supporting the management of administrative data for team members.
• Conducting an internal review of the proposal.
• Offering the option for an external review of the proposal. 

Support in the negotiation and signing phase of projects.

• Preparation of the Grant Agreement (GA) and other agreements with the funding bodies.
• Negotiation of agreements and contracts with partners: Consortium Agreement (CA), Partnership Agreement (PA), Secondment Agreement (SA), among others.
• Negotiation of the budget and distribution of funding among partners.
• Management of required modifications requested by the funding body, when applicable.
• Oversight of contract signing.
• Maintenance of grant information in EGRETA (UAB’s research data management system).

• Organisation of the start-of-project project meeting and transfer of information to departments or institutes.