Enspire Science’s consulting services have been uniquely created to fit the specific requirements of our clients and the funding scheme they are after. A prominent feature of all services centers around TIME. Meaning – when to begin the chosen service, at which time-frames it is available, and until when it is offered per deadline.
Above all, our team needs time in order to ensure we provide our services at their highest quality. Our rule of thumb is to start working as soon as possible. With this in mind, and in order to provide our full attention and adhere to all parts of the selected service for each of our clients, we apply the following timelines and deadline schedules. It is advised to understand all time constraints relevant to your grant and call.
Step #1: When to Secure a service with us
We accept new clients during specific time-frames, as dictated by the chosen service and grant call. As you consider booking our service, use the below table to know until when our service will be open for booking.
A couple of notes before getting started:
- The deadlines below are final. We will not accept new projects after these deadlines.
- In the case of a call with very high demand – we may become fully booked earlier than the dates mentioned below. For this reason, we recommend beginning the process as soon as possible.
| Service | Until when can you secure this service |
|---|---|
| “Go/No-Go” Service | Up to 3 months before the corresponding deadline |
| Standard Review | Up to 2 months before the corresponding deadline |
| Deep Dive Service | Up to 2 months before the corresponding deadline |
| Personalized ERC Interview Preparation Service | Only once you receive the first email invitation to the interview from the ERCEA, and up to 6 weeks before the ERC interview |
Step #2: Service secured?
Next – refer to our timelines for your specific grant call and chosen service
Once you have officially secured a service with us – we will work alongside a set timeline in relation to your specific call deadline. These are set to ensure the quality of our services in relation to additional deadlines and services our team works on. During a dedicated time-frame, reviews towards a specific call deadline will receive top priority and full attention.
As always, we recommend applicants to begin working on their applications as early as possible.
For applicants interested in our Standard Review service: After booking the service, you will be asked to select a specific date for the review of your application. Available dates will be offered only within the time-frames indicated below, subject to our availability.
For applicants interested in our Deep Dive service: Our support will be given continuously throughout the indicated time-frames.
Click the relevant funding scheme below and learn more about the specific timeline and deadline policies in regards to the service of your interest:
ERC services and deadline policies
For additional information regarding the ERC 2021-2022 deadlines – refer to our dedicated article.
| Call | Deadline | Service Type | Service time-frames, subject to actual availability |
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| AdG 2021 | 31 August 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 15 June 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline | ||
| StG 2022 | 13 January 2022 (*) | Standard | 1 September 2021 until 30 November 2021 |
| Deep Dive | Reviews provided during the below time periods: 1) 1 May 2021 until 30 June 2021 2) 1 September 2021 until the deadline **Slots dictated in relation to the proximity of the ERC 2021-2022 deadlines. |
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| CoG 2022 | 17 March 2022 (*) | Standard | 1 September 2021 until 31 January 2022 |
| Deep Dive | Reviews provided during the below time periods: 1) 1 May 2021 until 30 June 2021 2) 1 September 2021 until 2 December 2021 3) 14 January 2022 until the deadline **Slots dictated in relation to the proximity of the ERC 2021-2022 deadlines. |
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| AdG 2022 | 28 April 2022 (*) | Standard | 1 September 2021 until 15 March 2022 |
| Deep Dive | Reviews provided during the below time periods: 1) 1 September 2021 until 2 December 2021 2) 14 January 2022 until 17 February 2022 3) 18 March 2022 until the deadline **Slots dictated in relation to the proximity of the ERC 2021-2022 deadlines. |
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| SyG 2022 | 10 November 2021 (*) | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 30 September 2021 |
| Deep Dive | Reviews provided during the below time periods: 1) 1 May 2021 until 15 July 2021 2) 1 September 2021 until the deadline **Slots dictated in relation to the proximity of the ERC 2021-2022 deadlines. |
(*) Tentative dates
Personalized ERC Interview Preparation Services deadline policies
| Type of ERC Service | When is the best time to begin the process with us? | Deadline for securing this service, subject to our availability |
|---|---|---|
| Personalized ERC Interview Preparation Service | Once you receive the first email invitation to the interview from the ERCEA | 6 weeks before the ERC Interview |
Horizon Europe Collaborative Projects services deadline policies
| Call | Deadline | Service | Service time-frames, subject to actual availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horizon Europe RIA/IA/CSA | Various deadlines | Standard | Please contact us for more information regarding the specific topic you are interested in. |
| Deep Dive | Please contact us for more information regarding the specific topic you are interested in. |
MSCA services and deadline policies
| Call | Deadline | Service type | Service time-frames, subject to actual availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCA-PF | 12 October 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 31 August 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline | ||
| MSCA-DN | 16 November 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 5 October 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline |
EIC Funding – Including EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition, and EIC Accelerator
| Call | Deadline | Service type | Service time-frames, subject to actual availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIC Pathfinder Open | 19 May 2021 | Standard | 24 April 2021 until 8 May 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 24 April 2021 until the deadline | ||
| EIC Pathfinder Challenges | 27 October 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 15 September 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline | ||
| EIC Transition Open | 22 September 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 11 August 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline | ||
| EIC Transition Challenges | 22 September 2021 | Standard | 1 May 2021 until 11 August 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 1 May 2021 until the deadline | ||
| EIC Accelerator Open – short application | Anytime | Anytime | Anytime |
| EIC Accelerator Open – full application | 6 October 2021 | Standard | 10 June 2021 until 25 August 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 10 June 2021 until the deadline | ||
| EIC Accelerator Challenges – short application | Anytime | Anytime | Anytime |
| EIC Accelerator Challenges – full application | 6 October 2021 | Standard | 10 June 2021 until 25 August 2021 |
| Deep Dive | 10 June 2021 until the deadline |
Note regarding EIC Accelerator Open & Challenges: You may submit a short application via the European Funding & Tender Opportunities Portal at any time. If your short application is positively evaluated, you will be entitled to submit your full application to one of the cut-off dates within the next 12 months from the date of the response to your short application. You may decide which cut-off to apply to.
We are happy to work with you and help you meet your deadline with a competitive grant application.
*It is understood and agreed that provided information must be kept confidential. Enspire Science does not disclose confidential information obtained.