Horizontal Contact Point Central Poland invites you to an online training entitled: Cascading financing. Discover how to use the financing opportunities offered by Horizon Europe and turn them into real benefits for your business.
The topic of the meeting concerns a specific type of financing available to entrepreneurs through projects implemented under Horizon Europe, the so-called financing for third parties. Financing usually takes the form of a grant ranging from PLN 50,000 to PLN 250,000. euro. You will learn in which thematic areas financing is available and how to search for open and planned calls for proposals. Thanks to a special guest, you will learn practical aspects of applying for and using cascade financing.
The training will also present the most important issues related to the participation of entrepreneurs in the Horizon Europe Program and the support ecosystem for applicants and beneficiaries.
Date: 13/06/2024
Time: 12:30 – 15:00
Registration: https://tiny.pl/d5l8v
Training plan:
- Introduction (Michał Kaczmarek, University of Łódź): information about Horizon Europe for entrepreneurs ecosystem of support for applicants and beneficiaries
- Introduction to cascade financing (Olga Zyrina, IPPT PAN)
- Where to find information about available financing (Ewa Żbikowska, IPPT PAN)
- Waterfall financing in practice (Katarzyna Barnaś, FundingBox)
Expert Bio:
Ewa Żbikowska
He has over 20 years of experience in the preparation and implementation of small and large infrastructure, research and commercialization projects financed by the EU. He specializes in issues related to obtaining EU funds, technology transfer, and carrying out research, implementation and training works. He conducts training and workshops in the area of obtaining financial resources and technology transfer.
Olga Zyrina
He has over 15 years of experience working in international projects financed from EU funds, including cooperation projects with Eastern European countries and forestry projects. Over 6 years of experience in the National Contact Point for EU Research Projects. He specializes in cooperation with scientific and private entities.
Katarzyna Barnaś
Senior project manager in the Ecosystem and Services department at FundingBox. It connects the business consulting sector with a network of European digital innovation centers. He bases his over 20 years of experience on comprehensive consulting grants at the regional, national and European level, managing acceleration projects and cascade financing, and co-creating the Digital Innovation Hubs ecosystem in Poland and beyond.