Senior Advisory

Directly at the decision-making level

Independent

No product interests

Europe-wide

Strategy, partners, proposal, implementation

EU-Project

From project idea to European implementation.

Capstone supports European funding projects from strategic classification through call, consortium and proposal to coordination and implementation.

Senior

Consulting with direct responsibility

1:1

A designated contact person

DE · EN

National and international

EU

Projects and partner networks

Approach

Not just an application. Project development.

A successful grant application doesn't begin with the writing. It begins with the question of whether the project goal, program, partner roles, impact logic, and feasibility are all aligned.

Capstone therefore works along the entire project logic: from early scoping to concrete responsibility in coordination, work packages or exploitation.

Project phases

Six phases – from idea to implementation.

The support is tailored to the project phase – from the early funding strategy through consortium and proposal to coordination and implementation.

Funding strategy &
Scoping

Classify the project idea, eligibility for funding, strategic fit and suitable program families.

Call &
Project logic

Analyze call requests
and derive goals, work packages, roles and impact chain from them.

Consortium &
Partner

Define required skills and partner roles, identify gaps, and build a consortium structure.

Proposal &
submission

Bring together content, structure, responsibilities, impact, implementation and formal requirements.

Project coordination

Structuring governance, communication, decision-making processes, reporting and collaboration within the consortium.

Implementation & Exploitation

Accompanying work packages, dissemination, exploitation and strategic continuation with a view to real impact.
When Capstone makes sense

Especially then,
if the decision
is more important than the product.

The focus is primarily on Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and Erasmus+, including Centres of Vocational Excellence. Other programs will be reviewed on a project-specific basis.

Horizon Europe

Research and innovation projects with European partners and competitive calls.

Digital Europe Programme

Digital capacities, AI, data, cybersecurity and advanced digital skills.

Erasmus+ / CoVE

Vocational training, skills development, cooperation and European excellence networks.

Other programs

For example, cross-program or regional projects – after reviewing the respective funding logic.

For whom?

European projects connect different types of organizations.

Pursue

Innovation, digitalization, skills and European partnerships.

Educational institutions

Vocational training, skills development and transnational cooperation.

Research & Innovation

Research-related projects, knowledge transfer, pilot projects and European networks.

Public & Non-Profit Sector

Cooperations, capacity building and structural development projects.
Cooperation

Capstone can take on different roles.

Early project development

Organize the idea and funding context before resources are invested in a proposal.

Proposal Development

Combining content, consortium, impact and implementation into a robust overall logic.

Koordination & Work Packages

Take responsibility for the operational and strategic implementation of the project.

Review & Sparring

Critically review existing project approaches, partner structures, or proposal drafts.

make contact

Do you have a project idea or have you already received a call for proposals?

A few bullet points are sufficient for an initial assessment. If a call sign is already known, it can be mentioned directly in the request.