Free Consultations for EU Projects

The Institute for Entrepreneurship Development and European Projects – IRPEU, as part of the project ‘Questions & Answers for You’ financially supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, invites all interested organizations from the areas of Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora counties to apply for participation in the Program of Free Consulting Services for the Preparation of EU Projects during 2013.

The goal of the competition is to find 50 organizations that will receive expert assistance for the preparation and implementation of projects funded by EU funds, including:

– Assessment of the organization’s capacity to participate in competitions,
– Informing the organization about existing opportunities from EU funds,
– Creating a project database for the organization,
– Training the organization’s staff for project preparation and implementation,
– Consulting in project preparation and implementation, and
– Other services in accordance with the organization’s needs.

Who can apply?
Legal entities exclusively from the areas of Sisak-Moslavina and Bjelovar-Bilogora counties that:
– Belong to the public, private, or civil sector,
– Have been in existence for at least three years,
– Have operated positively in the past two years if they are companies or private institutions,
– Have at least three permanently employed staff members, and
– Complete the application form and write a motivation letter for participation in the competition.

How will services be provided and during which period?
Experts from IRPEU will identify the needs of each individual organization and propose modalities of cooperation. Consulting services will be provided during 2013 in agreement with the program participants.

How to apply for the competition?
Interested organizations must complete the application form available on the EU PROJECTS INFO portal and submit it along with a short motivation letter to the email address [email protected] no later than February 8, 2013.

What is IRPEU and who finances it?
IRPEU is an association established as a project of socially responsible business by experts from the company EU PROJECTS who have many years of experience in preparing and implementing projects funded by EU funds and working with the media.

The association aims to encourage entrepreneurship development and assist in building the capacities of various organizations to utilize EU funds. In September 2012, the association presented to the public the first Croatian portal on EU funds called EU PROJECTS INFO (www.eu-projekti.info) which contains all relevant information about EU funds and, most importantly, is the first to consolidate competitions from the EU and the region in one place to make them more accessible to users.

One of the association’s most important goals is financing from EU funds and other programs that will enable the provision of consulting services free of charge to end users.