May 30, 2024 Updated: July 15, 2025

Write a winning impact section in Horizon Europe proposals: expert training by PNO

By  Marisol Fernandez

Are you preparing a Horizon Europe proposal and unsure how to tackle the impact section? Despite years of experience with EU funding programs, many researchers and innovators still struggle to define long-term impacts, societal value, and exploitation strategies that resonate with evaluators. To help you confidently address this critical part of your proposal, the PNO EU Academy is offering a dedicated online training session led by Senior Innovation Consultant Edgar Valverde.

To help you confidently address this critical part of your proposal, the PNO EU Academy is offering a dedicated online training session led by Senior Innovation Consultant Edgar Valverde. In this webinar, you’ll learn practical, proven approaches to designing a strong impact section, with clear guidance on competitive positioning, value chain analysis, sustainability, and IP management.

In addition to the live session, participants will receive individual support through two one-on-one online meetings with our experts to help apply the strategies to their specific case.

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is specially oriented to organizations already involved in consortia for upcoming Horizon Europe calls that want to maximize the competitiveness of their proposal and improve their chances of success, but are unsure how to best integrate long-term strategies and demonstrate impact on society, the environment, or the market.

PNO has developed a comprehensive approach to innovation management and public funding acquisition for organizations across Europe. The PNO EU Academy reflects our mission to support green innovations, social inclusion, and enabling therapies.

What will you learn?

The main outputs of the training include:

  • Key concepts of the impact section that enable a professionalised approach
  • Tips and recommendations to analyze long-term strategies
  • How to consider the competitive environment and general context
  • Value chain and target audience analysis
  • The business case and sustainability of project results
  • Core aspects of IP management
  • How to translate the proposal and description of action into actual execution

What’s included in the training?

  • 1.5-hour live online training session dedicated to the Horizon Europe impact section
  • Two 1-hour online individual meetings with PNO experts (2 hours in total)
  • Participation certificate and access to the materials used

Note: The training has limited places to ensure proper organization of the individual meetings.

Practical details

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