WEBINAR – From award day to signature of the grant agreement: who is who and how to get ready for the project journey?

This event covers the ‘GAP’ (Grant Agreement Preparation) phase of the project, from when you are notified of grant acceptance until the project begins. Ensuring a solid foundation between partners as you move into the beginning of the project is critical, and there are many moving pieces to consider and arrange, both internally as the coordinating institution and for each partner!

Participants will hear about best practices on the transition from the proposal to the grant agreement, different aspects to consider when working with external (and international) partners, and experiences from managers from three institutions!

Recording:

Presentations:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Speakers:

Flo O’Regan

Flo is currently the Mobilisation Officer in the Trinity Research section of Trinity College Dublin. She is responsible for leading the development of Project Mobilisation supports for academic leaders and coordinators of high-profile or complex research projects. She provides guidance to PIs and researchers during Grant Agreement Preparation and project set-up across all three pillars of Horizon Europe.
Her professional experience includes a range of diverse academic support roles within university administration teams at leading UK and Irish institutions.
Flo holds an MA in Medieval Studies from the University of York and a BA from the University of Durham.

Rasangika (Rassi) Pelpola-Aladekomo

With over 20 years of experience in Research Grants management and administration within the Higher Education sector in the UK, Rassi brings significant understanding of the sector and valuable experience of having supported the financial management and administration of external and internal research funding. Having led the Pre-Award Int’l team and currently leading the Pre-Award Health Team at King’s College London, Rassi’s funding knowledge spans EC and US funding as well as national and charity funding.

Elin Engström

Elin works as an EU grants officer at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. As such she assists researchers with the contract preparations of EU-funded collaborative projects within Horizon Europe and other EU programs. She has a special interest in developing and fine tuning KTHs administrative routines surrounding contract preparations. She has a background in the cultural heritage sector, with a PhD in archaeology from Stockholm university