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Grant Project Office Hours
A focused 20-minute conversation for early-stage grant development.
Who this conversation is for
Book an introductory online meeting to clarify a grant idea, assess its alignment with a funding call, identify the next development step or discuss the early structure of a collaborative proposal.
These office hours are intended for researchers, academic teams and institutional partners considering European, international or national funding opportunities. They are most useful at the idea-development, call-selection, consortium-building or early drafting stage.
What we can discuss
Use the conversation to test call fit, project logic, partnership design or early proposal architecture.
Funding-call alignment
The relationship between a project idea, the objectives of a funding call and the expected type of action.
Project logic
The project rationale, central problem, objectives, expected results and a credible intervention logic.
Partnership design
The roles, capabilities and institutional balance required for a coherent partnership.
Early proposal architecture
Early thinking about work packages, impact, dissemination, communication and the next practical steps.
How it works
A simple sequence from choosing a slot to identifying a practical next step.
Select a slot
Select an available 20-minute slot and verify your email address.
Provide context
Provide your institution, country, funding programme, project stage and one focused question.
Clarify the next step
Join the automatically generated Google Meet link and use the conversation to clarify a practical next step.
Scope and privacy
What the consultation includes, what it does not include and how to keep the initial booking appropriate.
A focused introductory discussion
The meeting is designed for orientation and early-stage clarification. It does not include full proposal review, proposal writing, institutional endorsement, legal or financial advice, or any guarantee of funding.
The consultation is offered independently by Yan Kapranov through his personal website. It is not an official service or endorsement of VIZJA University or any funding body.
Please keep the initial booking non-confidential
Do not submit confidential documents, full unpublished proposals, detailed budgets, financial records or personal data relating to third parties. A short description and, where available, a public link to the funding call are sufficient.
Information submitted through the booking form is used only to schedule, prepare for and conduct the meeting. See the Privacy Notice for further information.
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