OUR MAIN ACTIVITIES

Research Assessment & Grant Evaluation

We support research funding organisations, philantrophies, Universities, EU-funded projects, programmes & MSCA cofunds in identifying and funding the best research projects. During 2020-2023, ESF has supported 140+ competitve calls, assessing 16,000+ research proposals.

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European Project Coordination & Management

Active in EU-funded project since FP6, ESF has developed considerable experience in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects. Involvement of ESF enables a smoother implementation of projects and Consortia partners therefore increase the value of their proposals.

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Hosting of scientific structures & networks

We provide tailored secretariat services to scientific committees, networks, and associations, allowing them to focus exclusively on their activities and impact. Each structure hosted by ESF operates independently under its own terms of reference and governance.

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Our main strengths

NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION

We deliver high quality, independent science services to the European Research Area.

EXPERTISE

We possess strong science administration and project management skills that are non-domain specific.

Over 4 DECADES OF EXPERIENCE

We have direct access to a 45-year knowledge base: ESF has managed over 2,000 world-class science programmes and networks in 30 countries.

HIGHLY-QUALIFIED STAFF

We are proud to have an international, multilingual and highly-qualified team.

SCIENTIFIC NETWORK

We are connected to a global network of over 300,000 scientific stakeholders (academics, researchers, expert reviewers, policy experts and key decision-makers) coming from 186 countries.

FLEXIBLE APPROACH

We deliver tailored solutions to fit your specific needs, processes, and environment - no matter what stage your project is at.

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