FP10 Insights
FP10 Insights is a short series of practice-oriented briefs on Horizon Europe 2028-2034 / FP10 readiness. The series focuses on preparation, strategic positioning, and readiness before calls are launched.
The series is designed for researchers, universities, research support offices, project managers, and teams interested in preparing earlier and more strategically for the next EU Framework Programme.
Topics Covered
Readiness & Positioning
FP10 readiness
Horizon Europe lessons learned
Strategic positioning
Institutional preparation
Proposal & Programme Thinking
Call-fit analysis
Proposal logic
Strategic relevance
Impact narratives
Research Support Capacity
Proposal preparation
Research support offices
Policy-oriented writing
Research synthesis and briefs
Available Briefs
FP10 Readiness Brief #1
Why universities should prepare before the calls are launched
From funding awareness to strategic positioning in Horizon Europe 2028-2034
This brief explains why FP10 readiness should start before the calls are launched. It looks at the future Horizon Europe 2028-2034 context, the shift from funding awareness to strategic positioning, and what universities and researchers can do now to prepare more effectively.
FP10 Readiness Brief #2
Reading EU priorities before the calls are published
How researchers and universities can interpret emerging EU policy signals, strategic orientations, and programme debates before work programmes and calls are finalised
The second brief in the FP10 Readiness Series looks at how researchers and universities can read EU priorities before work programmes and calls are published.
It explains why early policy signals matter, how repeated language across EU strategy and expert documents can help identify emerging directions, and how researchers can use these signals to prepare European profiles, concept notes and more credible relevance narratives.
The brief is intended as a practical resource for research managers, research support offices, universities and researchers preparing for the next EU Framework Programme.
FP10 Readiness Brief #3
From Call Monitoring to Call-Fit Thinking
Why FP10 preparation should go beyond tracking work programmes and focus on strategic interpretation, institutional strengths, and proposal logic
The third brief in the FP10 Readiness Series looks at why monitoring calls, work programmes and policy updates is necessary, but not sufficient. It introduces call-fit thinking as a more strategic way to assess whether a research idea, institution or consortium can credibly respond to a future funding opportunity.
The brief is intended for researchers, universities and research support offices preparing for FP10 by moving from reactive monitoring to earlier positioning, institutional mapping, proposal readiness and evaluator clarity.
Upcoming Briefs
FP10 Readiness Brief #4
FP10 Readiness for Research Support Offices
Practical ways research offices can support early positioning, internal mapping, researcher guidance, and institutional preparation.
FP10 Readiness Brief #5
Strategic Relevance without Weakening Academic Quality
How researchers can connect excellent science to European priorities, competitiveness, resilience, sustainability, and societal impact.