EU Funding and Tenders Portal: Overview, How to submit a proposal, Grant management + Italian National funding opportunities: MAECI calls

As part of the PhD programme in Industrial Engineering at the Mario Lucertini Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, a two-day seminar dedicated to Horizon Europe was held on 4 and 5 March 2026, with a comprehensive focus on funding opportunities, proposal preparation and project management. The lectures given by Dr Valentina Tortelli focused specifically on: 1. EU Funding and Tenders Portal: - Overview - My Area and Expert profile - Participant Register: how to register an organisation and how to find a registered organisation - Partner search tools (Partner Search function, Partner search announcements [organisation profile or call page], Partner Search tools and services, Participation in conferences, brokerage events organised by the EU or networks in the Member States) - Call for proposals and research of funding opportunities 2. How to Submit a proposal on Funding & Tenders Portal: - Portal Submission System - Part A Administrative part - Part B Scientific part - Follow up your proposal - My proposals - My projects - EU funded Project & results 3. The Grant Management on Funding & Tenders Portal: - Grant Agreement & Consortium Agreement - Continuous & Periodic reporting - Certificate on Financial Statement 4. Joint research bilateral calls of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI): - Executive Protocols on bilateral cooperation in science and technology - Funding schemes of MAECI bilateral research projects - Eligibility requirements - MAECI calls - Example of funded «Progetto di Grande Rilevanza» h bilateral calls of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI): - Executive Protocols on bilateral cooperation in science and technology - Funding schemes of MAECI bilateral research projects - Eligibility requirements - MAECI calls - Example of funded «Progetto di Grande Rilevanza»