Using GenAI to Write Project Proposals Efficiently and Ethically

Teachers
David Geerts
Category:
Proposal writing / Software training /
Original price was: € 249,00.Current price is: € 149,00. (excl. VAT)
Owl writing a Horizon Europe proposal on a laptop with GenAI

Course description

In its ‘Living Guidelines on the Responsible use of Generative AI in Research’, the European Commission recommends researchers to “continuously learn how to use generative AI tools properly to maximise their benefits, including by undertaking training”. In light of this recommendation, this intensive half-day course will teach you to use Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and others to draft research proposals faster and better, while complying with the guidelines from the European Commission as well as general ethical principles.

Practical

  • Date and time: Tuesday 24 February from 14:00-17:00
  • Location: Meaningful Interactions Lab (Mintlab), Parkstraat 45, 3000 Leuven, Belgium (see map below)

Requirements

  • Experience with writing Horizon Europe proposals (or other national or EU funding proposals)
  • For some exercises a paid ChatGPT (“Plus”) account is necessary. If you do not have one at the time of the course, you can still follow the course (without doing certain exercises yourself). However, to fully benefit from the course it is recommended to get a paid account.

Target audience

  • Grant writers
  • Proposal Managers
  • Research Managers

Course content

Designed for experienced Horizon Europe proposal writers with little or basic knowledge of GenAI tools, this course offers a step-by-step, interactive learning experience. You will discover how AI can be used to analyse call texts, make your objectives SMART, generate project timelines, or refine and optimise draft text for your Excellence, Impact, and Implementation sections. You will also learn to use the more advanced features of ChatGPT and other chatbots, like Projects and Custom GPTs, to structure your work better or to create specialised AI assistants.

Throughout the session, you will engage in live demos and hands-on exercises to integrate AI-generated outputs into your proposal, while critically assessing them and maintaining your own voice. By the end of the course, you will have concrete results (such as checklists and example prompts) that you can directly apply to your next proposal.

While the course is focused on Horizon Europe, the knowledge is also applicable to other national or EU funding proposals. Similarly, the course focuses on ChatGPT as main GenAI tool, but the knowledge is also applicable to other chatbots (such as Claude, Gemini or CoPilot).

About Instructors

David Geerts
I help teams put human-centred design and ethical AI into practice, offering hands-on training that turns complex research into actionable strategies.