2-day practical seminar specially designed for Croatian organisations with the objective of providing practical information empowering them to win EU projects. Experienced project managers, who are also evaluators of the programmes introduced, will provide the tools for developing a proposal successfully. First Day – Lectures     I. Overview, introduction, comparison• Overview of different EU funding schemes• Comparison between IPA/SF and Community Programmes – logic and concept,methodologies to use when applying for fund• Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA),perspectives, what is in the pipeline• Community programmes introduction FP7, CIP     II. IPA and SF• Practical Guide on How to apply for IPA funds and programmes• Cooperation and partnership with EU Member States• Understand the evaluation procedure in IPA –your most efficient tool in project development• Learn from the mistakes and experience of an evaluator and project manager of Structural Funds project • All about the financing in IPA projects    III. FP7 and CIP• EU Funding opportunities• Road to success in preparing competitive project proposals under FP7 and other Community Programmes• The Evaluator’s Perspective on FP7 and CIP proposals • Financial aspects of the Seventh Framework Programme• Quick Guide to Information Sources  Second Day - Practical workshops     I. IPAPractice in small groups with the hands on assistance of the experts the development of log frame matrix for a specific project. Avoid the most common mistakes made by IPA projects applicants - interactive learning through a quiz with real- lifecase studies. The workshop leader will go through a real IPA accepted proposal section-by-section and assess it from an evaluator’s point of view.    II. FP7 and CIPYou will be divided in small groups where you will fill in a quiz and discuss pre-filled parts of a proposal.The workshop leader, an evaluator will explain how the given sections can be improved.   III. Evaluation exercise You will receive an IPA and an FP7 proposal (fully developed) and get a chance to practice the evaluation procedure.