Horizon 2020 Impact Section – the case of the abandoned child
The Horizon 2020 grant proposal application is divided into three major sections: Excellence, Impact and Implementation. In contrast to the Excellence and the Implementation sections, many applicants find the Impact section harder to write. Despite detailed instructions in the call text and in the proposal template, applicants find its expectations to be unclear. As a consequence – many applicants tend to postpone writing this section and eventually end up with impact sections that are partial, of low quality, and neglect key impact aspects. Th