This training session provides a comprehensive overview of:
- The strategic context: how research & innovation now sit at the centre of European competitiveness and sovereignty policy
- The evolving programme architecture
- Key proposed changes to grant conditions: standardised funding rates, lump-sum models, elimination of RIA/IA distinction, and reduced time-to-grant
- Synergy mechanisms enabling combined and cumulative funding across EU programmes
- State of play of the negotiations (Cyprus presidency)
- Briding actions in the last work programme of the current Horizon Europe
Attendees will leave with a clear picture of the upcoming regulatory and structural landscape, enabling them to plan project strategies and funding applications well in advance of the programme launch.
If you have any questions regarding this event, contact us at events@crowdhelix.com.
Thursday June 11, 2026 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm CET
Daniel Spichtinger
EU Research Policy Analyst
Daniel Spichtinger is an expert specialising in EU research policy, open science and EU Horizon Europe proposal development. He holds a Magister degree in English, Communication Science, and History from the University of Vienna, as well as a Master of Arts in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Bath.
From 2012 to 2018, Daniel was part of the open science unit at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, where he focused on developing policy for open access to scientific publications and research data management.
Since 2018, Daniel has been working independently as a consultant, assisting stakeholders in navigating EU research and digitalisation policy, creating EU projects and implementing open science. In addition, he is employed part-time at the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) in Vienna, as Programme Manager Grants & Policy. Finally, Daniel contributes to the EU funded Horizon Europe “OStrails” project on research data management at the University of Vienna Library.
In April 2023, he received the Voluntary Service Award from the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA) for his contributions to their Policy and Representation Committee and the Open Science Thematic Group. Daniel also teaches courses on EU project development at the University of Vienna and the FH Campus Wien.
