Unlocking EU Funding Opportunities for UK Organisations

Following the success of our workshop at the International Circular Fashion Week Conference, we are pleased to present this new interactive session led by Francesca Favia from Italy, focusing on European funding opportunities available to UK-based organisations, startups, researchers, charities, SMEs, and social enterprises.

This practical workshop will introduce participants to a range of EU funding programmes, including Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and EIC opportunities, while exploring funding priorities linked to innovation, sustainability, climate action, research, education, social impact, and international collaboration.

Participants will gain practical insights into:
• EU funding eligibility and opportunities
• Partnership and consortium building
• Project development strategies
• Identifying suitable funding calls
• Creating stronger and more competitive proposals

Through facilitated collaborative exercises, participants will:
• identify shared interests and funding priorities;
• map project ideas against suitable EU programmes;
• explore transnational collaboration opportunities;
• develop early-stage project concepts;
• practice stakeholder mapping and consortium-building techniques.

The workshop is highly participatory and designed to encourage meaningful networking, collaboration, and idea generation between attendees from different sectors and disciplines.

Special attention will be given to helping participants translate local challenges and innovative ideas into scalable European projects with strong social and economic impact potential.

Participants will:
• gain a clearer understanding of EU funding opportunities accessible in the UK;
• improve their ability to identify relevant calls and funding pathways;
• strengthen networking and partnership-building skills;
• develop initial project ideas and collaborative concepts;
• better understand what makes a successful European project proposal.

• SMEs and startups
• Universities and researchers
• NGOs and charities
• Local authorities and public bodies
• Social enterprises
• Innovation and sustainability professionals
• Community organisations and cultural institutions

• Presentation and funding overview
• Interactive networking exercises
• Group idea-development activities
• Q&A and practical guidance session

Hosted by Circular Fashion Incubator CIC.

Spaces are limited. Early booking is recommended.

📍 Leeds Media Centre – Unity Business Centre
21 Savile Mount, Leeds, LS7 3HZ
📅 3 June
⏰ 2-Hour Interactive Workshop

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