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Aurélie Waquet

Expert in European Project Management & Funding

€800/day
Paris, FR
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Aurélie

I support project leaders and their partners in the management, setup, and funding of research projects.

My goal: to help public or private organizations (SMEs, large groups, etc.) maximize their chances of funding for their research project (European or national).

With a background as an agricultural engineer, I have developed solid expertise in European projects of the Horizon Europe type (RIA, IA, ERC, etc.).

My support focuses on the following points:

- Strategic advice for building a competitive proposal
- Defining a project concept that meets the expectations of the call and has impact
- Advice on structuring a consortium integrating the multi-actor approach
- Defining project objectives, results, project structure, etc.
- Construction of the project budget
- Drafting the proposal: advice on writing the different sections.
- Advice on maximizing the impact of the project (dissemination, communication, valorization)
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Paris (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Indépendant
    Independant consultant - Setting up European projects
    January 2023 - Today (3 years and 5 months)
    I support researchers and companies in setting up their European projects (Horizon Europe: RIA, IA, ERC) to obtain funding.
    - Strategic advices on how to construct a competitive proposal
    - Defining a project's concept that replies to the EU call expectations and has impact
    - Advices on structuring a EU consortium integrating the multi-actors approach
    - Defining the project objectifs, results, structuration of the project etc.
    - Construction of the project budget
    - Drafting the proposal : advices on writing the different sections.
    - Advices on how to maximise your project impact (dissemination, communication, exploitation)
  • INRAE Transfert SAS
    R&D project funding and management consultant
    April 2014 - December 2022 (8 years and 8 months)
    Paris, France
    Setting-up innovative R&D project proposals for European H2020 funding
    - Assisting academic and private partners in positioning and structuring the project
    - Recommendation on the organization of the partnership
    - Budget establishment
    - Definition of the governance
    - Consortium coordination for writing the proposal Management of large European R&D projects (budget management from 3 to 20M€, management of private and public partners, organisation of large meetings and conferences in Europe, scientific and financial reporting) Projects related to urban farming, animal health, industrial biotechnologies, crop breeding etc.
  • INRAE Transfert SAS
    European project manager
    November 2009 - April 2014 (4 years and 5 months)
    Paris, France
    Management of large collaborative R&D European projects :
    - Preparation, facilitation and follow-up of project meetings in Europe
    - Organisation and follow-up of large conferences dedicated to policy-makers, research governemental organisations and private companies
    - Preparation and coordination of scientific and financial annual reports for the European Commission
    - Budget management (from 10 to 20M€)
    - Optimization of information flow between the project partners
    - Development of communication tools: website, brochures, newsletters, collaborative platform Projects related to bioenergies, white biotechnologies, biorefineries, mixed farming systems, vineyard management, water management in agriculture, synthetic biology Setting-up innovative project proposals for European FP7 funding Negotiation with the European Commission:
    - Negotiation of contract community
    - Support and follow up of consortium agreement negotiation

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Education

  • Agricultural Engineer
    AGRO Toulouse - National Graduate School of Agronomy of Toulouse
    2008
    Ingénieur agronome
  • DAA Sciences and technologies of biology, nutrition and human food
    AgroParisTech - Institute of Life Sciences and Industries and the Environment
    2009
    DAA Sciences et technologies de la biologie, la nutrition et l'alimentation humaines

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