Project & program management

Hire an ESPA and EU funding advisor in Greece and Cyprus

EU programmes fund a large share of business investment here; the advisor turns a good project into an eligible, well-run application.

ESPA, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and programs such as Horizon and LIFE fund equipment, digitalisation, exports, research and green investment across Greece and Cyprus. Each call has its own eligibility rules and scoring logic, and the calendar rarely waits. An ESPA and EU funding advisor reads the calls against your plans and builds the application. They are called in when:

  • A new call has opened and the deadline is weeks away
  • An investment is planned anyway: equipment, digitalisation or an export push
  • A past application lost points and nobody knows where

The ESPA and EU funding advisors on Hellenic Talent are elite professionals from consultancies, development agencies and companies that have run funded projects of their own. They know how a managing authority reads a file and where applications lose points.

What does an ESPA & EU funding advisor actually do?

  • Screen open and upcoming calls against your investment plans and eligibility
  • Check eligibility early, from the de minimis ceiling to the own contribution
  • Shape the project to score well without bending it away from what you need
  • Prepare the application, the budget and the supporting file
  • Handle clarifications and objections with the managing authority
  • Set up the post-approval routine: reporting, procurement and payment claims

How to choose the right ESPA & EU funding advisor

What to test in the first conversation, whoever you end up hiring.

  1. Knows the live calls

    Talks about the calls open now and the ones expected next, with their scoring criteria, not the last cycle's.

  2. Runs the scoring grid

    Runs your project against the call's scoring grid before drafting, and shows where it will lose points.

  3. De minimis checked first

    Checks de minimis and state aid limits across your group before you apply, not after approval.

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Tell us what you are trying to get done

A short call is enough to understand the situation and tell you honestly whether the network has the right ESPA & EU funding advisor for it.

Engagements run remote, hybrid, or on-site, for clients in Greece, Cyprus, and the rest of the world.