Frequently asked questions
The questions people actually ask — answered straight.
The big questions
What does AvenEU actually do?+
It's the workspace where your organisation's EU funding work lives. You write each proposal inside the exact structure of the official application form — the real sections, the real character limits (or, where a call limits pages instead, a page guide) — while EUri analyses what you write against the criteria it will be scored on and shows you what's missing. It covers Erasmus+, CERV, Creative Europe, the European Solidarity Corps and Horizon Europe today. Alongside the writing, you discover the calls that fit your organisation and see whether your type of organisation can apply or only join as a partner, build your budget the way your call funds it, and find partner organisations in official EU project data — ones that have already taken part in funded projects. Nothing resets between rounds: your proposals, partners and past work stay, so every application starts from everything you've already built, not from a blank page.
With AvenEU I finish a proposal in a few hours. Why pay for six months?+
Isn't this just a text editor I'd use once?
You're not paying to write one proposal — you're paying for an ongoing relationship with EU funding. Over six or twelve months you submit more than once, pick up calls as they open, reshape ideas that didn't win into ones that do, find partners without deadline pressure, and keep every proposal and partner in one place instead of scattered across drives and inboxes. The organisations that treat EU funding as a habit, not a one-off, are the ones that keep winning — and that habit is what the subscription is for.
How is this different from ChatGPT?+
I already pay for a chatbot that writes well. Why pay again?
A general AI doesn't know the form's structure, the character limits, the evaluation criteria, or this round's priorities — so it writes fluent text in the wrong field, at the wrong length. AvenEU is built for one job only: every field is the real field from the official form, with its real limit (or page guide, where the call counts pages), and EUri is aligned to the award criteria each programme's assessors actually score against — shaped by people who've written, submitted and won these proposals themselves. It's the difference between a clever writer and someone who has sat the exam.
What happens to my data?+
We handle other people's information. Is this safe to use?
Your account and content are hosted on EU infrastructure. When you run an analysis, the relevant text is sent to our AI provider under strict contractual terms and is never used to train any model. Each account sees only its own data, and you can export a full copy or delete everything at any time. We tell you exactly what leaves and what never does — no vague reassurances.
Does EUri write the proposal for me?+
No — and that's deliberate. EUri analyses what you write, shows you where a section is thin against the evaluation criteria, and suggests how to strengthen it. The words stay yours. That matters beyond quality: every EU application carries a declaration that the content is the applicant's own and that no outside party was paid to write it. A tool you use yourself keeps that true; a ghostwriter doesn't.
Do I need previous experience with EU programmes?+
No. The programmes are designed to bring in organisations that haven't applied before, and AvenEU is built for exactly that — it walks you through each step with the structure and the criteria in front of you, so you're never guessing what a section wants. If you are experienced, it works the other way round: it saves you the repetitive parts and gives you a second pair of eyes on what you've written.
How much funding can I apply for?+
Enough to change what your organisation can do. It depends on the programme and the type of project: a Town Twinning grant runs from €8,455 to €50,745, an Erasmus+ Small-scale Partnership is €30,000 or €60,000, a Cooperation Partnership up to €400,000, a CERV European Remembrance project or a European Youth Together project up to €500,000, and a Creative Europe cooperation project up to €200,000 (small scale), €1,000,000 (medium scale) or €2,000,000 (large scale, a draft based on the latest call that had it). Citizens’ engagement and Networks of Towns set a minimum but no maximum, mobility projects and European Solidarity Corps Solidarity Projects are calculated from unit costs, and for Volunteering Projects the National Agency allocates the grant. For Horizon Europe, the budget is set by each topic. For a small organisation that's often transformative — and it's usually the application, not the idea, that stands between you and it.
Is there a free version?+
Yes. The free plan includes one editable project (archived projects count towards it, and any other project stays readable but read-only), access to every section of the form, a limited number of EUri analyses each month, a small part of every budget tool to try, and the first three partner organisations in Find Partners. It's enough to see exactly how the tool works before you decide to go further.
What it is
Is AvenEU an official European Commission tool?+
No. AvenEU is an independent tool with no affiliation to the European Commission or any National Agency. You always submit through the official platform.
Which programmes are covered today?+
Erasmus+ KA210 (Small-scale partnerships) in School Education, VET, Adult Education and Youth, and KA220 (Cooperation partnerships) in those four fields and Higher Education, plus KA240 (European partnerships for school development), the KA1 short-term mobility actions (KA122, KA152–KA155, KA182), KA120 (Erasmus accreditation) and KA150 (Erasmus accreditation in the field of youth). From CERV, European Remembrance, Citizens’ engagement and participation, Networks of Towns and Town Twinning, each based on its latest published call; Discover shows which of them is open. From Creative Europe, European Cooperation Projects at small, medium and large scale, and from Erasmus+ also European Youth Together, both as drafts based on the latest published calls. Large scale is a draft based on the latest call that had it. From the European Solidarity Corps, Solidarity Projects (ESC30) and Volunteering Projects (ESC51), in draft mode on the latest published forms; Volunteering Projects get basic support only, because the form is a short grant request with no award criteria. From Horizon Europe, Research and Innovation Actions, Innovation Actions and Coordination and Support Actions, on the standard Part B with the page limit for topics using lump sum funding — full proposals, for single-stage calls or the second stage of two-stage calls; you add the topic you apply to, and EUri reads it with every section. Not covered: the first stage of two-stage calls, topics funded on actual costs, and the EIC, ERC and MSCA.
Pricing
What happens when my access period ends?+
Cycle Pass and Annual renew automatically for another term of the same length at the end of each period. If you cancel before renewal, the next term doesn't begin and you return to free plan capabilities. Starter Pass simply ends after its month. In every case nothing you created is deleted: every project stays in your account and remains visible.
How am I billed?+
Cycle Pass and Annual are billed monthly, for a committed term of six or twelve months depending on the plan you choose; the commitment covers the full term and doesn't stop halfway. Starter Pass is different: one month, paid once at checkout, with nothing to commit to and nothing to cancel.
How much does it cost?+
Three paid plans. Starter Pass is €79 paid once for one month of full Pro — it ends automatically, nothing renews, and it is available once per account. Cycle Pass is €65/month on a 6-month commitment, and Annual is €49.50/month on a 12-month commitment; both are billed monthly and renew at the end of the term. All prices exclude VAT. A free plan lets you try one project first.
Practical
Can several people work on the same proposal?+
Not yet. Today a project belongs to one account. A shared workspace where partner organisations work on the same proposal together is the next major feature we're building.
In which language can I write my proposal?+
AvenEU's working language is English, and we recommend writing in English. You can also write in any official EU language: EUri replies in the language you write your project in, so its comments and suggestions come back in that same language. The interface is available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Greek: choose yours with the globe in the app's menu. The language you submit in is set by your programme — for Erasmus+ actions managed by a National Agency, the Programme Guide says: "In case of actions managed by a National Agency, the electronic form must be completed in one of the official languages used in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme."
Is there a limit on EUri?+
Yes. On the free plan you get 2 analyses per section and 12 per project, within 50 AI calls a month. On a Pro plan you get 5 analyses per section, within 1,000 AI calls a month across your proposals, budgets and summaries. Call discovery has its own allowance and doesn't use these.
Can I export my proposal?+
Yes, on a paid plan. You get a document that follows the structure of the official form — same section numbers, same order of questions. For CERV, Creative Europe and European Youth Together you can also download Part B as a Word file that mirrors the official template, and for Creative Europe and European Youth Together the official detailed budget table, filled with your budget. From there you transfer the text into the official submission form. The final check before submitting is always yours.
Partners and results
What if my proposal is rejected?+
It stays in the system. The evaluation comes back with a score per criterion and comments — material that shows you exactly where you fell short. You work on the existing text, improve it against those comments, and submit again in the next round. Resubmission is normal practice, not the exception.
Does it help me find partners?+
It shows you organisations that have already taken part in EU-funded projects — from official EU project data — matched to your programme and theme, from the countries the programme admits, with the programme's own rule on who may take part. It isn't a contact directory or a matchmaking service: it's a starting point, so you approach organisations with proven experience instead of searching blind.