Guides, Contracts & Templates

How to submit your proposal

First of all, you will need an account on the Celtic Proposal Submission Portal to apply.
In order to access the Celtic Proposal Submission Portal for the first time you need to create an account or log in with your credentials if you have already participated in one of the previous CELTIC-NEXT Calls.

Once your account is created, you can fill in the application form and upload your Project Proposal Template before the deadline. There you will be able to write a CELTIC-NEXT submission in your field of interest and expertise for the open call(s).

Please note that you will also need to contact each partner National Public Authority by country to receive national funding information and that process and conditions can vary with dates and take time.

You shall also fill in, sign and return, to the office, the Confirmation Letter/Declaration of Acceptance (CLD) for each consortium partner within two weeks after your proposal submission.

After receiving a positive Label Notification, a Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) should be elaborated and signed between the consortium partners. For that purpose, we provide you with an example here.

During the submission process, you will be guided step by step as all documents are provided in the tool and on our Guides, Contracts & Templates page.
To get to know how to write a successful project idea, check our guide on how to develop a high-quality proposal step-by-step.

In case you have any questions regarding the CELTIC Project Portal, don’t hesitate to contact us via office@celticnext.eu.

Submission Portal

Legal documents for CELTIC-NEXT projects

Autumn Call 2024

CELTIC-NEXT Proposal (CPP) Autumn Call 2024 (to be submitted online via our CELTIC Cluster Portal)
Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance Autumn Call 2024 (CLD) (to be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission)
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) (the Co-operation Agreement for project partners)
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) (recommended for the proposal preparation phase)
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement (for reference only: Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group)
CELTIC-NEXT Self-funding Declaration Letter (a legal document to be signed by partners who will be self-funded in the project (compulsory for self-funded partners in complement to the CLD document))

Spring Call 2024

CELTIC-NEXT Proposal (CPP) Spring Call 2024 (to be submitted online via our CELTIC Cluster Portal)
Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance Spring Call 2024 (CLD) (to be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission)
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) (the Co-operation Agreement for project partners)
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) (recommended for the proposal preparation phase)
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement (for reference only: Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group)
CELTIC-NEXT Self-funding Declaration Letter (a legal document to be signed by partners who will be self-funded in the project (compulsory for self-funded partners in complement to the CLD document))

Autumn Call 2023 & Spring Call 2023

Autumn Call 2023

Celtic-Next Proposal (CPP) To be submitted online via our CELTIC Cluster Portal.
Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance Autumn Call 2023 (CLD) To be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission.
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) As the CELTIC-NEXT Consortium Agreement.
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) Recommended for the proposal preparation phase.
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group (for reference only).
CELTIC-NEXT Self-funding Declaration Letter Legal document to be signed by partners who will be self-funded in the project (compulsory for self-funded partners in complement to the CLD document).

Calls 2022 & Autumn Call 2021

Autumn Call 2021 & Spring Call 2022

Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance 2021/2022 (CLD) To be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission.
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) As the CELTIC-NEXT Consortium Agreement.
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) Recommended for the proposal preparation phase.
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group (for reference only).
CELTIC-NEXT Self-funding Declaration Letter Legal document to be signed by partners who will be self-funded in the project (compulsory for self-funded partners in complement to the CLD document).

Spring Call 2021 & Autumn Call 2020

Autumn Call 2020 and Spring Call 2021

Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance 2020 (CLD) To be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission;
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) As the CELTIC-NEXT Consortium Agreement.
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) Recommended for the proposal preparation phase.
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group (for reference only).

Spring Call 2020 and earlier

Confirmation Letter/ Declaration of Acceptance 2019 (CLD) To be signed and submitted by each partner upon proposal submission.
Project Cooperation Agreement (PCA) As the CELTIC-NEXT Consortium Agreement.
Non-disclosure Agreement for proposals (NdA) Recommended for the proposal preparation phase.
CELTIC-NEXT Frame Agreement Legal document of the CELTIC Core Group (for reference only).

Valid documents such as guides, templates and logos to run and propose CELTIC-NEXT projects

Guidelines

Guidelines

CELTIC-NEXT Proposal Management Guide: From CELTIC Introduction to Label – pdf
- This Project Management Guide is a detailed guideline and tool to assist participants in preparing high-quality proposals.
  - The Office also created a condensed version of the Proposer’s Guide (8 pages) to help proposers prepare a CELTIC-NEXT Proposal pragmatically.

CELTIC-NEXT Project Management Guide: From Label to Project End – pdf
- This Project Management Guide is a detailed guideline and tool to help consortium members to run successful projects.