myVCW 4 Funding Opportunities:
Find Your Funding Programme
and Value Proposition

An AI-Powered System for Strategic Funding, Consortium Building, and Value Creation

For more than three decades, the Value Creation Wheel (VCW) has supported individuals and organizations in solving complex professional and strategic challenges. Its impact is documented in numerous case studies and books available on this website.

Building on this legacy, myVCW makes the VCW methodology accessible, practical, and scalable through artificial intelligence, enabling users to structure complexity, clarify value propositions, and improve decision quality when applying to European and National funding programmes.

Access myVCW

For ChatGPT Plus Users:

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For Free ChatGPT Users

You may also use myVCW with the free version of ChatGPT using this method:

  1. Interact with ChatGPT and regularly save your conversation in a Word document.

  2. With the free version, sessions may be lost after 3-4 interactions.

  3. Reopen myVCW and paste your saved content.

  4. Repeat as needed.

This allows you to work continuously without losing progress.

From Research to Real Funding Success

In early 2026, myVCW for Funding Opportunities was internationally launched during the 2nd Sustainable Value Creation Summit (2SVCS).

Over eight intensive days, nearly 300 participants used myVCW to:

  • Identify the most suitable European and national funding programmes

  • Clarify strategic priorities and eligibility conditions

  • Design strong and coherent value propositions

  • Build competitive consortia

  • Align partners around impact and implementation logic

  • Anticipate evaluation and compliance requirements

The result was the creation of multiple high-quality funding concepts ready for submission.

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VCW for Funding Success:
Used by 300+ Leaders to Turn Ideas into Fundable Proposals and Avoid Costly Mistakes

Clusters Presentations

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Executive Overview

myVCW is an AI-powered decision-support system based on the Value Creation Wheel, designed to help organizations transform funding complexity into actionable strategies.

It supports decision makers in:

  • Reducing uncertainty before submission

  • Improving proposal quality and consistency

  • Strengthening strategic alignment

  • Optimizing partner selection

  • Managing risk and resource allocation

Developed over three decades of research and practice, myVCW bridges academic rigor with practical execution.

Why Use myVCW for Funding Applications?

If you are preparing to apply for European or national funding programmes, myVCW enables you to:

✔ Frame your funding challenge correctly
✔ Match your idea with the right programme
✔ Build a strong and credible value proposition
✔ Anticipate evaluation criteria
✔ Align stakeholders and partners
✔ Increase success probability
✔ Avoid costly strategic misalignment

This is precisely why myVCW was developed.

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Who Should Use myVCW?

myVCW is designed for:

  • Universities and research centers

  • SMEs and large corporations

  • Public institutions and agencies

  • NGOs and social enterprises

  • Startups and scale-ups

  • Innovation hubs and clusters

  • Horizon Europe and national funding applicants

Proven Impact and Track Record

The Value Creation Wheel has been applied in hundreds of real decision-making contexts, including:

  • European and Horizon Europe projects

  • National R&D and innovation programmes

  • Cross-border consortia

  • Public-private partnerships

  • Social impact initiatives

  • Technology transfer and commercialization projects

Built on Experience. Powered by AI.

myVCW represents nearly 30 years of applied research, field experimentation, and real-world validation. Today, artificial intelligence enables this accumulated knowledge to be operationalized in a simple, scalable, and user-friendly system.

This combination of scientific rigor and AI scalability makes myVCW uniquely suited for high-stakes funding and consortium decisions.

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Continuous Improvement and Community Feedback

myVCW evolves continuously through user feedback and real-world application.

Your experience and insights directly contribute to strengthening the system and expanding its impact.

If you have suggestions, questions, or results to share, we welcome your input.

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FAQ - myVCW 4 Funding Opportunities

  • myVCW 4 Funding Opportunities is an AI-powered decision-support system based on the Value Creation Wheel (VCW). It helps individuals and organizations identify the most suitable European or national funding programme and build a strong, coherent value proposition aligned with eligibility and evaluation criteria.

  • It is designed for:

    • Universities and research centers

    • SMEs and large companies

    • Public institutions and agencies

    • NGOs and social enterprises

    • Startups and scale-ups

    • Innovation hubs, clusters, and consortium builders

    • Anyone preparing Horizon Europe or national funding applications

  • myVCW helps you:

    • Frame your funding challenge correctly

    • Select the right programme or call

    • Clarify and strengthen your value proposition

    • Align partners and stakeholders

    • Anticipate evaluation criteria and trade-offs

    • Reduce uncertainty before investing time and resources

  • No. It supports both European programmes (including Horizon Europe) and national funding opportunities. The core goal is the same: match your challenge to the right programme and build a credible value proposition.

  • No. You can use myVCW individually to structure your idea, identify what type of partners you need, and define your value proposition. If you already have partners, myVCW can help you align expectations and build a stronger shared narrative.

  • Typical outputs include:

    • A structured problem and opportunity framing

    • A clear value proposition (including beneficiaries and impact logic)

    • A shortlist of relevant funding programme directions

    • Key stakeholders and partner profiles needed for a strong consortium

    • A clearer set of priorities, criteria, and trade-offs

    • A more decision-ready foundation for a proposal

  • myVCW supports thinking, structure, alignment, and decision quality. It does not replace accountability, expertise, and leadership. Final decisions and proposal responsibility remain with the user and the consortium.

  • Yes. myVCW was designed specifically for complex, ambiguous, multi-stakeholder contexts, where decisions require structure, criteria transparency, and rigorous trade-off management.

  • If you use ChatGPT Plus, you can access the myPROBLEM myVCW AI Assistant here:
    https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69219735e0cc8191888796539c38bebe-myproblem-myvcw

    You can also use myVCW with the free version of ChatGPT by saving and restoring your conversation (see next question).

  • Yes. A practical method is:

    1. Interact with ChatGPT and regularly save the conversation in a Word document.

    2. With the free version, sessions may be lost after 3-4 interactions.

    3. Reopen myVCW and paste your saved content.

    4. Repeat whenever needed.

  • It means moving from an initial idea (often too broad) to:

    • A specific and credible funding direction

    • A clear value proposition with beneficiaries and measurable impact

    • A partner and stakeholder logic that supports implementation

    • A decision-ready structure before investing heavily in writing

  • You can explore open-access material here:

  • If you want to share feedback, ask questions, or discuss participation in future initiatives (including the 3SVCS), please contact:
    vcw@novasbe.pt

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