Person-months are a key element of Horizon Europe proposals, helping applicants translate staff involvement into measurable project effort. Understanding how to calculate and allocate them correctly is essential for building a realistic work plan and a coherent budget. This article explains how to calculate person-months, allocate effort across work packages, align personnel costs with planned activities, and approach person-month planning in lump sum proposals.

Horizon Europe Practice-Based Training by NETO Innovation helps organisations turn strong ideas into evaluator-ready proposals. Despite high-quality projects, many applications fail due to misalignment with call expectations, weak structure, or unclear impact logic. This interactive session focuses on real evaluator criteria, proposal structuring, and practical tools to improve Excellence, Impact, and Implementation for higher EU funding success.