About Julie Williams - Skills & Qualifications

Skills:

Julie Williams, the Company Director and Consultancy Partner, has over 15 years experience in the area of European Funding and has worked closely with the public, private and voluntary sectors over this period with experience of liaising with WEFO and the European Commission. The range of contacts in Wales, UK and the European Institutions provides a useful network of contacts. Currently working part-time as a Senior External Funding Officer for a Welsh University covering all external funding, specialising in European funding, the knowledge gained in this post ensures the consultancy has the most up to date information available on European funding programmes and other major sources of funding. Having studied the Policies of the European Union makes Julie well placed to offer advice on how to access EU funding sources. With 5 years of working for the Local Authority sector and 10 years of working in Higher Education, Julie has a wealth of experience to offer in this highly competitive area.

Qualifications:

European Community Studies BSc. Econ, University of Wales, Cardiff
Paris Chamber of Commerce, Diploma in Business French
Nice University, Certificat d’Etudes Superieures de la Communaute Europeenne
Pisa University, Italian Language Course (Corsi di lingua e di cultura italiana per stanieri )

Fluent in French, Welsh and speaks Italian.

Links to grant information:

The links given here will take you to websites providing a range of information on European Sources of funding:

Wefo
www.wefo.wales.gov.uk

Cordis
www.cordis.lu

Grants of the European Union
http://ec.europa.eu/grants/index_en.htm

Swansea University Research & Innovation Office
http://www.swan.ac.uk/research_innovation/ResearchInnovationOffice

West Wales European Centre
http://www.wwec.org.uk

Cornwall County Council Guide to European Funding http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=15361