Manage your Horizon Europe project from planning to scientific dissemination
Horizon Europe projects do not end with the submission of a deliverable. Their long-term impact depends on the visibility and accessibility of the scientific publications, datasets, software and other research outputs they produce.
By combining Grant Planner with Zenodo, organisations can manage the complete lifecycle of these outputs—from their initial draft within the consortium to their long-term preservation in one of Europe's most trusted open-access repositories.
Together with Grant Hub, the document management application included with Grant Planner, this integration creates a seamless workflow that connects project management with open science.
Why Combine Grant Planner and Zenodo?
Grant Planner helps coordinate the execution of Horizon Europe projects.
Grant Hub stores and organises the project's working documents.
Zenodo preserves and disseminates the final research outputs.
Rather than treating project management and scientific dissemination as separate activities, the three solutions support a continuous workflow throughout the entire project lifecycle.
From Internal Documents to Public Research Outputs
Most scientific publications begin as internal project documents.
They are reviewed, revised and approved before eventually becoming official deliverables, publications or datasets.
Grant Hub provides a structured environment to organise these documents while they are still under development. Documents can be linked to work packages, tasks, milestones and deliverables, ensuring that every research output remains connected to the activity that produced it.
Once ready for publication, they can move naturally to Zenodo for long-term preservation and dissemination.
Publish Directly from Grant Hub to Zenodo
Instead of downloading documents and uploading them manually to Zenodo, Grant Hub can simplify the publication process.
Researchers can publish a document directly from Grant Hub using a dedicated "Publish to Zenodo" action.
During publication, users complete the required metadata, such as title, authors, description, licence and keywords. Grant Hub then transfers both the document and its metadata to Zenodo.
Once the deposit has been published, the permanent DOI assigned by Zenodo can automatically be retrieved and stored alongside the original document within Grant Hub.
This creates a permanent link between the project's internal documentation and the publicly accessible version archived in Zenodo.
Support Open Science Throughout the Project
Open science is now an integral part of Horizon Europe.
Grant Planner helps coordinate the work that produces scientific results, while Grant Hub manages the associated documentation throughout the project.
Zenodo then ensures that these outputs become openly accessible, citable and preserved over the long term.
Because Zenodo is indexed by OpenAIRE, published outputs also become discoverable through the wider European Open Science ecosystem without requiring additional publication steps.
Better Traceability from Planning to Impact
One of the main challenges of collaborative research projects is maintaining traceability between project activities and their scientific outputs.
With Grant Planner, Grant Hub and Zenodo working together, organisations can follow the complete journey of every document:
- Drafted and reviewed within Grant Hub.
- Linked to work packages, tasks and deliverables in Grant Planner.
- Published directly to Zenodo.
- Assigned a permanent DOI.
- Indexed through OpenAIRE for increased visibility.
This end-to-end workflow improves reporting, simplifies project audits and demonstrates the impact of Horizon Europe research.
A Strong Choice for European Digital Sovereignty
Grant Planner, Grant Hub and Zenodo all contribute to a European digital ecosystem.
Zenodo is operated by CERN and has become one of the most trusted repositories for publicly funded research in Europe.
Combined with Grant Planner and Grant Hub, organisations can manage projects, documents and scientific dissemination using solutions closely aligned with European research policies, GDPR requirements and digital sovereignty objectives.
Ideal Use Cases
The Grant Planner and Zenodo integration is particularly valuable for:
- Universities
- Research institutes
- Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs)
- Horizon Europe coordinators
- Public research organisations
- Scientific infrastructures
- Consortia producing publications, datasets or software
It is especially useful for projects that wish to streamline both project execution and open science dissemination within a single ecosystem.
Benefits at a Glance
By combining Grant Planner, Grant Hub and Zenodo, your organisation can:
- Organise research documents throughout the project lifecycle.
- Link documents to work packages, tasks and deliverables.
- Publish directly from Grant Hub to Zenodo.
- Automatically retrieve and store Zenodo DOIs.
- Improve traceability between project activities and scientific outputs.
- Support Horizon Europe open science requirements.
- Increase the visibility and long-term accessibility of research results.
- Strengthen European digital sovereignty through a fully European workflow.
Final Thoughts
Scientific dissemination should not be an isolated activity performed at the very end of a project.
By integrating Grant Planner with Zenodo through Grant Hub, organisations can create a continuous workflow that follows every research output from its first internal draft to its public dissemination.
The result is a simpler publication process, stronger traceability, better support for Horizon Europe open science requirements and greater visibility for the valuable research produced throughout the project.