The partnership between Granter and the Super Bock Group was born out of urgency. With a tight deadline ahead, Super Bock's R&D and innovation department needed to go from draft to a fully submitted FCT application in less than five days. Working from a high-level outline of the project's objectives and activities, the team built the proposal through consecutive iterations with the platform, which played a central role in structuring the content across each section of the form.
The partnership between Granter and the Super Bock Group was born out of urgency. With a tight deadline ahead, Super Bock's R&D and innovation department needed to go from draft to a fully submitted FCT application in less than five days. Working from a high-level outline of the project's objectives and activities, the team built the proposal through consecutive iterations with the platform, which played a central role in structuring the content across each section of the form.
The Challenge
Submitting a complex doctoral grant application
under a tight deadline
Submitting a complex doctoral grant application
under a tight deadline
Submitting a complex doctoral grant application under a tight deadline
Submitting a complex doctoral grant application under a tight deadline
Super Bock's R&D and innovation department operates without a dedicated team or external partner focused on their grant processes, meaning relevant funding opportunities can go unnoticed or simply not be delivered on time. That was nearly the case with the Concurso Bolsas de Doutoramento 2026 – Linha de Candidatura Geral (FCT Doctoral Scholarships Competition).
When the team identified this call and the candidate was mutually agreed upon with the Academic Institution, they had a very tight deadline to meet: submissions closed on March 31st. Starting from scratch on an application that demanded scientific rigour, precise academic language, and properly formatted bibliographic references, and still deliver a complete, high-quality proposal on time, would have been virtually impossible to do manually and without support.
Super Bock's R&D and innovation department operates without a dedicated team or external partner focused on their grant processes, meaning relevant funding opportunities can go unnoticed or simply not be delivered on time. That was nearly the case with the Concurso Bolsas de Doutoramento 2026 – Linha de Candidatura Geral (FCT Doctoral Scholarships Competition).
When the team identified this call and the candidate was mutually agreed upon with the Academic Institution, they had a very tight deadline to meet: submissions closed on March 31st. Starting from scratch on an application that demanded scientific rigour, precise academic language, and properly formatted bibliographic references, and still deliver a complete, high-quality proposal on time, would have been virtually impossible to do manually and without support.
Solution
A mission-driven onboarding and hands-on support
A mission-driven onboarding and hands-on support
A mission-driven onboarding and
hands-on support
A mission-driven onboarding and
hands-on support
With no proposal in place and time running out, Super Bock's team turned to the AI Grant Consultant to streamline the process and build their application in time for submission. They onboarded the platform on March 27th, leaving just five days to go, and with a weekend in between. Rather than following a traditional onboarding flow that covers all platform features, the session was purpose-built to get them ready to complete that specific application as quickly as possible.
Two features proved especially decisive:
With no proposal in place and time running out, Super Bock's team turned to the AI Grant Consultant to streamline the process and build their application in time for submission. They onboarded the platform on March 27th, leaving just five days to go, and with a weekend in between. Rather than following a traditional onboarding flow that covers all platform features, the session was purpose-built to get them ready to complete that specific application as quickly as possible.
Two features proved especially decisive:
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Scientific Paper Research
Assisted in drafting the application content with scientific precision, suggesting relevant academic references and structuring the narrative to meet FCT's requirements.
Assisted in drafting the application content with scientific precision, suggesting relevant academic references and structuring the narrative to meet FCT's requirements.
Evaluator
Allowed the team to assess the quality of their proposal before sending, giving them confidence in what they were about to submit.
Allowed the team to assess the quality of their proposal before sending, giving them confidence in what they were about to submit.
Results
From initial draft to successful submission
in under 72 Hours
From initial draft to successful submission
in under 72 Hours
From initial draft to successful
submission in under 72 Hours
From initial draft
to successful submission in under 72 Hours
Within 72 hours, the team produced a technically rigorous grant proposal and submitted it on time. Something that would have been extremely challenging to achieve through a fully manual process, especially given the timeline.
The Super Bock Group highlighted three aspects that stood out in this process:
Within 72 hours, the team produced a technically rigorous grant proposal and submitted it on time. Something that would have been extremely challenging to
achieve through a fully manual process, especially given the timeline.
The Super Bock Group highlighted three aspects that stood out in this process:
Within 72 hours, the team produced a technically rigorous grant proposal and submitted it on time. Something that would have been extremely challenging to achieve through a fully manual process, especially given the timeline.
The Super Bock Group highlighted three aspects that stood out in this process:
Sense of urgency
Granter's responsiveness and speed matched the pressure of the deadline.
Granter's responsiveness and speed matched the pressure of the deadline.
Granter's responsiveness and speed matched the pressure of the deadline.
Scientific writing
The AI agent’s ability to suggest academic references and meet the required level of technical detail.
The AI agent’s ability to suggest academic references and meet the required level of technical detail.
The AI agent’s ability to suggest academic references and meet the required level of technical detail.
Evaluator
Having an assessment tool to give a clear picture of where the application stood before submission.
Having an assessment tool to give a clear picture of where the application stood before submission.
Having an assessment tool to give a clear picture of where the application stood before submission.
The overall feedback was very positive. The experience stood out as a clear example of how the right tools and support can make a difference in a high-pressure grant cycle.
It’s also worth noting that the process benefited from the involvement of a Professor with extensive experience in grant applications’ processes, who contributed to the validation, proofreading, and critical analysis of the generated content, providing an extra layer of expert oversight that reinforced the quality and credibility of the final submission.
The overall feedback was very positive. The experience stood out as a clear example of how the right tools and support can make a difference in a high-pressure grant cycle.
It’s also worth noting that the process benefited from the involvement of a Professor with extensive experience in grant applications’ processes, who contributed to the validation, proofreading, and critical analysis of the generated content, providing an extra layer of expert oversight that reinforced the quality and credibility of the final submission.
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