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Pavla Vendarova

Grant Coordinator · Administrative Support

Pavla is a Grant Coordinator with a background in EU affairs, public administration, and international politics. She supports organizations in identifying funding opportunities, developing project concepts, coordinating proposals, and ensuring alignment with European funding priorities.

Contact via Cruizi People section
EU FundingHorizon · Digital Europe · EU4Health
DG BUDGEuropean Commission experience
CruiziGrant coordination

Professional Background

Her expertise is grounded in a strong understanding of European policies, funding instruments, and project coordination.

Prior to joining Cruizi, Pavla worked at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Budget (DG BUDG), where she analysed major EU funding programmes, including Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and EU4Health, while contributing to cross-departmental projects and organisational change initiatives.

This experience provided her with valuable insight into the strategic priorities, governance structures, and operational environment of EU-funded programmes.

EU affairsPublic administrationInternational politicsProject coordination

Experience

  • Experience in both national and supranational administration
  • Stakeholder management
  • Hands-on experience from the European Commission
  • IT education with focus on cybersecurity
  • Change management
  • Experience with EU funding schemes, including Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, and EU4Health
StakeholdersCybersecurity educationChange managementEU funding schemes

Contribution at Cruizi

  • Identify relevant funding opportunities for innovation and scale-up.
  • Support project concepts, proposal coordination, and administrative follow-up.
  • Align project direction with European funding priorities and governance expectations.
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Funding scanIdentify grant opportunities and strategic fit.
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Proposal coordinationSupport concept notes, documentation, and application structure.
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Scale-up supportHelp Cruizi connect innovation milestones with funding paths.

A Glimpse into the Future

I believe success does not happen by chance. It is created through the combination of the right people, bold decisions, trusted partnerships, and persistence.

When these elements come together—along with strategic funding and the support of grants that help accelerate innovation at critical stages—we have the ability to transform the way the world thinks about logistics.

With successful funding, I believe Cruizi will scale up—not just as a company, but as a system that expands across markets, adapts to new environments, and becomes a part of how modern logistics operates globally.

Strategic funding can help Cruizi accelerate innovation at the moments when scale matters most.