Key Dates - all dates are subject to change
| PIANO+ competition opens | 15th March 2010 | |
| Deadline for receipt of stage 1 pre-proposal (mandatory) | 29 April 2010 (17:00 CET) | |
| Feedback to applicants of stage 1 eligibility | 20 May 2010 | |
| Deadline for receipt of stage 2 full proposal | 23 June 2010 | |
| Full stage decision and feedback to applicants | Late November 2010 |