FP7 PEOPLE PROGRAMME Marie Curie Actions IAPP 2012: Evaluation Criteria: tips & tricks Kaisa HELLEVUO Head of Sector Research Executive Agency (REA) Unit P4, Marie Curie Host-Driven Actions 1
Overview of implementation Industry-Academia Partnerships Pathways 2
Industry-Academia Partnerships Pathways Joint Research Project Research programme/project of mutual interest to all partners Complementary competences Clear objectives, milestones & deliverables Secondments underpin co-operation between partners in different sectors Justification for recruitment of experienced researchers Networking Activities Organisation of scientific/managerial network meetings Attendance at international conferences and workshops 3
Industry-Academia Partnerships Pathways 4 Prague 08/11/2011
5 Sub-criteria to be evaluated in light of the principles of the 'European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers'. See: http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/pdf/am509774cee_en_e4.pdf
How to apply? Call published on the Research Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/ Publication of FP7 calls officially switched from CORDIS to the Research Participant Portal. FP7 calls no longer published on CORDIS. CORDIS users redirected to the relevant Participant Portal pages. 6
How to apply? Essential reading PEOPLE Work Programme 2012 Guide for applicants Common part Ethics part Specific part EPSS (Electronic Proposal Submission Service) Direct link from the Call Page Part A A1: General information on the proposal A2: Info on participants A4: Requested fellows (secondment/recruitment) Part B Description of the programme (submit as PDF) 7
Flag mode in Part A Select keywords carefully. This helps in assigning appropriate experts 8
Tips to applicants Page limit Must be respected Evaluators will disregard any excess pages in each section for which a maximum number of pages is indicated Page limits clearly indicated in the Guides for Applicants: 9
Tips to applicants Make sure that the private sector participants fulfill the criteria for commercial activity 10
Tips to applicants Make sure that the SME information is accurate 11
Tips to applicants Maximise your chances Follow the guidance in the template Clear and structured information less is sometime more Capacity of the hosts to be carefully demonstrated (section B.7) Self-evaluation form available on the call page (e.g. arrange a check by an experienced colleague) 12
Tips to applicants Tips against frequent mistakes All sub-criteria to be considered Ensure consistency between Parts A and B Status of partners Number and status (ESR, ER) of researchers Secondment and recruitment months Secondments min 50% of total person months Start writing the proposal & edit forms asap Avoid last minute submission 13
Tips to applicants Private Sector Participation Can be coordinator Coordinator and partner > EUR 500000 subject to Financial Viability check during negotiation self assessment can be done ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/financial-viabilitychecktool-v3.xls If not yet participated in FP7, recommended to apply for a PIC number through participant portal (PIC used in A-forms) Resubmission Resubmissions are ok Attention to comments in the previous ESR 14
Your NCP Sources of support Research Participant Portal http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home CORDIS help desk http://cordis.europa.eu/guidance/helpdesk/home_en.html EPSS Help desk support@epss-fp7.org Ethics help desk http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.htm The Commission's FP7 Enquiry service http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries Marie Curie Actions home page http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions EURAXESS http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess 15
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