Evaluation Criteria

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The exact process followed by evaluators is detailed in the relevant Evaluation Manual. Please note that each call, within each priority, has its own manual. Briefly, Part B is evaluated independently by evaluators; they have to assess it against a series of criteria. These criteria have minimum thresh holds and those that pass continue in the process. Some criteria may have higher weights than others. (In the initial calls all weights were set at one.) All of the criteria thresh holds and weights are detailed in the relevant Workprogram.

The evaluation criteria are slightly different and are aligned with the proposal format for each instrument as summarised in following –

 

1. Scientific and Technical Quality:

(S&T excellence)

  • Soundness of concept, and quality of objectives
  • Progress beyond the state-of-the-art
  • Quality and effectiveness of the S & T methodology and associated work-plan

2. Implementation:

(Quality of the consortium and of the management and Mobilisation of the resources)

  • Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures
  • Quality and relevant experience of the individual participants
  • Quality of the consortium as a whole (including complementarity, balance)
  • Appropriate allocation and justification of the resources to be committed ((budget, staff, equipment).

3. Impact:

(Potential impact and Relevance)

  • Contribution at the European or international level to the expected impacts listed in the work program under the relevant activity
  • Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property

Evaluation criteria scoring will continue to use a scale of 1-5 (and 0) without weights (except FET Open).

Criterion threshold will be 3/5 with an Overall threshold 10/15. Half-marks will be used.

 

Criterion

Funding scheme

All

NoE

CP

CSA

1

S/T Quality

Clarity of objectives and quality of concept

Contribution to long term integration of high quality S/T research

Quality and effectiveness of the JPA and associated work plan

Progress beyond the state-of-the-art

Contribution to the co-ordination of high quality research

Quality and effectiveness of the co-ordination mechanisms and associated work plan

2

Implementation

Appropriateness of the management structure and procedures

Quality and relevant experience of the individual partners

Quality of the consortium as a whole (including ability to tackle fragmentation, and commitment towards a deep and durable integration)

Adequacy of resources for successfully carrying out the joint programme of activities

Quality of the consortium as a whole including complementarity, balance

 

Quality of the consortium as a whole only if relevant

3

Impact

Contribution at the European or international level to the expected impacts listed in the work-program under the relevant activity

Appropriateness of measures for spreading excellence, exploiting results and disseminating knowledge through engagement with stakeholders and the public at large

Appropriateness of measures for the dissemination and/or exploitation of project results, and management of intellectual property

Appropriateness of measures for spreading excellence, exploiting results and disseminating knowledge through engagement with stakeholders and the public at large

Note ICT FET is as above but generally uses weightings.