selection, funding, transparency and budgetary aspects alexander degelsegger, zsi september 24, 2009
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Selection, Funding, Transparency and budgetary aspects
Alexander Degelsegger, ZSI
September 24, 2009
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Standards for funding
two years project duration Internationalization of research projects: funding of mobility and
workshops within international networked research projects
(2 Europeans / 1 Indian; legal RTDs) Co-funding by European and Indian research bodies:
25k€/european country/year and matching funding on Indian side Biotechnology and health (exclusion of infectious diseases) two-step on-line submission and joint evaluation
Cost categories:• Mobility (Travel costs, Living expenses, Visa)• Workshop Costs (costs directly related to events + invitation of experts)• Other costs (7-10% of applied funding; “pocket money” for flexibility)
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Selection process
Project application phase
Scientific Council ranks project
proposals based on evaluator’s reports during
workshop
Ex-ante assessment of pre-proposals;
informing of eligible
proposers
Publication of Call for Proposals
Ex-ante evalua-
tion of full proposals
Funding decision by Programme
Steering Committee and contracting of
proposers
Deadline pre-prop.
submission
Deadline full-prop.
submission
depending on the available budget best projects
creative solutions discussed for cases a funding party‘s budget runs out
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Selection process
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transparency
Guide for Applicants (available online) to make the evaluation and
ranking process transparent to researchers Guide for Evaluators and common set of evaluation criteria to
guarantee a fair, comprehensible and scientifically excellent selection Web tools for evaluation (EVAL-INCO, PT-Outline) Role of NPP-Secretariat Possible use of Website for communication, announcements, etc. Newsletter
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attractiveness for…
Funding organisations Single entry point for partnership with multiple European countries Focused program at European level targeting India specifically Designed to evolve to fit specific needs: tailor-made and flexible First call will pave the way to larger funding and bigger projects
Research organisations Opportunity to influence the call topics
(mixed bottom-up / top-down approach) Flexibility of the call model, submission, reporting procedures,
schedule to adapt to Indian specificities
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attractiveness for…
Researchers Specific networking opportunities:
• Preparing further cooperation
• Expanding existing cooperation Multilateral projects:
• Increased resource possibilities
• Expanded expert base
• Critical mass
• Common objectives Simple application
• Specific support through National Contact Points
• Gateway to Europe for Indian researchers
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NPP Strategy
Bio Technology Health
First Phase of
Call
Profound thematic analysis
Input from all partners
First input of bibliometic and statistical analysis,
questionnairesExperiences from the first call
Larger pool of potential European funding partners
additional Indian funding members e.g. DST
Second Phase of NPP
Bio- Tech.
Top.x1
Top.x2
Life Science Top.x3
…
Input of AOUDA and earlier ERA-Nets
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Thank you!
www.newindigo.eu
Alexander Degelsegger
Zentrum for Soziale InnovationLinke Wienzeile 246
A - 1150 Vienna
Tel. ++43 1 4950442Fax. ++43 1 4950442-59
email: [email protected]://www.zsi.at