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Information day: EU-Russia Coordinated Calls 2008, Moscow, 13/12/2007. Evaluation of proposals in the EU FP[7]. Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commission to Russia Directorate-General for Research European Commission. Proposal.
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Information day: EU-Russia Coordinated Calls 2008,Moscow, 13/12/2007 Evaluation of proposals in the EU FP[7] Richard Burger Science Counsellor Delegation of the European Commission to Russia Directorate-General for Research European Commission
Proposal Submission and Evaluation in FP7 Eligibility Individual evaluation Security Scrutiny (if needed) Consensus Thresholds Applicants informed of results of expert evaluation* Panel review with hearing (optional) Ethical Review (if needed) Commission ranking • invitation to submit second-stage • proposal, when applicable Negotiation Commission rejection decision Consultation of Programme Committee (if required) Applicants informed of Commission decision Commission funding and/or rejection decision
Evaluation of each proposal Proposal X copy 1 IER expert 1 Proposal X copy 2 Consensus meeting CR 3 experts IER expert 2 Proposal X copy 3 IER expert 3 • Note: There may be more than 3 evaluators • IER = Individual Evaluation Report • CR = Consensus Report
Evaluation process - Basic principles Excellence Fairness & Impartiality Transparency “Evaluation Rules” Guide for applicants (annex 2) Confidentiality Ethical & Security Considerations Efficiency & Speed
Evaluating a proposal Three Guiding Principles: • Objectivity • Each proposal is evaluated as it is written • Accuracy • Experts make their judgment against the official evaluation criteria, and nothing else • Consistency • Experts apply the same standard of judgment to each proposal
The evaluation criteria • Criteria adapted to each funding scheme and each thematic area • specified in the work programme • Three main criteria: • Scientific & Technological Quality (relevant to the topic of the call) • Concept, objective, work-plan • Implementation • Individual participants and consortium as a whole • Allocation of resources • Impact • Contribution to expected impacts listed in workprogramme • Plans for dissemination/exploitation
Consensus • Built on the basis of the individual evaluations • The aim is agreement on scores and comments • Usually involves a discussion • “Outlying” opinions need to be explored • Not just a simple averaging exercise • It is quite normal for individual views to change • Moderated by a Commission staff-member • helps the group reach a conclusion • provides information if necessary • does not contribute opinions
All these provisions, principles & procedures are laid out in detail in the FP7 legal documents for implementation: “Rules for submission, evaluation, selection, award” • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/find-doc_en.html • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/find-doc_en.html#implementation