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Theexpert’spointofview

CiroFrancoSIS.NETBROKERAGEEVENT

Brussels,14thDecember2018

Agenda

1Fromthe“Funder”

perspective2Theevaluationprocess 3Fromtheexpert

perspective 4Tipsforcandidates

Fromthe“Funder”perspective1

Citizeninvolvement

Recommendationn.8:MOBILISEANDINVOLVE

CITIZENS

Action:STIMULATECO-DESIGNANDCO-CREATIONTHROUGHCITIZENINVOLVEMENT

TheaddedvalueofprojectproposalswithinH2020

Theevaluationprocess12

Theevaluationflow

JustoneEvaluationPanel

Wideandmultidisciplinaryexpertises,intersectoralfeatureofthePanelcomposition

Themainprinciplesoftheevaluationprocess

•  Eachproposalhastobeevaluatedonlyonthebasisofthetextoftheproposal

Objectivity

•  TheonlyreferencesoftheevaluationarerepresentedbythecriteriasetbytheEU

Accuracy

•  Coherentandconsistentevaluationstandardshavetobeappliedforalltheproposals

Consistency

Theevaluationcriteria–RIAandIAschemes

Cross-cuttingissues:ResponsibleResearch&Innovation(RRI)

TobeassessedinExcellenceunder'conceptandmethodology'

Fromtheexpertperspective

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Mainfocusesandmostfrequentcommentsbytheexperts

EXCELLENCE-Weaknesses

Genderaspectsoftheareatoberesearchedarenotsufficientlytakenintoaccount

Theplannedcasestudiesareoftenfocusedonspecificproblemsandcircumstancesofparticularcountries,withconsequentdoubtsabouttheactualreplicabilityoftheprojectresultstothewholeEU

Interdisciplinaryandinnovativeaspectsoftheproposedresearcharenotsufficientlypresented

Theimpactsectionlacksspecificandmeasurableindicators

Theplansrelatedtoactivitiestoreachnon-specialistandnon-scientificaudiencesarenotsatisfactorilypresentedandtheirbenefitstosocietynotclearlyexplained

Thequestionoftheexpectedimpactoftheproposeddisseminationmeasuresisinsufficientlyaddressedwithrespecttoprofessionalorganisationsandpolicymakers

Theissuesofdisseminationandcommunicationareoverlappingintheproposal

IMPACT-Weaknesses

Thedeliverablesandmilestonesarenotdefinedwithsufficientspecificity

Thereisnotaclearchronogrambytasks

Thedetailsoftheworkpackagesarenotsufficientlyexplained.SothefeasibilityofWPsisnotdemonstrated.

Thequalityoftheproposedinteractionbetweentheparticipatingorganisationsisinsufficientlydemonstrated…

IMPLEMENTATION-Weaknesses

Tipsforcandidates14

•  Being credible •  Being consistent •  Being clear and concise

Themainrules

Somefinaltipsforthecandidates(1/2)

• YourproposalmustbewritteninordertosolveEuropeanproblemsidentifiedinEUpolicies(nevergivetheimpressionthatyouarewritingaprojectbecausetryingtogetfunding!)

Changeperspective

• FluentandconciseEnglish• Makethetextclearandwell-structured• Useshortparagraphsandhighlightkeystepsoftheproject,outlinetheconceptsandkeywords(BOLD)

• Maketheproposalreadable:theevaluatorhasafewhourstoanalysetheproposal

Clarity

• Proposalsmuststrictlyadheretotherequirementsstatedinthecallandinthespecifictopic

•  Includeonlyinformationrelevanttotheproject• Answerallthepointslistedintheform

Formalaspects

• Carefullyanalysethestateoftheartresearchinthefield• Pointouttheaddedvalueoftheproposalandexplainwhytheprojectisinnovativeandoriginal• Attentiontothecleardescriptionoftheresearchmethodology• Highlightinterdisciplinaryandintersectoralaspects

OriginalandInnovativeaspects

Somefinaltipsforthecandidates(2/2)

Thanksforyourattention!

CiroFrancoHead of Fund Raising Office Research and Technology Transfer Area Sapienza Università di Roma ciro.franco@uniroma1.it