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The expert’s point of view Ciro Franco SIS.NET BROKERAGE EVENT Brussels, 14th December 2018
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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 [email protected]
