Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004 EU proposals: some useful hints for the GROWTH programme, by Jan Weitzenböck Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004

Most important parts of the proposal B3: confidential proposal summary B4: state of the art WHY? - justification of project discuss competing technologies don't leave out any important developments! reviewers don't like this! Overview tables: Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004

Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004 Tables Very important Make them clear All on 1 page Make them easy to find Partner overview (Part C) Part B (anonymos) WP description deliverables partners Gantt diagram man month distribution WP description use forms OVERVIEW aims role of partners deliverables man months Links Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004

Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004 Boring but important! Exploitation: Short description Total about 1-2 pages appoint exploitation manager not the same as project manager! prepares TIP done by many Budget: EC usually applies ~20% cut Less for small projects Socio/Economic evaluation: give some realistic numbers e.g. economic impact involvement of users Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004

Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004 General notes Every reviewer gets Part B + C The recommended length of sections is too long many write shorter & it is still ok! Previous proposal almost impossible to find out if not mentioned worth mentioning if comments from previous evaluation are taken into account Write for: non-experts academics with little appreciation of industrial problems Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004

Hints Expert group is unique Element of luck Example => fire protection of compsites Failed in last round of FP5 Failed again in first round of FP6 (even though they responded to all the comments from the reviewers Element of luck have good idea which is presented clearly good project structure => decision taking Remember about the reviewers: not more than 1-2 h per proposal English may not be his/her mother tongue Need more “industrial” evaluators! => review is dominated by academics Jan Weitzenböck, DNV Research 20.01.2004