Selection, Funding, Transparency and budgetary aspects Alexander Degelsegger, ZSI September 24, 2009

2 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)

3 Selection process Project application phase Scientific Council ranks project proposals based on evaluators 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 partys budget runs out

4 Selection process

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 NPP Strategy Bio Technology Health First Phase of Call Profound thematic analysis Input from all partners First input of bibliometic and statistical analysis, questionnaires Experiences 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

9 Thank you! Alexander Degelsegger Zentrum for Soziale Innovation Linke Wienzeile 246 A Vienna Tel Fax