1. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST Results / lessons from the first call

2. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST evaluation – key elements (1) “Bottom-up” calls (ADVENTURE projects, INSIGHT projects, NEST Support actions) covering all areas of S/T 2-Stage process for STREP 1 stage for SSA and CA

3. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Evaluation of OUTLINE STREP Proposals ADVENTURE and INSIGHT OUTLINE proposals Remote referees, individual assessments Stage A panel Prepare full proposal in ~ 2 months NO Anonymous

4. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Evaluation of FULL STREP Proposals ADVENTURE and INSIGHT Full proposals Remote referees Expert Panel Negotiation and contract NO

5. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Evaluation of CAs and SSAs Proposals Remote referees, individual assessments Panel Negotiation and contract NO Non anonymous

6. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST evaluation – key elements (2) Remote specialist referees (110/74), followed by high level inter-disciplinary panel (34/30 members) to decide final marks High level of transparency to proposers (ESR contains all evaluator comments) In addition, the panel provides a few paragraphs reflecting its opinion

7. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Call: FP6-2003-NEST-A Following closure date May 14, 2003 187 proposals were received 14 were not evaluated (late or non- eligible) 2 closure dates: May 14 / Oct 22

8. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Breakdown of STREPs Medical38 Biological and environmental41 Physical48 Applied technologies 5 Social, cognitive, economic18 Mathematics16

9. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Proposal numbers STREPs

10. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Call: FP6-2003-NEST-A Following deadline Sep 24, 2003 25 proposals were received 25 proposals were evaluated 1 proposal, although evaluated, is incomplete 1st deadlines: September 24

11. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Proposal numbers STREPs

12. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology STREPs CAs - nil SSAs - 7 proposals, 3 negotiation/contract Proposal numbers 166 Outline proposals 25 10 Retained for stage 2 Negotiation

13. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology EC requested contribution INSIGHT ~ 0.8 M€ ADVENTURE ~ 1.4 M€ Support ~ 0.2 M€

14. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology STREP proposals ADV/INSIGHT Retained Stage 1 Submitted Retained Stage 2

15. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Call: FP6-2003-NEST-A Following closure date Oct 22, 2003 278 proposals were received 11 were not evaluated (late or non- eligible) 2 Withdrew after deadline 2 closure dates: May 14 / Oct 22

16. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology STREPs CAs – 5 proposals, ? Negotiation SSAs - 9 proposals, ? Negotiation Proposal numbers 251 Outline proposals ? ? Retained for stage 2 Negotiation

17. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST first call : provisional assessment Methodology: –approach now proven (improvements possible) Proposals: –numbers good –broad distribution (area, country of origin) –too many “out of scope” Success rate: –outline proposals ~ 15% –full proposals ~ 40%

18. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Feedback from the evaluation The “5-page OUTLINE proposal” concept has been well-received The transparency of the feedback to proposers (ESRs) appears to have been well-received No need for major changes to the evaluation methodology; remote individual assessment plus a strategic panel

19. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Messages for proposers (1) NEST proposals should “lie outside or cut across” the Thematic Priorities NEST is not a catch-all for anything that falls outside the thematic priorities.

20. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Many proposers appears insufficiently aware of the basic principles behind NEST: –ADVENTURE: novelty, ambition, risk, impact –INSIGHT: risks arising from novel phenomena –NEST SUPPORT actions must help in implementation of NEST INSIGHT and ADVENTURE are different things. A project must be designed for the one or the other Messages for proposers (2)

21. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Please read the NEST reference documents from www.cordis.lu/nest Please specify a single activity code (ADVENTURE, INSIGHT, NEST SUPPORT, PATHFINDER) Messages for proposers (3)

22. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology 5-page OUTLINE proposals are not about describing an idea for an area of work. They should contain a concise description: –What exactly is the novelty of the proposal –What are you planning to do and how? –What may one expect as a result of the project? –What would be the impact on science and technology A degree of quantification might be useful Messages for proposers (4)

23. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Innovations in social sciences and economics are valid for NEST as long as they conform to the requirements set in the reference documents Proposals on mathematics are also welcome providing that the new techniques are coupled with the development of knowledge in other scientific and technological spheres Messages for proposers (5)

24. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology Outline Full Outline Full 30% 80% Electronic Submission 50%

25. Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of Research New and Emerging Science and Technology NEST needs evaluators The success of NEST will depend on the success of its projects - the selection is crucial Specialists for remote refereeing - in all relevant fields Generalist scientists, with a broad overview and an open eye for high risk, multi-disciplinary research Potential beneficiaries: from industry, regulatory agencies, policy makers,... Please Register, or nominate experts, through: www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm