1. Page 1 Electronic Proposal Submission System European Commission Research DG Hubert van DELFT Hubert-Yves.van-DELFT@ec.europa.eu

2. Page 2 Note that the presentation is based on advance information on the EPSS. Actual implementation may differ Watch http://www.esp-fp7.org for more informationhttp://www.esp-fp7.org 20 February 2007

3. Page 3 EPSS for FP7 lAccessing the site

4. Page 4 EPSS for FP7 lRegistration of coordinator

5. Page 5 EPSS for FP7 lRegistration confirmed – mail sent by the EPSS

6. Page 6 EPSS for FP7 lRegistration confirmed – mail sent

7. Page 7 Accessing the EPSS

8. Page 8 EPSS for FP7 lMain menu of the application

9. Page 9 EPSS for FP7 lMain menu of the application

10. Page 10 Administrative part (section A) Depends on the call & sub-funding scheme

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16. Page 16 The system does now prevent entering negative amounts

17. Page 17 EPSS for FP7 lValidation of the proposal

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21. Page 21 The proposal number is allocated when submitting The number does not changes even if a resubmission is made A MD5 checksum is given to check the integrity of the upload and transfer to the ESS

22. Page 22 EPSS for FP7 lHow should I proceed as a coordinator? èAccess the Cordis website for a specific call, register on the EPSS èCheck your electronic mail for the EPSS access details & FAQ èLogin for accessing the online EPSS èChange the passwords for the coordinator and the partners èSend the partner’s username and password to the partners èSet-up the proposal by indicating the number of participants, their participant id, name and email addresses, once in the registration process and after in the proposal setup screen èEdit Part A forms (object, participants, budget) èUpload the Part B file (detailed proposal text) èUpload Part B annexes if needed or required èValidate proposal to ensure basic checks are satisfied èSubmit the proposal – to modify, go back to step 6, 7 or 8 èVerify that the system gives a proposal number èLogout and check your email for a confirmation mail