1. JPIAMR Core Call Group activities (item 10.2)
Management Board Meeting, 2-3 April 2019, Basel
JPIAMR Core Call Group activities (item 10.2)
Laura Plant (representing Maria Starborg)

2. Background
JPIAMR has launched nine calls for research consortia and networks
Improvements of the processes around a call is an ongoing process and to take care of suggested improvements in an overall approach JPIAMR installed the Core Call Group
The core call group is instructed to:
develop calls within JPIAMR
develop best practice and relevant documents
suggest standard operating procedures (SOP) in different aspects of calls
Core Call Group Members are from past call secretariats, led by Sweden
The group has had approx. 4-6 TC meetings per year and discussions via

3. Work that has been done so far by the core call group
General guidelines for applicants
General call procedures
Consultations to call secretariats
Consulted on specific questions for example related to
awarded grants
Consulted during the development of the JPIAMR monitoring
process and forms

4. Starting the process of analysing the call outputs as a base for discussions of the instruments

5. Allocated total budget for the calls compared to funds awarded per country

6. No of PIs with multiple grants
6.7 % of the PIs in the JPIAMR projects have funding in two projects
16.1 % of the network coordinators also have project funding

7. Suggested focus for the Core Call Group spring/autumn 2019
Investigate each JPIAMR funders view on the current JPIAMR funding instruments in order to continue to analyse the instruments for example underfunding issues, industry participation etc
Continue to analyse funded calls, for example gender issues
Develop the JPIAMR portofolio with funding instruments: discuss the Network Plus instrument (item 11), develop ideas of capacity building programs
Improve and update call procedures, including review guidelines
Update applicant guidelines
Suggest to have 3-4 questions regarding the instruments together with a TC with each one of the funders
Suggest to have a back-to-back meeting with the review meeting of the ninth call in September

8. Questions for the Management Board representatives
The MB are invited to give comments on the proposed activities as well as bring up other aspects and reflections of importance for JPIAMR calls.
Suggest to have 3-4 questions regarding the instruments together with a TC with each one of the funders
Suggest to have a back-to-back meeting with the review meeting of the ninth call in September