1. Innovation 2007, Prague, 4 December 2007 Procedure to submit an application Svatopluk Halada

2. Application tools – website www.eurostars-eureka.eu

3. Proposal submission

4. Procedure to submit an application 1.Register to the Eurostars website 2.Get the application form 3.Verify Acronym availability 4.Fill in the application form 5.Submit the application form 6.Submit the annex documents 7.Sign the commitment document

5. 1. Register to Eurostars Go to public web site www.eurostars-eureka.eu Click on register Fill in requested information E-mail with password is sent Info is sent to NPC

6. 1.1 Login submitter section Go to website Click “Registration” Enter username/password Renew password if the first time

7. 1.2 Renew password Strong password –Minimum 8 characters including 1 capital letter 1 lowercase letter 1 digit

8. 2. Get the application form Verify your Acrobat reader version (7.0.5 or higher) Download application form Save the application form on your computer

9. 3. Verify Acronym availability Go to public website Click on “Submit an application” Login Enter Acronym and verify

10. 4. Fill in the application form Download the guidelines if not yet done Open the application form Fill in the 4 parts. Save the application form on your computer

11. 4. Application form part 1: General information Acronym Title Summary Technological and Market codes SAVE THE FILE

12. 4. Application form part 2: Project Outline 2.1 Project Description 2.2 Technological Development Envisaged 2.3 Market Application and Exploitation 2.4 Cooperation 2.5 Project execution SAVE THE FILE

13. 4. Application From Part 3: Main Participant 3.1 Organisation 3.2 Contact person data 3.3 Organisation type 3.4 Expertise 3.5 Contribution to the project 3.6 Economic impact SAVE THE FILE

14. 4. Application form Part 4: participants Add new participant sheet (go to menu) 4.1 Organisation 4.2 Contact person data 4.3 Organisation type 4.4 Expertise 4.5 Contribution to the project 4.6 Economic impact Repeat this one for each partner SAVE THE FILE

15. 5. Submit the application form Go to public website www.eurostars-eureka.eu Click “Submit an application” Upload the application form Verify if it is OK Confirmation E-mail is sent to submitter Commitment E-mail (signature) send to each participant (incl. application Form- read only) Information E-mail send to involved NPCs

16. 6. Upload annex documents Go to website Login with same user as the one used for submitting application form Upload the requested annexes –Yearly Accounts –Draft Consortium agreement

17. 7. Sign the commitment Document sent to each participant by E-mail Sign the document Send it to the ESE by Fax, E-mail or Post within the 14 calendar days, at the latest 7 calendar days after the cut-off-date

18. Planning first call

19. The new programme for R&D performing SMEs Svatopluk Halada Eurostars Programme svatopluk.halada@es.eureka.be