1. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Transport Flagship 2015 Call Procedures and Timeline Kick-off event and Infoday Brussels, May 13 th 2015 Walter Wasner (bmvit)

2. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Contents +Cornerstones and Characteristics +Tn Call framework definitions o Requirements (proposals, consortia) o Evaluation Procedure o Timeline +Accompanying Tools o ENT-Platform o Feed-Back Tool.2 +Contents

3. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Cornerstones and Characteristics +Joint / Coordinated Call between 11 n/r funding agencies +Common call framework definitions (TN-Requirements) + individual n/r specifications +Common call timeline & joint pro- posal evaluation (procedure/criteria) +Virtual Common Funding pot ~10M€ (varying between 0,4M€ - 1,5M€) +All definitions, references, contacts: GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS (GfA) http://transport-era.net/ research-calls/sustainable/

4. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Proposals shall address… +listed research topics/questions relevant for at least one call domain (indicate one major call domain in EPSS!) +further research topics/questions relevant for domain(s), Scope, Challenges and objectives of the call +Fundamental and/or Applied Research towards operational strategies, applicable results and/or deployable products/services (recommended TRL levels >3-6) and +a duration not exceeding 24 months +TN-Requirements related to the proposals +Obey complementing requirements in n/r specifications (Annex GfA)!

5. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Consortia shall… +consist out of min. 3 independent partners from different countries (max. 70% of eligible project costs per country) +consist out of Universities, research organisations/ institutes, stakeholder associations, city councils, SMEs and industry (+ associated LoI/MoU partners) +present tn cooperation added value and +provide a draft Consortium Agreement (cooperation commitment, IPRs etc) in EPSS +TN-Requirements related to the consortia +Obey complementing requirements in n/r specifications (Annex GfA)!

6. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Evaluation/Selection procedure +Pre-proposal (no EPSS support): o Individual procedures of responsible n/r funding organisation (n/r Contact Points) o Will the envisaged proposal be in line with n/r program&administrative requirements? +Full-proposal Evaluation (via EPSS): o Check transnational eligibility (Call SEC) o Check n/r eligibility (n/r funding organisations) o Qualitative Assessement / Project Ranking (International Experts Panel) +Consensus Meeting / Proposal Selection (n/r funding organisations)

7. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Qualitative Assessement +3 Evaluation Criteria (scores 1-5 each / thresholds 3/10 according FP7): o S/T QUALITY “Scientific and/or technological excellence - Quality of the transnational project” o IMPLEMENTATION “Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management” o Potential IMPACT +Results (via EPSS to proposal coordinator): o Selection/Rejection (obligations/recommends) o Joint Assessment Report from Expert Panel (including scores)

8. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Timeline

9. mindfuel at the heart of transport research http://www.ent-platform.eu/

10. mindfuel at the heart of transport research Feed-Back Tool +Purpose: Feed-Back to ENT on FS-Call Outline, Call Process, EPSS, Support +Target Group: All Applicants +How: Via electronic questionnaire (EPSS) +When: Feed-Back request after call closure Your participation is very much appreciated! THANK YOU!