1. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Expressions of interest / Dedicated call mechanism

2. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission EoI / Dedicated call mechanism Provides a flexible and efficient approach in targeting resources towards the most important needs of the Community Enables the programme to combine bottom- up and top-down approach Assists proposers by ensuring that their efforts better match the available budget

3. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission The Mechanism EoI is a structured description of research or research infrastructures related needs in areas covered by dedicated calls Any interested party (incl. Commission services) can submit an EoI Received EoIs (continuously open call) are periodically evaluated Expressions of interest (EoI) Dedicated calls Dedicated calls, i.e. lists of topics resulting from EoI evaluations, are published periodically Supporting documents (modified & anonymous EoIs) for all published topics are available on the web Any eligible consortium may submit a proposal for any of the published topics

4. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Expressions of interest How to prepare an EoI: Guide for proposers - Part 2 available at: http://www.cordis.lu/growth/calls/199901a.htm (see previously published supporting documents on http://www.cordis.lu/growth/calls/calls2.htm#dedicated )

5. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Title Conformity with the workprogramme Keywords Summary of objectives and justification Background Economical and social benefits Scientific and technological objectives Time-scale Additional information Expressions of interest the structure (max 6 pages)

6. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission The supporting document’s double purpose: to provide the information needed by the Commission for estimating the expected impact of a possible project to provide the information needed by candidate proposers for preparing a project which satisfies the expressed need for research Expressions of interest

7. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Evaluation by external experts : Conformity with the Growth workprogramme Importance of the need Community added value and contribution to EU policies Contribution to Community social objectives Economic development and S&T prospects Quality of the supporting document In terms of the specification available for those intending to submit a full project proposal Expressions of interest

8. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Normally twice a year, dedicated calls for proposals will invite project proposals target at the selected topics Supporting documents are publicly available Proposers will have 5 months to prepare a project Selection: most often one proposal / topic Any consortium can submit a proposal (not just the people who submitted the expression of interest) Dedicated calls

9. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Partners search How to use the partners search facility: 1. When entering a partnership request, mention in the title the topic reference, i.e. “topic 4.5 and/or a key word” 2. When searching for a partner, enter as “search term” the topic reference, i.e. “topic 4.5 and/or a key word”, select the programme acronym “Growth” and the workprogramme area “measurement and testing” or “support for research infrastructures” as appropriate for the topic.

10. COMPETITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH Research DG European Commission Evaluation of proposals Conformity with the supporting document Scientific / technological quality and innovation3/5 Community added value and contribution to EU policies4/5 Contribution to Community social objectives3/5 Economic development and S&T prospects3/5 Partnership, management and resources Equal weight given to :thresholds RTD 3/5 Networks 4/5 Total : 18/25 Evaluation by external experts :