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Frequently Asked Questions & Tips

  1. PARTICIPATION

    1. May proposals be submitted at any time?
    2. Are there rules relating to the dimension of an RTD proposal?
    3. Are the eligibility rules foreseen for Brite/Euram III (FP4) relating to cost limits (min/max respectively of 1 to 7 MEURO), to the minimum size of 10 man-years and to the industrial participation (60% of the EC funding) still valid?
    4. What is the definition of "critical mass"?
    5. Is there any limit in the financial dimension of a RDT project?

  2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES AND TYPES OF PROJECTS

    1. Is it possible to submit an RTD proposal addressing any of the research objectives covered by the programme?
    2. Are there, as in the past, specific modalities for fundamental research projects?
    3. Does the Generic Activity "Measurement and Testing" (M&T) continue with what was previously done by the Standards, Measurement and Testing (SMT) Programme?
    4. What is the definition of a Virtual Institute?
    5. Is there a scheme to support training?

  3. PARTNERS

    1. Are SMEs allowed to participate in the Growth Programme?
    2. Are organisations from non Member States allowed to participate in and be financed by the Growth Programme?
    3. How to find partners for my proposal?

  4. CO-ORDINATION OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

    1. Co-ordination is a concept frequently mentioned in the documents relating to the Programme. It refers to concentration, clustering, thematic networks, concerted actions as means for its implementation. What do these activities mean in practical terms?
    2. What is the difference between Thematic Networks and Concerted Actions?

  5. INFRASTRUCTURES

    1. How, in practice, can I participate in one of the four activities covered by the action Support for Research Infrastructures?
    2. Is it possible to participate in a Dedicated Call on support to Research Infrastructures without having responded to a call for Expressions of Interest?

  6. SUBMISSION

    1. Can a proposal be modified after its submission?
    2. Can proposals be submitted in any language?

  7. EVALUATION

    1. Is it possible to know the criteria used for evaluating my proposal?
    2. Who will evaluate my proposal? Can I be sure that information provided in my proposal will be kept confidential?
    3. When will proposers know whether their proposal is retained or not for funding?

  8. CONTRACTUAL AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

    1. Is it possible in an RTD project to separate the scientific co-ordination from the administrative & financial co-ordination?
    2. Can co-ordination tasks (scientific and/or administrative & financial) be subcontracted?
    3. Are both scientific and administrative & financial co-ordination costs eligible?
    4. Are co-ordination costs funded at 100% or at the same rate as other costs?
    5. For which type of company or organisation does the full cost flat rate apply?
    6. Use of project results: do assistant contractors have the right to use the results of other contractors?