Funding and evaluation criteria

The following criteria are used in the evaluation.

• Scope: Is the project within the scope of the call as described in the Call Specifications?
  

The key criteria in the evaluation of proposals are scientific quality, novelty to generate preliminary data[7] and interdisciplinarity:

• Scientific excellence and academic potential of the applicant(s): Accomplishments and potential of the applicants to conduct the proposed research (measured by academic age).
• Innovative character of the proposed research project: Does the proposed research work meet the highest relevant international quality standards? Does the project show scientific originality and innovative aspects? Are the methods and research approaches appropriate and complementary? Does the project have the potential to explore novel research avenues and approaches and thereby generate promising preliminary data?
• Team composition and interdisciplinary collaboration: Teams should include an appropriate mix of expertise, bringing together researchers from complementary scientific disciplines. A clear description of the roles, responsibilities, and competencies of all core team members is mandatory.

Further criteria include relevance and academic & clinical impact, feasibility of the proposed project plan, Data management and Gender aspects. Please note that career breaks such as for parental leave, care duty and prolonged illness will be taken into account in the evaluation of the proposals. In order for these to be considered, please provide the relevant time periods.