Coordination of research activities
 Pre-proposal check
For Co-ordination Actions and Specific Support Actions in the Open Call of the ERA-NET Scheme which address the Research objective Co-ordination of national and regional research activities, the Commission offers a facility (pre-proposal check) to allow a proposer to check on the appropriateness of their proposed action and the eligibility of the proposal consortium.
Scope of check
Advice and guidance will be given concerning
- the conditions for participation (e.g. eligibility of consortium)
- the suitability of the proposed work with respect to the scope and content of the Research objective
- any other aspects which may assist in supporting the eligibility of the eventual proposal (including ethical issues)
This pre-proposal assessment service is entirely optional. Any proposal can always be submitted directly to the call without a pre-proposal check.
Conditions of the service Pre-proposals may be submitted at any time up to one month before the cut-off date. The advice given by the Commission is strictly informal and non-binding. The advice provided through the pre-proposal check does not in any way engage the Commission with respect to acceptance or rejection of the proposal when it is formally submitted at a later stage. The evaluators who later evaluate your proposal will not be informed of the results of the pre-proposal check, nor even that a pre proposal check was carried out.
The Commission will only assess one pre-proposal per potential proposal; if a second "refined" pre-proposal is submitted the Commission does not undertake to review it. The Commission does not undertake to engage in further discussion about your proposal beyond the official pre-proposal reply form. The pre-proposal service is not intended to assist with the identification of possible partners for your consortium.
Submission of pre-proposals
If you wish to submit a pre-proposal, please use the pre-proposal check form that is annexed (Annex 5) to the Guide for Proposers (Coordination Actions) or alternatively the attached pre-proposal check forms in word format. Pre-proposals should be sent to the following e-mail: rtd-coordination@ec.europa.eu. Alternatively, applicants may wish to fax the pre-proposal check form to the following fax number: +32 2 2954361.
"Please note that in the case of the cut-off date of 4th October 2005, the pre-proposal service will be available until Tuesday 13th September 2005".
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