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14.02.04 FOURTH CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Commission launched the 4th Call for proposals for the eContent programme on 14th February 2004, in line with the Work Programme 2003 - 2004 and its update for 2004.

Links to Notice in Official Journal (OJ 2004/C 40/05, 14.02.2004):

The call is open only for demonstration projects (DM) and addresses parts of the work programme specified below:

Action Line 1: Improving access to and use of public sector information
Subline 1.1: Cross-border information services based on public sector information - Identifier: AL 1.1 - DM

Action Line 2: Enhancing content production in a multilingual and multicultural environment
Subline 2.2: Strengthening the linguistic infrastructure - Identifier: AL 2.2 - DM.

The deadline for receipt of proposals: 14.05.2004 at 17h00 (Luxembourg local time).

Download the documents necessary to submit a proposal:

All call documentation (in English, in 1 file)

• zip file 1.2 MB (call text, council decision, guide for proposers & evaluators, forms, model contract etc.)

Call documentation (part by part)

• Call text as published in Official Journal
• Council Decision
• Work Programme for the years 2003 - 2004  and the update of the work programme for the year 2004 (which provides updated information of the actions to be carried out in 2004 and the corresponding budgetary allocations)

• Guide for Proposers. Please note that the previous Guide for Proposers, for Call 3, should not be used. Only the Guide for Proposers (version 2004), and forms below, which are valid for all open calls, should be used: 

• Guide for Proposers (67 KB)

  • Appendix, part A (119 KB): the proposal submission forms
  • • Part A forms in Word format (391 KB)
  • Appendix, part B (64 KB): the nature of the work, the role of the participants and the contribution to Programme and broader Community objectives
  • • Part B forms in Word format (153 KB)
  • Appendix, part C (42 KB): the acknowledgement of receipt
  • • Part C form in Word format (159 KB)
• The  guidelines for evaluators  (77 KB)
• Model Contract. Please consult this document for information about cost models and other financial provisions.

 Further information:

• Questions and answers
• Examples of projects previously funded (March 2001 call for proposals).

Download the "Brochure of projects resulting from the 2001 March call for proposals":
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To learn more about the call and its areas, the European Commission has organised a set of Information Days across Europe. Consult the events section.

Do you need a partner? Please consult

• eContent Partner Finding Space  
• CORDIS Partner Finding Service
• eContent National Contact Points
• French NCP partner search service

Preproposal service closed as of 4 December 2003 
The preproposal service e-mail is permanently closed as of 4 December 2003. The helpdesk e-mail econtent@ec.europa.eu will still be open for general questions, but will NOT function as a substitute for the preproposal service. Please also refer to our website QA which is updated with the most frequently asked questions.