What are the Evaluation criteria?
- Academic criteria (max 10 points, equal sub-items, and minimal threshold 5 points)
The proposal will be assessed according to usual academic quality standards: (i) the research question, (ii) the research method, (iii) the relevance of the research collaboration and (iv) the coherence of the planning.
- Sustainability beyond this seed funding call (max 6 points, and minimal threshold 3 points)
The proposal should demonstrate the potential for a sustainable, longer-term collaboration among project participants.
Activity 1 projects will be assessed on the soundness/feasibility of follow-up activities, the ability to keep research-oriented interaction between participants and on other potential to contribute to CIVIS objectives;
Activity 2 projects must clearly state the targeted funding programme/call (e.g. by indicating the call reference in case of a Horizon Europe). These projects will be assessed on the match between the proposal for future activities and the targeted call, the research impact in case of successful application, the contribution for the institutions and the researchers in case of successful application.
The number of points will be given according to the following scale.
0: non-existent, 1-2: very weak, 3: acceptable, 4: satisfactory, 5: strong/good, 6: excellent.
- Other preference criteria (max 4 points, no minimal threshold)
- CIVIS consortium: preference will be given to projects including participants from at least one of the six African partners (no partner = 0 point, 1 partner = 1 point; 2+ partners = 2 points);
- Preference will be given to projects demonstrating interdisciplinarity;
- Preference will be given to projects addressing societal challenges;
- Contribution to citizen/participatory science is especially encouraged in the case of collaborative research activities;