Mobilize inclusive participation in bio-based systems and supporting the CBE JU widening strategy and its action plan

Submission:

Only proposals submitted through the Open Call submission tool (F6S platform) at: https://www.f6s.com/bio-inspire-open-call1/apply

Evaluation criteria:

1. Criterion 1 – Applicant Profile, Concept and Motivation (25%)
2. Criterion 2 – Team Skills and Expertise (25%)
3. Criterion 3 – (Implementation 30 %)
4. Criterion 4 - Impact and Scalability Potential (20%)

Evaluation process:

Step 1: Proposals reception: F6S will be the entry point of submission of all applicants. The application will have two parts: a form for administrative and statistical questions and a proposal document with the proposal description.

Step 2: Eligibility filter: A filtering to discard non-eligible proposals will be done by the consortium and will result in a short list. Eligibility checks will be verified according to the eligibility criteria described in section guidelines for applicants (i.e: the fit with the call thematic areas, the eligibility of participants or the use of official templates). This step can finish with Rejection letter stating that the applicant is not eligible (and the reason). No additional feedback will be given on the proposal content or Moving application to step 3.

Step 3: Remote evaluation of application: A shortlist of eligible proposals will be collected. Each proposal will be evaluated by two evaluators: one will be part of BIO-INSPIRE consortium, ensuring a good fit and alignment with the project's aim and vision; a second evaluator will be external to reinforce the fairness of the evaluation process.

An Evaluation Summary Report (ESR) will be prepared, including the score and comments related to the following evaluation criteria.

Step 4: Consensus Meeting and final selection: If significant divergences exist between evaluators, a consensus meeting will be needed, organised on a case by case basis if necessary,

A final decision panel will be held with all the evaluators to approve the ranking list of proposals.

All information and documents available in the project website: https://www.bio-inspire.eu/open-calls/