A.3 Evaluation of Horizon Europe collaborative proposals (webinar)

You will learn all about the features of winning Horizon Europe proposals and the success criteria to receive high scores and positive comments during evaluation. The combination of practical presentations and hands-on tips and stories, as well as analyses of real evaluation summary reports (ESRs) will ensure that you grasp the essential elements to have in place in your proposal to make it as competitive as possible. You can become an evaluator and give scores and comments.  

This online course will dig into the details of the evaluation procedure and what mistakes you should avoid during proposal writing.

Agenda

08:45–09:00 Accessing the ZOOM platform 

09:00–09:15 Welcome and opening     

09:15–10:00 Understanding the evaluation process in Horizon Europe

• Overview of the standard evaluation process in Horizon Europe
• Amissibility, eligibility checks and additional requirements
• Evaluation criteria (RIA, IA, CSA) and the scoring system
• Selection of evaluators
• How are the evaluators briefed by the Commission?
• What happens with equally scored proposals?

(10:00–10:15 Break)

10:15–11:00 Analysis of proposal extracts

• Become an evaluator and find the mistakes.
• Case studies from RIA, IA and CSA proposals with lessons learned from real evaluations and evaluation summary reports

11:00 Final Q&A and end of webinar

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About the Horizon Europe courses 

The Research Council of Norway offers a structured series of courses for applicants to Horizon Europe. The courses are organised by topic, project role, and level of experience.  

Introductory courses (Series A and E) are digital and suitable for all roles, while Series B, C, and D are in-person, role-specific courses that typically run over one or two days.  

A. Funding landscape series / Introduction to Horizon Europe

Courses in the A-series are suitable for beginners in Horizon Europe – researchers, advisors, and others seeking a basic understanding of the programme and funding landscape. 

A.1 Introduction to Horizon Europe (webinar) 
A.2 Looking for partners and joining consortia (webinar) 
A.3 Evaluation of Horizon Europe collaborative proposals (webinar) 
A.4 Research Data Management and Open Science approaches 
A.5 Stakeholder engagement, social innovation and citizen science (webinar) 
A.6 How to integrate SSH, interdisciplinarity and gender dimension into Horizon Europe proposal (webinar)  
A.7 Ethical issues, GDPR and data protection in Horizon Europe (webinar)