Presentation on project practicalities

15 May 2013 CASCADE-FELLOWS KOM, EMCC Nottingham

CASCADE-FELLOWSA practical overview

Sandra Winfield

My objectives: what I want from today• Inform partners about obligations/

opportunities• Agree list of topics for first Call• Get suggestions for evaluation panel • Get suggestions for communication

plan/dissemination • Identify areas of concern/uncertainty

15 May 2013 CASCADE-FELLOWS KOM, EMCC, Nottingham

Planned Timeline


Call no

Open Closed Results No of Fellows

1 31 May 2013 3 Sept 2013 3 Dec 2013 20

2 31 Jan 2014 30 Apr 2014 31 July 2014 45

3 31 Sept 2014 31 Dec 2014 31 Mar 2015 30

Fellowships must start within 6 months of acceptance

Eligibility and mobility rules apply Microsoft

PowerPoint Presentation


Application process: online only

Fellow contacts Host Organisation, sends EOI

Host Organisation approves idea and commits funding

Fellow and Host prepare application

Fellow registers on website and downloads EOI form

Fellow submits application form on Portal

Call open (announced)

3 m

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Application recipe CV Personal letter (how programme fits academic career plans) Research proposal (standard template) Personal Career Development Plan Dissemination and Exploitation scheme 2 academic references Ethics issue table Additional supporting information, including scanned copy

of PhD Formal signed agreement from host institution to

host Fellow and fund 60% Fellowship costs


Induction visit

Application

Eligibility check

Eligible? PO sends rejection notification

No

Yes

Individual review x 3

Consensus meeting

Above 10 scored?

Evaluation report and final mark

PO sends rejection notification and

evaluation report

No

YesScientific panel

Fund?

Yes

No PO sends rejection notification and

evaluation report

PO sends notification and evaluation report

Accept?

Do Project

Annual reviews/reports


Evaluation process

Scientific panel meeting (5 members)

Call deadline

Eligibility check (PO)

Independent Scientific Expert

mark


mark


mark

Consensus and final mark

Application


Scientific Expertmark




Application






Application






Ranking order and recommendations for funding

Evaluation report

+1

Partner responsibilities

ASAP•Nominations for Evaluation panel and Call subjectsWhile Calls 1-3 open •Work on applications with potential Fellows During Fellowship•60% cofunding•Employ and supervise successful Fellows •Provide Mentoring•Enable career development opportunities•Take part in annual Workshops•Monitoring and reporting: finances and Fellows


Reports and deliverables

• D3.2 Website May 13• D3.1 Three open Calls (93-95 Fellows) May 13, Dec 13, March 14• D1.2 Periodic reports to REA Mar 15, Mar 17, Mar 18• D1.1 Researcher Registration Report Dec 13, Jun 14, Jan 15• D1.4 Report on annual reviews by independent experts Mar

15, Mar 17• D2.1 Report on evaluation and selection process Mar 14, Mar

15, Mar 16• D4.1 Report on ethical issues Mar 14, Mar 15, Mar 16, Mar 17• D1.3 Report on analysis and implementation of Career

Development Plans Mar 15, Mar 17• D4.2 Report on Gender Action Plan implementation Mar 15,

Mar 17



Legal documents

• Evaluator Letter of Agreement/NDA

• Fellowship Agreement: you/Fellow/us• Your own contract of employment with the

Fellow


Living documents

• Handbook for Applicants• Evaluation Handbook• Gender Action Plan


Training and development

• Research skills and techniques• Communication skills• Interpersonal skills• IPR awareness• Leadership skills• Entrepreneurship skills• Career development• .....

Career development at Nottingham

• UNIEI

• Graduate School

• Innovation Helpdesk



Researcher Development Framework

Dissemination

• Website• Publications• Your own events• Events you go to• Social media:

Twitter/Facebook/Linkedin/Slideshare• Printed materials? • 6-monthly newsletter


Project annual workshops

• April 2014• April 2015• April 2016• April 2017

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