Research and Innovation Participant Portal Submission of proposals efp7 Communication Office August 2012
Electronic proposal submission The electronic proposal service of each call is accessible via the 'FP7 Calls' page. The service is available once the call has been launched and remains open until the call's deadline. You can save a draft proposal and submit it later. Most calls from July 2012 will be using the new electronic proposal service.
How to access the electronic proposal submission service? The electronic proposal submission service is available via the 'FP7 Calls' page. Step 1: To start creating a new proposal, click on the 'FP7 Calls' tab and select the call that you would like to apply for: a) check the latest opportunities under 'View new calls' link, or b) select a call via the specific programme's tab, or c) use the 'Search Calls' sub-tab to find your topic.
a) Check the latest opportunities under 'View new calls' link You may view the list of all open calls for proposals, sorted by publication date.
b) Select a call via the specific programme's tab Calls for proposals are listed per specific programme. Programme-specific calls for proposals are grouped per research theme.
c) Use the 'Search Calls' sub-tab to find your call You may also search for calls for proposals using your own search criteria.
Step 2: &We >>/Ed/&/Z dddd / &We >>/Ed/&/Z dddd Step 2: Select the call and then scroll down to see the Electronic Proposal Submission subtitle.
Step 3: Step 3: Select the activity topic, objective or funding scheme and then click on 'Go' to access the electronic submission service. The user guide of the service gives you an overview of the steps to follow.
The new electronic proposal submission service The new electronic proposal submission system is integrated in the Participant Portal. After login on the Participant Portal the service becomes available linked to a given call; draft and submitted proposals are accessible under the 'My Proposals' tab. Notice for those calls that use EPSS for the proposal submission: the links to EPSS are provided in the call's page subsequent access to draft proposals are available on the website of EPSS
Log in with the European Commission Authentication Service (ECAS) Login with your ECAS account. Create one if you don't have any. Select 'External' domain, if you do not work for the Institutions of the EU.
The new proposal submission service After login you will arrive at the new electronic proposal service. This wizard will help you to create and submit a proposal step by step.
NEXT Steps for the submission of proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
NEXT Steps for the submission of Proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
Step 3: Starting screen After selecting the funding scheme or objective on the call page, you start directly at Step 3, 'Create a Draft Proposal' If needed, go back to Step 2, 'Funding Scheme' to change the funding scheme.
Step 2: Change the Funding Scheme If needed, you have the possibility to change the funding scheme that is available for the given call at Step 2, 'Funding Scheme' before creating the draft proposal.
Step 3: Create a Draft Proposal Proposals are initiated by coordinators. At first the coordinating entity has to be identified.
Identification of organisations PIC number - the 9-digit identifier of the organisation is required at the beginning of the submission for the identification of the organisations. Therefore participants have to register their organisations. The registration of the organisations is available under the 'My Organisations' tab. Search for the PIC numbers is provided in the proposal submission service or in the Participant Portal search under the 'My Organisations' tab.
Step 3: Create a Draft Proposal Fill in your PIC or search for it and give a short name to your organisation to be used in the proposal.
Step 3: PIC search Click on the "Search" button to check whether your organisation has already a PIC number.
Step 3: PIC search 1. Enter any keywords (name of the organisation, country, city or VAT) and click on 'Search', then 2.a. you can select your organisation from the list of search results 2.b. or you can register your organisation if the search did not give any suitable results.
Step 3: Your Proposal The basic data needed for pre-registration is: Acronym for the proposal Short summary Activity Topic Press 'Next' to start creating a draft proposal.
Step 3: Your Proposal Pre-registration data Pre-registration data is then copied into the Forms A: Acronym for the proposal: it can be modified later on in the Form A. Short summary: describes briefly the purpose of the proposal. It can be used for the planning of evaluations. See more in the disclaimer. The short summary is copied into the field of 'abstract' in the Form A. Activity Topic List of participants: based on the data of the chosen PIC number of the organisation, a Form A will be created for each participant. The form will present the registered legal data for the entity.
Step 3: Create a Draft Proposal Before creating a Draft Proposal, you are required to read and accept the Disclaimer.
Notification: Draft Proposal created After accepting the disclaimer, the Draft Proposal is created. A notification is sent to your e-mail address associated with your ECAS account. You can continue to edit the current draft proposal or you can go back to the 'My Proposals' tab, where you can access all your existing draft proposals for 90 days after call closure.
Steps for the submission of Proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
Step 4: Consortium set-up Coordinator contacts can manage the list of participants of the proposal here. Step 1: click on 'Add Partner' The Consortium eligibility warning shows the minimum number of participants that you need to add, geographical coverage, etc. Information entered here will be reflected in the administrative forms.
Step 4: Consortium set-up Step 2: Add contact persons for each organisation by clicking on 'Contact' Edit contact details Please use the e-mail address used by the person to create his/her ECAS account (if it exists). Contact persons can be re-invited, or contact details can be modified any time.
Step 4: Add Partners Add contact data. 1. Search for an organisation. IMPORTANT: 2. Select the organisation that you want to add. Please check the e-mail of the person beforehand. If this person doesn't have an ECAS account yet, the e-mail address you entered will be the one used for the creation of a new ECAS account. more info about ECAS...
Step 4: Manage Your Related Parties Important: After adding the contact persons' data, click on 'Save changes'. An invitation e-mail will automatically be sent to each entered e-mail addresses. You will be able to edit the Consortium again by clicking on the "Back" button on Step 5.
Steps for the submission of Proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
Step 5: Edit Proposal Part A and B Proposals are composed of: Part A: the administrative information (list of participants, legal and financial forms, etc.) Part B: a PDF document with the scientific and technical contents additional documents, annexes (optional)
Steps for the submission of Proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
Step 5: Edit Proposal Part A Administrative forms: Coordinators have the right to edit all sections of the PDF Participants can only update their relevant sections including budget
Step 5 Form filling There are helpful tools to help you with filling in the forms: Highlight Existing Fields: shows which fields have to be filled in Go To: allows you to navigate quickly within the form Validate Form: shows the list of empty fields or fields with wrong data. Click on "Save and close" to return to the main page.
Step 5: Edit Proposal Part B To fill out the Part B: 1. Download the templates. 2. Fill in your proposal's details using the templates. 3. Save your document(s) in PDF format. 4. Upload your proposal's documents in PDF.
Step 5: Validation Click on the 'Validate' button to check for potential errors in your Draft Proposal. You may receive warning(s) about the current state of your proposal.
Step 5: Eligibility warnings Click on the "Submit" button to submit your Draft Proposal. Submitting your proposal must not be a last-minute exercise. You may submit a proposal early in the process, then update and submit an improved version several times before the call closure. You may receive warning(s) about the current state of your proposal's eligibility, but you can submit your proposal anyway and open it again for re-editing before the deadline.
Step 5: Eligibility warnings Click on the "View warnings" button to view the identified problem directly in the forms. You can give a justification if you want to submit your proposal in spite of the warnings.
Step 5: Eligibility warnings Blocking errors Demo Account Some of the warnings will block your submission, e.g. - empty Forms A, no proposal title; - missing Part B. Please validate your proposal before submission.
Steps for the submission of Proposals Instrument selection Pre-registration Consortium set-up Edit Proposal & Submission Filling in Forms Submitted proposal
Step 6: Submit your proposal A confirmation message is displayed when your proposal is successfully submitted. 555555. This confirmation message will also be sent to your e-mail address. Before the deadline of your call you can: Re-edit your proposal, Withdraw your proposal, Download a digitally signed, time-stamped version of your proposal this function is available up to 90 days after call closure.
Access all your existing - draft or submitted - proposals under the 'My Proposals' tab after login. Edit-draft View-submitted Click on 'Edit-draft' to access your saved proposal.
More information User guide of the new electronic proposal submission service https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/showdoc/participant+porta l/portal_content/docs/submission/10_minutes_guide_to_the_submission.pdf FAQ: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/faq Presentations: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/faq#b8 Contact us: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/contactus ECAS help: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/help.html