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What Evaluators Want

Robert Goodchild

Head of Energy Research Unit, INEA

#H2020Energy Research and Innovation

Tip 1: Don't waste their time!

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Tip 2: Understand topic text.


Tip 3: Be clear on TRLs

• Start TRL = state-of-the-art

• End TRL = concrete activities

TRL: no room for doubt!


Tip 4: Impact

Substantiate the impacts

Dissemination & Exploitation plan

Impact weighting 1.5 for LCE4


Tip 4: Impact Weighting

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Experts score = 11.5 Impact score = 3 Weighted Impact Score = 4.5 Total Score = 13


Equal score: highest

Impact score has priority


Tip 5: Sound budget construction

Reasonable? Allocation?

Justified? Sufficient

detail?


Tip 6: Simple to digest

Simple language – non-native speakers

Make information easy to find

Relevant summary tables, graphs & pictures

Respect page limits


6 steps to success…

Be Realistic

Understand Topic Text + Right TRLs

Impact for IAs

Sound Budget

Simple

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