ANNEX 1.

2 Core Funding Application form

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0. EXECUTIVE SU

A!" #F T$E %!#%#SA&

$opy the summary (maximum 4000 characters) used on the submission website, www.uefiscdi% direct.ro. This summary will be sent to external peer re&iewers during the selection process. 't is recommended to pay special attention to the writing of this summary in order to encourage the acceptance of the approached external peer re&iewers and to allow an appropriate e&aluation of your proposal.

1. TEC$NICA& AN' SCIENTIFIC 'ESC!I%TI#N #F T$E %!#(ECT

#or information only( maximum 1) pages for this section. The content of this section corresponds to the first e&aluation criterion (technical and scientific uality of the pro*ect proposal). 1.1.
T$E %!#(ECT T#%IC AN' ITS %!ACTICA& !E&EVANCE

+tate the pro*ect topic, and specify how it is correlated with the thematic of the call. ,nderline the practical rele&ance of the problem to be addressed and sol&ed. 'f applicable, describe the project end-product(s), present the expected results, with if possible appropriate e&aluation and success criteria to determine the end%of%pro*ect results. 1.2. %!#(ECT C#NT!I)UTI#N )E"#N' T$E STATE #F T$E A!T +ummari-e the state of the art and identify the bottlenec.s. +pecify the pro*ect contribution to the progress beyond the state of the art. 'nclude the necessary bibliographic references in section 5. 1.*. %!#(ECT #)(ECTIVES AN' #UTC# ES "escribe the pro*ect objectives and the scientific and technical barriers that will be lifted by carrying out the pro*ect. +tate the pro*ect outcomes and their comparati&e contribution with respect to pre&ious/preliminary achie&ements. 1.+. #!I,INA& AN' INN#VATIVE C#NT!I)UTI#NS #F T$E %!#(ECT ,nderline the original and inno&ati&e aspects of the pro*ect outcomes. 1.-. INTE!./ U&TI./ #! T!ANS. 'ISCI%&INA!" C$A!ACTE!ISTICS "escribe the disciplinary components of the pro*ect and their correlation within an inter%, multi%, or trans%disciplinary approach. +how how the scientific disciplines are interlinked.

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2. I %ACT AN' 'ISSE INATI#N #F T$E %!#(ECT !ESU&TS

#or information only( maximum 0 pages for this section. The content of this section corresponds to the second e&aluation criterion (impact and dissemination of the pro*ect results). 2.1. 'ISSE INATI#N AN' EX%&#ITATI#N #F T$E %!#(ECT !ESU&TS "escribe the main dissemination steps and the main dissemination &ehicles used in the pro*ect. 2.2. %#SSI)&E A%%&ICATI#NS 0IT$ A!1ET %#TENTIA& 1stimate the further exploitation of the results, including potential commerciali-ation, beyond the pro*ect duration. 2.*. ESTI ATE' I %!#VE ENTS IN T$E 2UA&IT" #F &IFE/ 0IT$ !ES%ECT T# CU!!ENT %E!F#! ANCE #F %!#'UCTS/ TEC$N#&#,IES AN'3#! SE!VICES !resent how the pro*ect outcome might contribute to the impro&ement in the uality of life, specifying the particular aspects directly related to the pro*ect contributions. Assess the comparati&e ad&antages of the pro*ect outcomes with respect to the .nown performances of existing products, technologies and/or ser&ices. 2.+. %!#(ECT INTE,!ATI#N IN T$E 'EVE&#% ENT ST!ATE," #F %A!TNE! C# %ANIES 2riefly state the correlation between the de&elopment strategies of partner companies and the topic/outcomes of the pro*ect. +pecify the partner companies3 needs specifically addressed within the pro*ect. 2.-. INTE&&ECTUA& %!#%E!T" %!#TECTI#N !resent the agreement within the consortium for intellectual property protection. +pecify the main actions for intellectual property protection. 2.4. S#CIA& A0A!ENESS "escribe how social awareness issues will be considered in relation to your proposal and tas.s foreseen.

*. C#NS#!TIU

'ESC!I%TI#N

The content of this section corresponds to the third e&aluation criterion ( uality of the consortium). *.1. %!INCI%A& INVESTI,AT#! 5C##!'INAT#! #F %!#(ECT6 The principal in&estigator should pro&ide a short curriculum &itae (1 page maximum), containing( - last name, first name, age, career path, current position - professional experience in the topic of the pro*ect - list of the fi&e most significant achie&ements related to the pro*ect (e.g. peer%re&iewed publications in scientific *ournals, national/international patents, prototypes, demonstrators, inno&ati&e technologies and ser&ices). - pre&ious pro*ects related to the present proposal

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awards, distinctions, membership in prestigious international professional associations

*.2. C#NS#!TIU ST!UCTU!E 2riefly describe each partner ($4, !1%!n) and pro&ide the necessary elements to assess their ualification in the pro*ect (5why who does what5). These elements can be past achie&ements, indicators (publications, patents), why the partner is interested in the pro*ect, etc. (maximum ).5 pages per partner) $4 6 !ro*ect !romoter !1%!n 6 !artner 4rganisation *.*. %A!TNE! !ESEA!C$ TEA &EA'E!S 1ach partner research team leader should pro&ide a short curriculum &itae ().5 page maximum), containing( - last name, first name, age, career path, current position - professional experience in the topic of the pro*ect, related to the partner tas.. - list of three most significant achie&ements related to the pro*ect (e.g. peer%re&iewed publications in scientific *ournals, national/international patents, prototypes, demonstrators, inno&ati&e technologies and ser&ices). - pri-es, distinctions, membership in prestigious international professional associations *.+. %A!TNE! TEA ST!UCTU!E #or each partner, indicate the research team structure (research positions, other than the team leader), in correlation with the allocated tas.(s). #or the .ey persons within the research team pro&ide a short curriculum &itae ().5 page maximum), ha&ing the same structure as the research team leader $7. *.-. C#NS#!TIU C# %&E ENTA!ITIES AN' S"NE!,IES )ET0EEN %A!TNE!S +how the complementarities and added &alue of the collaboration between partners. The interdisciplinary and the openness to di&erse collaboration must be *ustified in accordance with the pro*ect orientations.

+. %!#(ECT

ANA,E ENT

#or information only( maximum 0 pages for this section without tables and graphs. The content of this section corresponds to the fourth e&aluation criterion (management, methodology, wor. plan, milestones and budget). +.1. 0#!1 %&AN/ 'E&IVE!A)&ES AN' &#A' )A&ANCIN, "escribe 8who does what9( present the scientific programme for all partners and *ustify the wor. programme brea.down into wor. pac.ages (:!s) consistent with the ob*ecti&es. "escribe the pro*ect :!s ta.ing into account the contribution of each partner. #or each :! describe( - the goals and success indicators if any, - the :! leader and the partners in&ol&ed (this will be indicated in the tables below), - the detailed wor. programme, - the deli&erables,

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the contributions of the partners (8who does what9), a description of the methods and technical choices and the way in which solutions will be brought, ris.s and bac.%up solutions en&isaged.

0#!1 %AC1A,E &IST 0or7 pac7ag e No1 1 2 3 n T#TA&

,sing the table below, indicate the description for each wor. pac.age, specifying the technical and scientific milestones, the bottlenec.s or contingencies that could *eopardi-e the pro*ect outcome, and the planned pro*ect meetings.

0or7 pac7age title

0or7 pac7age leader2

%er8on3mont 9*

Start mont 9+

End mont9-

0#!1 %AC1A,E 'ESC!I%TI#N 0% no. 0% title 0% leader In;ol;ed partner8 %er8on.mont98 Start mont9 End mont9 #<=ecti;e8 5mont9 1 ... mont9 n.16 5mont9 2 ... mont9 n6 C# %1 %2 %* %n Total 51: n6

1 2 3 4

Work package number: WP 1 WP n. Number of the partner lead ng the !ork n the WP "he total number of person#months allocated to each !ork package. $elat %e start date for the !ork n the spec f c !ork packages& month 1 mark ng the start date of the pro'ect& and all other start dates be ng relat %e to th s start date. $elat %e end date& month 1 mark ng the start date of the pro'ect& and all end dates be ng relat %e to th s start date.

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'e8cription of >or7 and role of participant8

'eli;era<le8 5<rief de8cription and mont9 of deli;er?6 ( del %erable represents a %er f able output of the !ork package. Normall)& each !ork package ! ll produce one or more del %erables dur ng ts l fet me. * st& spec f) and +uant f) del %erables. ,tate the pro'ect month of del %er) -measured n months from the f rst month the pro'ect started). ile8tone8 . lestones represent a scheduled e%ent s gn f) ng the complet on of a ma'or del %erable or a set of related del %erables. ,tate the pro'ect month of del %er) -measured n months from the f rst month the pro'ect started). Interdependence >it9 ot9er >or7 pac7age8 Pro% de a narrat %e descr pt on or/and a graph cal presentat on of nterdependenc es bet!een the present !ork package ! th other !ork packages. A table summari-ing all the pro*ect deli&erables will be pro&ided below. &IST #F 'E&IVE!A)&ES 'el. no. 4 1 2 n +.2. C##!'INATI#N AN' TAS1 SC$E'U&E !resent the tas. schedule and the corresponding se uencing using a ;antt chart. 0% no. 0% leader 'i88emination le;el @ 'eli;er? dateA

'eli;era<le name

+.*. AVAI&A)&E !ESEA!C$ INF!AST!UCTU!E/ AN' ITS U%,!A'E3'EVE&#% ENT <ist the main research e uipment (with a brief description) and infrastructure a&ailable at each partner, related to the pro*ect topic and specific tas.s. +pecify if and how the infrastructure will be upgraded and/or de&eloped during the pro*ect lifetime.

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0el %erable numbers n order of del %er) dates: 01 0n Please nd cate the d ssem nat on le%el us ng one of the follo! ng codes: %U 1 Publ c %% 1 $estr cted to other programme part c pants - nclud ng the 2ontract ng (uthor t)) !E 1 $estr cted to a group spec f ed b) the consort um - nclud ng the 2ontract ng (uthor t)) C# 1 2onf dent al& onl) for members of the consort um - nclud ng the 2ontract ng (uthor t)) .onth n !h ch the del %erables ! ll be a%a lable. .onth 1 mark ng the start date of the pro'ect& and all del %er) dates be ng relat %e to th s start date.

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+.+.

AN%#0E! A&&#CATI#N

,sing the table below, specify the allocation of person%months for the research team members, related to the complexity of their tas.s. &IST #F !ESEA!C$ TEA Fir8t name and la8t nameB %ro=ect promoter 5C#6 %artner 1 %artner 2 %o8ition in t9e pro=ect
E )E!S

%er8on.mont9BB

%er8onnel co8t 5Euro6

%artner n Total 3 4nd cate also the non#permanent staff -%acant pos t ons) to h re doctoral and post#doctoral researchers& f 5ed#term contract staff& nterns& etc. 33 "o be nd cated ! th respect to the total pro'ect durat on +.-. %!#(ECT )U',ET AN' %A!TNE!S S$A!E +tructure and *ustify the costs of the pro*ect in relation to the planned outputs and impacts of the pro*ect. ,sing the table below, present the o&erall pro*ect budget, according to the eligible costs structure, and budget brea.down by category of expenses. +pecify the budget split among partners from both funding sources (budget from the !rogramme and own budget). !lease present your method of calculating the flate%rate (=) of o&erheads according to ;uide of applicants (chapter >.?)

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)udget <rea7do>n 3 de8tination 5EU!6 Personnel costs (staff assigned to the pro*ect) %ro=ect %romoter 5C#6 )udget from t9e %rogramme #>n )udget %artner 1 )udget from t9e %rogramme #>n )udget %artner 2 )udget from t9e %rogramme #>n )udget %artner n Total )udget from t9e %rogramme #>n )udget "ra%el and subs stence allo!ances for staff tak ng part n the pro'ect3 Purchase of land and real estate33 2onsumables and suppl es :ther costs333

9+u pment

"otal

3 (ccord ng to nat onal rules

33 (ccord ng to $egulat on art 6.7 333 ,ubcontract ng cost ! ll be no more than 178 of the pro'ect budget from the Programme. ention!detail subcontractin" cost here.

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!EFE!ENCES

'nclude the list of bibliographic references used in the 8+tate of the art5 section and the partners@ bibliographic references related to the pro*ect.

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