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Evaluation and selection procedure

The work flow and different steps involved in the AQUARIUS evaluation procedure are displayed in the figure below.

The incoming proposals received by the specified submission date will be checked for compliance with the eligibility criteria by the call evaluation office. Afterwards, the proposal is preliminary reviewed by the Operational Expert Panel (OEP) to check whether the logistical framework for the Transnational Access is fulfilled. In the following, the proposals are scientifically evaluated by external, independent scientific experts. The process if overseen by members of the Scientific Expert Panel (SEP).

After the individual evaluation, the SEP meets for a consensus evaluation and draws up a ranking list of proposals and a shortlist of user groups recommended for funding.

After the final recommendation of the SEP, high ranked proposals will be examined by the AQUARIUS Operational Expert Panel (OEP) to determine the logistical feasibility of the proposed work. The decisions are finalised by the infrastructure operators, based on the recommendations from the SEP and OEP.

Read more about the evaluation criteria.

Expert Panels

Scientific Expert Panel (SEP) – coming soon
Operational Expert Panel (OEP) – coming soon