AAL-2011-4 MOBILITY
PARTICIPATION RULES &
ELIGIBILITY
Axel Sigmund
VDIVDE-IT, Berlin
Nationale Kontaktstelle AAL JP
http://www.aal-europe.eu
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Criteria & Instructions
• Eligibility criteria of the Call
– Central eligibility criteria for project proposal as a whole
– National eligibility criteria for each project partner
• Instructions concerning content/structure/scope/extent of proposal
– Characteristics of AAL Collaborative projects
– Proposal requirements
– Potential benefits
• Special guidelines/frameworks for important aspects of AAL projects
– Ethical aspects
– End user involvement
– Business model development
• Evaluation criteria
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Central Eligibility Criteria
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Submission of a complete proposal, in English, through the AAL electronic
submission system before the deadline (June 30 2011, 17.00 CET)
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Consortium composition: min. 3 independent eligible organizations (1
coordinator), from min. 3 different AAL Partner States participating in the
Call. Consortium must include at least one eligible:
– end-user organization
– business partner
– SME partner (which can be the business partner)
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Size of the consortium: 3 – 10 partners
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Duration of the project: 12 – 36 months
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Adherence to the specifications for structure and technical details (e.g. page
count) given by the proposal submission system.
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National Eligibility Criteria
Annex 8
• Eligible for funding are only organizations that:
– Reside in an AAL member country that participates in the Call
– Are explicitly included in the national eligibility criteria
– Pass the national check for fiscal & financial viability
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Annex 8 as part of the call information package
– Countries participating in the Call
– National eligibility criteria
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It is highly recommended - in some countries mandatory - to
consult with the AAL National Contact Point (NCP) prior to
submission of a proposal!
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Characteristics AAL Projects
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Aims at ICT-based solutions to identified user needs
Time-to-market perspective of 2 to 3 years after end project
Project total budget: 1 - 7 M€
Maximum funding from the AAL JP: 3 M€.
Significant involvement (≥ 50%), of industry and business
partners, particularly SMEs.
• Realistic pilot as integrated parts of the project
• Proactive end-user involvement throughout the project
• Defined market segment(s), use cases and target group(s)
and address the wishes/needs of these specific group(s).
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Evaluation Criteria (1)
Scoring 1-5 / treshold 3 for each criterion
weight
• Relevance & innovation
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- Objectives of call / adress enabling elements / application areas
- Why is solution meeting needs / not on market yet?
- Innovative applications//service systems throughout EU
• Scientific & technical quality
- Original integrated solutions based on sound S&T concepts,
beyond state of the art
- Pilot showing impact
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Evaluation Criteria (2)
• Quality consortium & efficiency of implementation
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expertise / resources / value network / international value
proactive enduser involvement
SME/industry involvement
workplan / Q-assurance / control / IPR / conflict resolving
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• Potential impact (QoL end user / market development)
Quality of Life
- added value / market availability
- ensure respect for end users rights / ethical issues
Market development
- target high potential market
- business model – value chain, business analysis,
- creating EU market  open interfaces / interoperability / standards
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Procedure
Publication
AAL JP Call
3 months
Evaluation, Decision
3 months
Negotiation, Consortium agreement
ca. 3 months
Administration of running Projects
2- 3 years
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After the deadline
1. Central eligibility check
2. National pre-eligibility check (type of organisation)
3. Evaluation by international teams of independent
experts  Ranking list
4. Matching ranking list available budgets
 Best proposals on the GREEN LIST
 Good proposals on the YELLOW LIST
 Under treshold proposals on the RED LIST
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Matching / Balancing
Green proposals  Clarification
& Negotiation phase (incl final eligibility check)
Red proposals  Notified by CMU
Yellow proposals Balancing process
• Extra national budget?
• Other resources?
• Participation on own expenses?
IF NOT……
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Restructuring consortia
• Exhausted national budget(s)
- removal / replacement of partner(s)
- < 50% change in PM
- no change of consortium coordinator
• Other reasons
- < 20%
- no change of consortium coordinator
New eligibility check
 Poss. re-evaluation
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Role of your NCP?
• National communication about the call
(websites/newsletters/info days etc.)
• Info & advise for national (potential) proposers
• Pre-check proposals / eligibility national partners
• Available for all your questions!
CONTACT YOUR NCP!!!
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Funding Commitments
Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece*
Hungary*
Ireland
Israel
Italy **
Mio. €
2,00
1,00
0,20
0,50
1,00
2,00
3,00
0,00
0,00
0,50
0,50
2,50
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Luxembourg FNR
Luxembourg Luxinnov.
The Netherlands
Norway **
Poland
Portugal**
Romania
Slovenia
Spain ISCIII
Spain MITYC **
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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0,30
0,30
1,90
0,80
0,50
0,50
1,00
0,20
2,40
2,50
1,00
4,00
1,10
Funding Commitments
• Total AAL Partner States : 29,7 Mio. €
• Expected EC contribution for the Call: 23.0 Mio. €
• Expected total funding commitment: 52,7 Mio. €
• * Greece and Hungary do not participate in this call (AAL-2011-4)
• ** The indicated funding is still subject to a national decision
process
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National eligibility criteria
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National eligibility criteria
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National eligibility criteria
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Ansprechpartner für das AAL
Joint Programme
Bundesministerium für Bildung und
Forschung (BMBF)
Steinplatz 1, 10623 Berlin
Heinemannstraße 2, 53170 Bonn
www.aal-deutschland.de
www.bmbf.de
Referat 524 Demographischer Wandel;
Mensch-Technik-Kooperation
Axel Sigmund
Tel.: 030 310078-280
E-Mail: Axel.Sigmund@vdivde-it.de
National Contact Point
AAL Association
Central Managing Unit
E-Mail: cmu@aal-europe.eu
www.aal-europe.eu
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