Pathfinder Grant
Application Form
September 2016 Intake
EIT Climate-KIC European HQ | August 12, 2016
Version 1.0
climate-kic.org
Please complete all sections and note that the entire documentation
submitted should be less than 12 pages, any more pages will be
disregarded. Omit the title page and the confidentiality page.
All guidance notes are presented in italics. Please remove these
before you submit your application
Project Essentials
Please complete the following table.
Project name
Project Acronym/short name
Theme
Expected project duration
Start
mm/yyyy
Lead partner (institution)
Project Lead (name, email)
Total EIT request, Euro (a)
Partner co-funding, Euro (b)
Total KIC Added Value Activities (KAVA), Euro)
KIC Complementary finance (KCA), Euro
Has this Project Idea (or a similar one) been
submitted in the past 2 years in response to a
call for proposals under Climate-KIC
Programmes?
date
End date mm/yyyy
Total No.
Months
Yes/No – If yes, please state the name and date the
project proposal was submitted.
Please note false completion of this field will lead to
disqualification of the project proposal concerned.
Have you any EU funded project that is
currently underway or pending approval that
are is closely aligned with this work and/or
share similar outputs?
Yes/No – If yes, please state the name and funding
source of the project. Moreover, if yes, please state
why you need funding from Climate-KIC.
Please note false completion of this field will lead to
disqualification of the project proposal concerned.
Project Summary
Please convey and summarise the essence of your project to clearly explain:
 The Innovation Opportunity:
o The supply-side discoveries and the demand-side needs.
o The targeted outcome of the project (optional).
 The potential climate impact that this that this innovation brings.
 How your project relates to Thematic challenges and priorities, how your project intends to
address them, and what impact you set out to achieve.
 A compelling narrative of the project objectives and how they will be achieved.
As this summary is used in the project portfolio database and for various communication purposes,
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the maximum number of words is 200 and therefore additional words will be deleted.
Consortium Information
Please complete the following table.
Partner
Number
Organisation
Name (Full legal
Contact person
Email
Roles and responsibilities
name)
Climate-KIC Partners
Non-Climate-KIC Partners
n/a
n/a
n/a
Proposal and Project Implementation Plan
[The proposal needs to be described in a concise yet comprehensive way and if possible accompanied
by a graphic description of its main components and of their interrelations.
Pathfinders can start from either the supply or the demand side, and their role is to connect to the
other side, in order to confirm an innovation opportunity. The proposal must convey why the project
team believes innovation opportunities exist, and the activities during the project should:
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Address one or several of the Thematic Priorities listed in the 2016 Pathfinder Grant
Application Guidelines.
Substantiate both the supply side discoveries – (new knowledge, technology etc.) and
demand side needs of the potential innovations (a challenge, barrier, problem etc.).
As a result of the above, confirm or not, the potential existence of a clearly defined innovation
opportunity.
A list of selection criteria is included in the 2016 Pathfinder Grant Application Guidelines is important
that all criteria can be assessed from the proposal description (which should however not be structured
along these criteria). Anticipated Outputs, deliverables and KPIs should be included. (see2016
Pathfinder Grant Application Guidelines) should be provided.]
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Project Implementation Plan
[Please include a project implementation plan including a Gantt chart, detailing the responsibilities
and roles of each Partner. Please include outputs, deliverables and KPIs in the section below.
Please refer to guidelines for further Climate-KIC requirements during and after project
implementation.
Clear and easy to understand proposals and plans assist the reviewers in the decision making
process.]
Work Package Distribution
The following table considers how the “Climate-KIC funded” project costs are distributed across the
project work packages. The costs will be reconciled against the work and deliverables in assessing the
“value for money” of the project. Each key WP should have a cost associated with it for which the
project is looking for Climate-KIC funding. Totals should be made for each of the key stages of the
project, as well as the project total cost. Please amend or add Work Packages and Stage Totals as
required.
Climate-KIC requested
funding (k€)
0
Work Package
WP1.1: Short Description
Lead Partner: partner name
WP1.2: Short Description
Lead Partner: partner name
WP1.X: Short Description
Lead Partner: partner name
PROJECT TOTAL:
0
0
0
Potential Climate Impact
[The proposal must describe a clear and understandable description of the climate impact story related
to the innovation opportunity.]
For projects that aim to mitigate GHG emissions please complete the following table (delete section
if there is no climate mitigation impact and proceed to adaptation):
Mitigation
Mitigation implies greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions, brought about by either a reduction in
GHG emission into the atmosphere or absorption of GHG emission from the atmosphere. GHG
emission reductions can include a reduction on emission currently emitted, or a reduction in emissions
brought about by the project compared with a credible business-as-usual alternative, or sequestration
of emissions currently in the atmosphere.
What is the climate change challenge you aim to tackle with your project?
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[Please provide a description of the specific climate change challenge the project tackles (e.g. global
GHG emission hotspot, lack of technologies/solutions to tackle climate change, barriers that hinder
reducing the GHG emissions)]
What do you consider would happen in the absence of the proposed project?
[Please describe the baseline scenario (e.g. what is the business-as-usual solution/situation or
common practice) and how would it lead to increased GHG emissions in the specific area the project
focus]
How does your project aim to reduce GHG emissions and what does it set out to achieve?
[Please describe what the project sets out to achieve and how it reduces GHG emissions in the
sepcific area]
Relevance and evidence
[In order to demonstrate relevance and evidence of the climate impact story, please list third party
documentation that have been used which may include:

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
Independent reports (e.g. IPCC report, MACs)
Market research (e.g. to determine what is business-as-usual solution/situation or
common practice in the area which the KIC project targets
Peer reviewed literature
Government data
Others that the project proponents feel help substantiate the choice of the most likely
baseline scenario]
For projects that aim to create resilience for human or physical systems to the impact of climate
change please complete the following table (delete section if there is no climate adaptation impact
and only fill out the mitigation section):
Adaptation
Adaptation implies reduction in the vulnerability of human or natural systems to the impacts of climate
change and climate variability related risks by maintaining or increasing adaptive capacity and
resilience.
What is the climate change challenge you aim to tackle with your project?
[Please provide a description of the specific climate change challenge the project tackles (e.g.
vulnerability of human or natural systems of the climate change impact)]
What do you consider would happen in the absence of the proposed project?
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[Please describe the baseline scenario (e.g. what is the current situation and how human or natural
systems will be affected by e.g. extreme events)]
How does your project aim to build resilience in human or phyical systems to the impact of climate
change and what does it set out to achieve?
[Please describe what the project sets out to achieve and how it is expected to build resilience in
human or physical systems to the impact of climate change, by discussing how it contributes to
maintaining or increasing the adaptive capacity and reducing vulnerability (e.g. discuss how your
project would help meet an EU country (ies) adaptation policy objectives. This demonstrates the
proposing is relevant, EU institutions have already established that such is the case)]
Relevance and evidence
[In order to demonstrate relevance and evidence of the climate impact story, please list third party
documentation that have been used which may include:
 Independent reports (e.g. IPCC report, MACs)
 Market research (e.g. to determine what is business-as-usual solution/situation or
common practice in the area which the KIC project targets
 Peer reviewed literature
 Government data
 Others that the project proponents feel help substantiate the choice of the most likely
baseline scenario]
Cost Category Distribution
[Please complete the following tables. All Pathfinders applying on September 2016 can be fully
implemented before the year end. However, if your project will incur costs post December 31 2016,
please indicate 2017 relevant costs. All costs in Euros.]
Overall Project Costs
Project total cost
Cost category
2016
2017
Direct Personnel
Travel and subsistence
Depreciation
Subcontracting
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Explanation of the cost
(please refer to chapter
2.7 of the written
guidance)
Financial Support to 3rd parties
Other Goods and services
Indirect costs*
Total
*NB: 25% of total eligible direct costs (excludes Sub Contracting and Financial Support to 3rd parties).
Type of funding
Euros
2017
2016
EIT requested budget
Co-funding (own resources)
Total
Cost per Partner
Please use the following table to explain the costs per partner joining the Project.
Partner
Project total
cost (= a+b)
a)
EIT request
b) Partner cofunding
Comments and
assumptions
Total
Outputs, Deliverables and Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Please complete the following table. List your output in column one
and then identify and describe the supporting deliverable(s). For
definitions refer to chapter 2.8 of the Pathfinder Grant Application
Guidelines.
Outputs
Deliverables Description of
Partner
Estimated cost (EUR)
Format
e.g. Stakeholder
event showcasing
Report
Deliverable (proof of
responsible for
evidence)
delivery
consolidated report
document containing
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prototype to get
event summary,
buy-in from
agenda, list of
investors
attendees and
presentation.
Please complete the following table describing target KPIs. For
definitions refer to the Pathfinder Grant Application Guidelines.
KPI type
Target
Description of Evidence
# Products (goods or services) or processes
launched on the market
# Start-ups created as a result of innovation
projects
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# Start-ups supported by KICs
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e.g. Incorporation
certificate from start-up/
entity created.
Investment attracted by start-ups
supported/have been supported by KICs
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Confidentiality
By submitting your full proposal to Climate-KIC you agree to a
number of principles regarding the access to your project documents
both at the review and the implementation stage. In general, we
would be happy if you agreed to share your project materials as
widely as possible within the community, in order to facilitate
match-making.
However, you may choose to restrict access to the full proposal
during implementation, so please amend the option provided in table
2.
All Climate-KIC staff members and reviewers have signed a
Confidentiality Agreement.
If you have any question, concerns or suggestions you are welcome to
indicate these to your respective Climate-KIC Lead.
1. Access levels during the review process
Relevant Climate-KIC Management
staff
(mainly Geographic, Thematic and
Central management staff)
Reviewers
2. Access levels
accepted)
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during
Teaser
Full proposal
yes
yes
yes
yes
implementation
full
proposal
Teaser
Full proposal
Flyer1
Relevant Climate-KIC staff
(mainly Geographic,
Thematic and Central
management staff)
Climate-KIC partners (on
request)
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Wider public
yes
Please
indicate if
yes/no
No
Once produced with your agreement and support
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(once
yes
is
Confirmation of Participation
An original signature is required from the authorised representative
of the Lead Partner and Climate-KIC assumes that all project
participants have been advised and have consented to the terms of
this form and that this single Lead Partner acts as duly authorised
agent of the others during the proposal submission and review
process.
Signature of Lead Partner :
Date:
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