Cooperative R&D projects
Industrial Research, Experimental Development
ERA-NET Bioenergy
11th Joint Call for Research and Development Proposals
Project description
for proposals – National Annex
Project title:
Project title (max. 120 characters) (same as ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal)
Project short title:
Acronym (max. 20 characters) (same as ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal)
Applicant:
Name of company or institution (national applicant)
Project partner(s):
Name(s) of company and/or institution (national partners)
Research category:
Industrial Research (IR)
Experimental Development (ED)
Project duration
From [MM.YY]
Duration in months
Project costs and
requested funding
Austrian share
Total costs [€]:
Total grant requested [€]:
SYNOPSIS:
Short presentation of project content and goals (max. 5 sentences). The synopsis should make clear
the project’s goals. (same as ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal)
Addition: short presentation of work content and goals of work share of Austrian partners (max. 5
sentences).
0.1 Checklist for proposal submission
The information provided in Chapter 0 is designed to help you in your submission and can be deleted
in the final Project Description to be uploaded as an attachment via eCall.
Checklist for formal check
The formal check serves to check the application for formal correctness and completeness. Please
note:
If the formal requirements are not met and the deficiencies cannot be corrected, the proposal
will be excluded from the further procedure and will be formally rejected without exception in
accordance with the principle of equal treatment of applications.
Criterion
Completeness of the
application
Items checked

Project Description: descriptive part
of proposal (upload as .pdf file)

The Project Description form must
be completed in full; alteration
and addition of chapters or
headings are not permitted!
Can
deficiency
be
corrected?
Consequence
no
Rejection as result of
formal check
no
Use of correct forms
Project Description (see Download
Centre at
https://www.ffg.at/ausschreibungen/ERA
-NET-Bioenergy/Call_11)
Duration
max. 36 months
no
Rejection as result of
formal check
Language
English
no
Rejection as result of
formal check
no
Rejection as result of
formal check
Rejection as result of
formal check
The transnational Consortium must
include partners from at least two of the
countries involved in the call.
 Two or more partners that are
independent of each other
Minimum
requirements of
transnational
consortium
 At least one enterprise
 Additionally at least:
o 1 SME or
o 1 research organisation or
o 1 partner from another EU
Member State or contracting party
to the EEA Agreement
o Individual enterprises account for
a maximum of 70% of eligible
project costs; shares of affiliated
companies1 count as one
enterprise and will be added up.
o The research institutions together
account for a minimum if 10% of
eligible project costs
Funding amount
Attachments to eCall
project data
(upload as .pdf file)
Uploads to eCall
master data
(upload as .pdf file)
1

Total funding amount requested
does not exceed EUR 1 million

Declaration of SME Status for
associations, start-ups, sole traders
and non-Austrian companies

Transnational Full Proposal (upload
as .pdf file)

Annual accounts (balance sheet,
profit and loss account) of the last 2
financial years have been submitted
no
Rejection as result of
formal check
yes
Rectification via
eCall is possible
yes
Rectification via
eCall is possible
Enterprises that are independent of each other hold less than 25% of the capital or voting rights in one another.
This rule also applies to shareholdings via parent companies. For more information see SME definition
General points:
o
Adhere to the questions. Questions, comments and notes marked in blue in the form may be
overwritten (deleted)!
o
The maximum number of pages is NOT a request to reach this limit.
o
In the event of any questions please refer to your contact person at the FFG (contact information
is available in the call announcement).
0.2 Submission
Project proposals may only be submitted electronically via eCall at https://ecall.ffg.at within the
submission deadline.
Please see the detailed eCall tutorial at: https://ecall.ffg.at/Cockpit/Tutorial-Hilfe
The National Annex may only be submitted if all national partners have previously completed and
submitted their partner proposals via eCall.
A project proposal is considered to have been submitted if the eCall application has been finalised
by clicking the “Submit“ (Einreichung abschicken) button. On successful submission a confirmation
will be sent by e-mail. It is not possible to resubmit the proposal or parts of it or to revise the proposal
after the submission deadline.
In the event of any questions about eCall please refer to your contact person at the FFG (contact
information is available in the call announcement).
It is NOT required to send a duly signed copy of the proposal submitted online.
The National Annexe will only be made available to the persons involved in the administration of the
call. All these persons are subject to strict confidentiality. All national and international experts who
take part in the evaluation procedure must sign a declaration of confidentiality before they start their
work.
Submission deadline:
Austria/FFG submission deadline: National Annex must be received via eCall
by 13:00 CEST on 20. 06. 2017!
Contents
0.1 Checklist for proposal submission ............................................................................... 3
0.2 Submission.................................................................................................................. 5
Abstract ............................................................................................................................... 7
Summary in English (max. 1 page) ...................................................................................... 7
Kurzfassung auf Deutsch (max. 1 Seite) ............................................................................. 8
1 Relevance of the Project ................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Contribution of the Austrian work share to the goals of the call and the
Programme ................................................................................................................. 9
1.2 Incentive effect of funding (addinionality) .................................................................... 9
2 Information about project ............................................................................................... 11
2.1 Results from other projects ....................................................................................... 11
2.2 Work plan .................................................................................................................. 13
2.2.1
Overview of work packages, milestones and deliverables of the full ERANET Bioenergy proposal ................................................................................ 13
2.2.2
Description of the Austrian work share as part of the work packages of
the full ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal ............................................................ 15
2.2.3
Work and time schedule (Gantt chart) of Austrian work share........................ 16
2.2.4
Description of cost plan .................................................................................. 16
2.3 Integration of gender specific aspects ....................................................................... 16
3 Qualifications of Austrian applicant / participants .......................................................... 17
3.1 Overview (transnational consortium) ......................................................................... 17
3.2 Scientific and technical expertise of Austrian participants ......................................... 17
3.2.1
Applicant (A) ................................................................................................... 17
3.2.2
Project Partners (Pn) ...................................................................................... 19
3.2.3
Third party expertise required ......................................................................... 20
3.3 Composition of project team with regard to gender mainstreaming .......................... 21
4 Specification of research category of the Austrian work share ...................................... 22
Annex ................................................................................................................................ 23
Abstract
Summary in English (max. 1 page)
The concise summary should include the following points:
 initial situation, problem to solve and motivation to carry out the R&D project (full
proposal and Austrian work share)
 goals and level of innovation compared to the state of the art (level of
technology/knowledge) (full proposal and Austrian work share)
 expected results and findings (full proposal and Austrian work share)
Kurzfassung
Kurzfassung auf Deutsch (max. 1 Seite)
Die aussagekräftige Kurzfassung muss folgende Punkte beinhalten:



Ausgangssituation, Problematik und Motivation zur Durchführung des F&E-Projekts
(Gesamtantrag und österreichischer Arbeitsanteil)
Ziele und Innovationsgehalt gegenüber dem Stand der Technik / Stand des Wissens
(Gesamtantrag und österreichischer Arbeitsanteil)
Angestrebte Ergebnisse und Erkenntnisse (Gesamtantrag und österreichischer
Arbeitsanteil)
1 Relevance of the Project
(max. 1 page)
1.1 Contribution of the Austrian work share to the goals of the call
and the Programme
Please list the call topic (or call topics in descending order) primarily addressed by your
project.
(see “Nationaler Ausschreibungsleitfaden ERA-NET Bioenergy 11. AS, Kapitel 3.0
Themenfelder der Ausschreibung”)
Please list the goal of the programme or call (or goals of the programme or call in
descending order) primarily addressed by your project.
(see “Nationaler Ausschreibungsleitfaden ERA-NET Bioenergy 11. AS, Kapitel 2.2
Programmziele”)
1.2 Incentive effect of funding (addinionality)
Please explain how funding changes the project for the Austrian partners in terms of:

Enabling: The project could not be carried out without funding.
Please explain why funding is necessary to enable the project.

Duration: The project can be completed within a shorter period of time than
possible without funding
Explain to what extent and why funding helps to speed up the completion of the
project.

Size: Size of the project can be increased compared to the project being carried
out without funding
Give reasons why the size of the project can be increased compared to the project
being carried out without funding.

Scope: The scope of the project can be increased.
Give reasons why the funding makes the project more ambitious. A higher level of
ambition can mean that the project
o is focused on more radical leaps in innovation
o follows a more long-term and research-intensive [as opposed to market
oriented and development intensive] approach
o involves a higher technical risk
o involves a higher market risk
o leads to new or more extensive collaborations
Please demonstrate the incentive effect of the funding in accordance with the criteria
applicable to the project.
2 Information about project
2.1 Results from other projects
Please explain the differences to other projects carried out by the consortium partners (with
focus on the Austrian partners) in in the past three years. Include in particular all ongoing
and completed projects of thematic relevance. Special focus should be placed on the results
you intend to use for your project and potential synergies. Use the description to underline
that you have the expertise and experience to carry out the proposed project (supplementary
to Chapter 3, Suitability of Applicant / Project Partners).
If these projects were funded by the FFG, please indicate the FFG project number and the
project title.
If required: Please explain the differences between other relevant projects and the actual
proposed project in detail in the Annex (chapter 6) in order to exclude multiple funding of
research activities. The information provided will be verified, if required, by contacting the
relevant funding agencies. Incorrect or incomplete information may lead to the rejection of
the funding application.
Table 1: Existing results and deliverables obtained from publicly funded projects which provide the basis of or feed into the proposed project
Funding
provider
Project
number
Title
Description of results already obtained and relevant
deliverables (verifiable results / products of R&D work)
in terms of the basis for / differentiation from the
proposed project
Location and type of documentation
(e.g. link to homepage, publication, conference
proceedings, interim report, final report, …)
2.2 Work plan
2.2.1 Overview of work packages, milestones and deliverables of the full ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal
Add additional rows if required
Table 2: Overview of work packages
WP
no.
WP title
Total WP costs
Duration in
months
Start – MM/YY
End –
MM/YY
Austrian
participation
Yes / No
1
2
3
4
n
Table 3: Overview of milestones
Milestone
Milestone title
No.
1
2
3
4
n
Work package(s)
involved
Table 4: Overview of deliverables
Deliverable
Title and description of deliverable
No.
1
2
Expected date
Work package(s)
involved
Milestone is achieved when:
Expected date
Description of Austrian
contribution
Description of Austrian contribution
3
4
n
2.2.2 Description of the Austrian work share as part of the work
packages of the full ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal
Please briefly describe the contents of the Austrian work share as part of the individual work
packages of the full ERA-NET Bioenergy proposal, the results of the Austrian work share
expected within the duration of the project and the milestones. The table should be copied
and completed separately for each work package (WP) the Austrian partners are involved in.
Table 5: Description of work packages
title of WP of
full ERA-NET
WP no.
Bioenergy
proposal
Start:
End:
MM/YYYY Total WP costs of Austrian
partners [EUR]:
MM/YYYY
Participating Austrian organizations (A/Pn) and man-months per organization:
Goals of Austrian work share:
Description of the contents of the Austrian work share:
Method for Austrian work share:
Milestones, results and deliverables of Austrian work share:
2.2.3 Work and time schedule (Gantt chart) of Austrian work share
Insert a detailed work and time schedule.
Please pay attention to readability.
2.2.4 Description of cost plan
Please explain the relevance of the items listed in the cost plan for the project: personnel
costs, costs of infrastructure use, costs of materials, third-party costs and travel costs
(especially purpose of travel).
Third-party costs should not exceed 20% of the project costs per partner. Please justify any
excess.
Please note: In the eCall all costs included in the cost plan must be allocated to the individual
work packages at partner and project level
Please observe the new regulations in the Cost Guidelines 2.0:
https://www.ffg.at/recht-finanzen/kostenleitfaden/version-2
Overhead costs are now calculated automatically based on a fixed rate.
2.3 Integration of gender specific aspects
If the project is gender specific, please explain how and in what work packages genderspecific aspects have been taken into account in the methodological approach.
3 Qualifications of Austrian applicant / participants
3.1 Overview (transnational consortium)
Table 6: Main tasks of project partners
Applicant (A), partner (Pn).
Type of organization*
Main tasks in the project
n
* Type of organization: Please use the following abbreviations:
Table 3.1: Type of organization
Large enterprise
Medium-sized enterprise
Small enterprise
Research facility – university, university of applied sciences
Research facility – non-university
Research facility – miscellaneous
Municipal communities
Non-scientific associations
Science-oriented associations
GU
MU
KU
FE-U
FE-A
FE-S
LG
V
FE-V
3.2 Scientific and technical expertise of Austrian participants
3.2.1 Applicant (A)
a) Name of company and/or facility
b) Information on technical expertise of the organization and the staff working on the project
(detailed CVs of all scientific staff should be attached in the Annex; the qualification profiles
of N.N. should be described)
c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g.knowledge of competition, market
success, patents
d) Description of relevant infrastructure and further competences for performing the project
3.2.2 Project Partners (Pn)
This page is to be completed individually and separately by each project partner (max. 2
pages per partner).
a) Name of company and/or facility
b) Information on technical expertise of the organization and the staff working on the project
(detailed CVs of all scientific staff should be attached in the Annex; the qualification profiles
of N.N. should be described)
c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g. market success, patents
d) Description of relevant infrastructure and further abilities
3.2.3 Third party expertise required
Please describe the fields of expertise that are not covered by the consortium and must
therefore be subcontracted by the Austrian project partners. Name the subcontractors and
describe in what form they will contribute the relevant expertise.
Describe subcontracts that exceed EUR 10,000 and that are relevant to R&D activities (task,
performance of the work, duration). If the subcontractor is not known, describe the aim of the
work to be subcontracted and the qualifications of the subcontractor.
This page should be copied and completed for each subcontractor.
1) General Information
Table 3.2: General information
Relevant WP
Subcontractor from A/Pn
Name of subcontractor
Address of subcontractor
Costs of subcontractor [€]
Share of costs [in %]
e.g. 50% personnel costs and 50% investment
2) Detailed description of task and activities, including duration. The description is needed in
addition to the table above.
3) Offer (if available)
3.3 Composition of project team with regard to gender
mainstreaming
Describe the extent to which gender mainstreaming has been considered in establishing the
project team. Justify whether and how sector-specific conditions will be improved, achieved
or not achieved.
4 Specification of research category of the Austrian work
share
Please clearly specify and justify the research category of the Austrian work share to
determine the permissible funding rate.
Annex
Additional information is to be included as annexes to this form:

Resumés (CVs) of the relevant scientific staff or qualification profiles of N.N.

LOIs if applicable
Further documentation is to be uploaded as annexes to the eCall project data:

Transnational Full Proposal (upload as .pdf file)

Declaration on oath with regard to SME status (if no data are available in the Austrian
Business Compass)