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Austrian-Chinese Cooperative R&D Projects Industrial Research, Experimental Development Joint Proposal Call 2018 Version 1.0 - 31 January 2018 Call: 4th Call for Austrian-Chinese Cooperative RTD Projects FFG and CAS Full title of project: Project title (max. 120 characters) Short title of project: Acronym (max. 20 characters) Applicant: Name of research organisation, company or institution applying for funding in Austria at FFG: Name of research organisation company or institution applying for funding in China at CAS: Project partner(s): Name(s) of research organisation, company and/or institution applying for funding in Austria: Name of research organisation company or institution applying for funding in China, CAS: Priority topic: Research category: Project duration: Costs: Call topic 1: Functional nanomaterials and nanosurfaces Call topic 2: 3D-printing and processing, nanoimprintlithography Call topic 3: Nanosafety and nanotoxicology Call topic 4: Sensors and printed electronics Call topic 5: Graphene Industrial Research (IR) Experimental Development (ED) From start date [MM.YY] to [MM.YY] Project duration in months Total costs [€]: Total funding [€]: Keywords (best describing the proposal´s content): PROJECT GOALS: Please present the goals and innovative contents of the project with a maximum of 5 sentences. 0.1 Checklist for 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. 0.1.1 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 Items checked Can deficiency be corrected? Consequence no Rejection as result of formal check Joint Proposal: thematic content (upload as .pdf document via FFG eCall and to the Headquaters of CAS) Completeness of the application Please make sure that an identical version of the joint proposal is submitted to FFG and CAS. Not identical versions are not eligible! • Template for Joint Proposal (on hand, see download center at FFG www.ffg.at/25-ausschreibungproduktion-der-zukunft or at CAS weblink http://www.bic.cas.cn/tzgg/ Use of correct forms no Rejection as result of formal check Project 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 • • Minimum requirements of consortium • • Participation of at least 2 organisations involving at least o 1 company and o 1 research organisation Share of research institution(s) in project costs is minimum 10% and maximum of 80% Companies share is a minimum of 20% and a maximum of 90%. Individual enterprises account for a maximum of 70% of the eligible project costs with shares of affiliated companies counting as one enterprise. 0/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) • Funding amount • • Further national requirements Austrian partners: Total amount of funding has to be between 100.000.- EUR and 1 Mio EUR. CAS partners: up to 900,000 RMB for 3 years no Rejection as result of formal check Please see the relevant national documents at FFG and CAS yes Rectification is possible 0.1.2 Format Both formatting requirements as well as the maximum number of pages (specified in the respective chapters) help the jury members to read and compare the proposals. Not following them may negatively affect the jury decision • • • • Format Font: Arial, 11 pt, Line spacing: 1.3 Colour: black Pages numbered 0.1.3 General points o Adhere to the questions. Questions, comments and notes marked in blue in the form must not be overwritten (deleted)! o Describe your project in sufficient detail for reviewers to form an accurate impression of your planned project. Try to keep your text precise and to the point. o The maximum number of pages is NOT a request to reach this limit. Applications should enable the reviewers to understand the topic and the benefits resulting from the proposed project. Quality is more important than quantity. o In the event of any questions please refer to your contact person at the FFG an CAS (contact information is available in the call fiche). 0.2 Submission Submission deadline for FFG: Joint Proposal for funding must be submitted to FFG via eCall on 17 May 2018, 11:00 o´clock at Central Europe Summer Time (C.E.S.T.)! Submission deadline for CAS: Joint Proposal for funding must be submitted to the headquarters of CAS via ARP system on 17 May 2018 by 17:00 o´clock at China Standard Time (C.S.T.)! 1/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Contents 0.1 Checklist for Submission ....................................................................................2 0.1.1 Checklist for formal check ...................................................................................2 0.1.2 Format .................................................................................................................3 0.1.3 General points .....................................................................................................3 0.2 Submission .........................................................................................................3 Abstract ........................................................................................................................5 1 Quality of the Project ..........................................................................................6 1.1 State of the art – current level of technology/knowledge 6 1.1.1 Results from other projects.......................................................................6 1.2 Degree of innovation 8 1.2.1 Problem and research need .....................................................................8 1.2.2 Goals ........................................................................................................8 1.2.3 Degree of innovation and associated risk.................................................8 1.3 Quality of planning 9 1.3.1 Overview and description of work packages ............................................9 1.3.2 Detailed description of work packages ...................................................10 1.3.3 Work and time schedule (Gantt chart)....................................................11 1.3.4 Description of cost plan ..........................................................................11 1.3.5 Third-party costs (if exceeding 20% of total costs per partner) ..............12 1.4 Integration of gender-specific aspects 12 2 Suitability of Applicant / Project Partners .........................................................13 2.1 Expertise of project partners 13 2.1.1 Applicant to CAS (A-CAS) ......................................................................13 2.1.2 Applicant to FFG (A-AT) .........................................................................13 2.1.3 Chinese Project Partners (Pn-CAS) .......................................................14 2.1.4 Austrian Project partners (Pn-AT) ..........................................................14 2.2 Capacity of the consortium to achieve the project goals 14 2.2.1 Completeness and coordination of required expertise ...........................14 2.2.2 Third-party expertise required ................................................................15 2.3 Composition of project team with regard to gender balance (gender mainstreaming) 16 3 Benefit and Exploitation....................................................................................17 3.1 User benefit and exploitation potential 17 3.2 Impact and significance of the project results for the organisations involved in the project 17 3.3 Exploitation strategy 17 4 Relevance of the Project ..................................................................................18 4.1 Relevance to the Call 18 4.2 Incentive effect of funding (additionality) 18 2/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Abstract a) Five-line summary (synopsis short) in English (max. 5 sentences) b) 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 • goals and level of innovation compared to the state of the art (level of technology/knowledge) • expected results and findings 3/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1 Quality of the Project 1.1 State of the art – current level of technology/knowledge (max. 7 pages) Describe the current state of the art, i.e. current level of technology/knowledge, relevant to the project based on the following criteria: • • • State of the art – current level of technology/knowledge o in the company or research institution itself o in the national innovation systems o in Europe (including EU projects), in China and overall internationally o results of patent searches Relevant products, procedures or services that are already on the market o by the company/company group o by competitors Relevant alternative technologies, methods and approaches that are in competition with the proposed approach 1.1.1 Results from other projects Please explain the differences to other projects carried out by the consortium partners 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 2, Suitability of Applicant / Project Partners). Only for Austrian project Partners: If these projects were funded by the FFG, please indicate the FFG project number and the project title. 4/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Use the following table to provide the relevant information: 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, …) 5/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1.2 Degree of innovation (max. 8 pages) 1.2.1 Problem and research need Clearly point out the problem and/or unsolved scientific/technical questions giving rise to the need for a funded research and development project. 1.2.2 Goals Describe briefly and concisely the key qualitative and quantitative goals and expected results of the project. These goals should be clear, measurable, realistic and achievable within the project duration. They should also be consistent with the benefit and exploitation of the results. 1.2.3 Degree of innovation and associated risk Describe the degree of innovation with reference to the state of the art (current level of technology / knowledge) as well as relevant products, procedures and services presented in 1.1. • • • • How do the goals of the project go beyond the state of the art (current level of technology / knowledge): o in the company or research institution itself o at national level o at international level How does the project improve existing solutions, cause a technological leap or create the basis for the registration of IPRs? Please quantify the improvements to be achieved (e.g. higher efficiency, lower cost, faster throughput, enhanced functions, etc.), or explain why the degree of innovation can only be described qualitatively. Describe the technical and economic risk involved at project and/or partner level. Describe the provisions made to ensure that the funding has a high impact despite the high risk involved (risk management, risk and contingency plan). However, you should not limit yourself to describing the risk in terms of project management. 6/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1.3 Quality of planning 1.3.1 Overview and description of work packages The Work Package (WP1) Project Management is mandatory. A maximum of 10 work packages are permitted. Please insert additional rows if necessary: place cursor in last row and select “Table  insert  row below” from the menu bar. For Austrian Partners only: Please ensure consistency with the eCall data. Table 2 Overview of work packages WP Work package title No. 1 Project Management 2 3 4 n Table 3 Overview of milestones Mileston Milestone title e No. 1 2 3 4 n Duration (months) Work packages involved Start MM/YY End MM/YY Expected date Planned result Milestone is achieved when: 7/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1.3.2 Detailed description of work packages Describe the contents of the individual work packages, the results expected within the duration of the project and the milestones. The individual methods and steps must be clearly and consistently defined and/or described (about 1 page per work package). The table should be copied and completed separately for each work package (WP) Table 4 Description of work package WP No. Start: Title of WP: MM/YYYY End: MM/YYYY Participating organisation (A/Pn) and person-months per organisation: Goals: Description of contents: Method: Milestones (to measure project progress), planned results and deliverables (verifiable results / products of R&D work) 8/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1.3.3 Work and time schedule (Gantt chart) Insert a detailed work and time schedule. Please pay attention to readability. 1.3.4 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). Please note: All costs included in the cost plan must be allocated to the individual work packages at partner and project level and must be explained and justified in this chapter. Furthermore: Please be aware that currency conversion rate for table 5a to table 5b is recommended to be based on the daily Euro foreign exchange reference rates of the European Central Bank http://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/exchange/eurofxref/html/index.en.html Or it could also be based on a monthly agreed Euro foreign exchange reference rate of the European Commission http://ec.europa.eu/budget/contracts_grants/info_contracts/inforeuro/inforeuro_en.cfm The rate is based on the daily conversion rate of European Central Bank, ECB or the European Commission monthly Euro foreign exchange reference rate. Please indicate here the day or month on which the Euro foreign exchange reference rate to Chinese yuan renminbi (CNY) is based on with regard to table 5a and 5b. Day or month of EURO foreign exchange reference rate: ________________ Table 5a: Description of the costs of all project partners in EURO Applicant / partner Person Month Personn R&D Costs of el Costs Infrastru Material cture s [EUR] [EUR] [EUR] Travel Costs [EUR Thirdparty Costs [EUR] Total costs (EUR) Own Funding contribu- applied tion for (EUR (EUR) Name of Institution/ Company SUM 9/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Table 5b: Description of the costs of all project partners in CNY Applicant / partner Person Month Personn R&D Costs of el Costs Infrastru Material cture s [CNY] [CNY] [CNY] Travel Costs [CNY] Thirdparty Costs [CNY] Total costs [CNY] Own Funding contribut applied ion for [CNY] [CNY] Name of Institution/ Company SUM 1.3.5 Third-party costs (if exceeding 20% of total costs per partner) (max. 1/4 page) Third-party costs should not exceed 20% of the total project costs per partner. Please justify any excess. 1.4 Integration of gender-specific aspects (max. 1 page) If the project relates to people, please explain how and in what work packages genderspecific aspects have been taken into account in the methodological approach. 10/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 2 Suitability of Applicant / Project Partners 2.1 Expertise of project partners (max. 1 page per partner) 2.1.1 Applicant to CAS (A-CAS) a) Name of Chinese company and/or facility b) Relevant expertise of organisation and staff involved in the project. Provide evidence of relevant expertise by enclosing CVs of senior scientific and technical project staff and a list of the major (max. 5) publications relevant to the project. Please observe the relevant instructions on attachments. c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g. market success, patents d) Description of existing infrastructure relevant to the project and other aspects indicating the applicant’s ability to perform the project 2.1.2 Applicant to FFG (A-AT) a) Name of Austrian company and/or facility b) Relevant expertise of organisation and staff involved in the project. Provide evidence of relevant expertise by enclosing CVs of senior scientific and technical project staff and a list of the major (max. 5) publications relevant to the project. Please observe the relevant instructions on attachments. c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g. market success, patents d) Description of existing infrastructure relevant to the project and other aspects indicating the applicant’s ability to perform the project 11/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 2.1.3 Chinese Project Partners (Pn-CAS) This page is to be completed individually and separately for each Chinese project partner. a) Name of CAS Institute / Research Group b) Relevant expertise of organisation and staff involved in the project. Provide evidence of relevant expertise by enclosing CVs of senior scientific and technical project staff and a list of the major (max. 5) publications relevant to the project. Please observe the relevant instructions on attachments. c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g. market success, patents d) Description of existing infrastructure relevant to the project and other aspects indicating the project partner’s ability to perform the project 2.1.4 Austrian Project partners (Pn-AT) This page is to be completed individually and separately for each Austrian project partner. a) Company name / name of institution b) Relevant expertise of organisation and staff involved in the project. Provide evidence of relevant expertise by enclosing CVs of senior scientific and technical project staff and a list of the major (max. 5) publications relevant to the project. Please observe the relevant instructions on attachments. c) Description of know-how relevant to the project, e.g. market success, patents d) Description of existing infrastructure relevant to the project and other aspects indicating the project partner’s ability to perform the project 2.2 Capacity of the consortium to achieve the project goals (max. 2 pages) 2.2.1 Completeness and coordination of required expertise Please use the following table and additional descriptions to illustrate that the chosen consortium structure is suitable for achieving the qualitative and quantitative goals and expected results within the planned project period. Show that the consortium has the 12/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) scientific, technical and economic expertise required for the project. Overview * Type of organisation: Please use the following abbreviations: Large enterprise Medium-sized enterprise Small enterprise Research facility – university, university of applied sciences Research facility – non-university research institute Research facility – others Federal provinces and local authorities Science-oriented associations Other associations GU MU KU FE-U FE-A FE-S LG FE-V V Table 6: Description of the main tasks of all project partners Role A-CAS. AAT, Pn-CAS or Pn-AT1 Applicant (A)/ Partner (Pn) details Org. Type Main duties in project / Key expertise required for the workpackages (Institution, Group Leader, Adress, Telephone, Email, Fax, City Code 2.2.2 Third-party expertise required Please describe the fields of expertise that are not covered by the consortium and must therefore be contributed by a third party (e.g. via subcontracts). Name the subcontractors and describe in what form they will contribute the relevant expertise. Describe subcontracts that exceed EUR 10,000 individually and in detail (task, performance of the work, duration). If the subcontractor is not known, describe the aim of the work to be subcontracted and the qualifications to be met by the subcontractor. This page should be copied and completed for each subcontractor. (max. 1 page per subcontractor) 1 applicant to CAS (A-CAS), applicant to FFG (A-AT), partner to CAS (P1-CAS, P2-CAS, …), partner to FFG (P1-AT, P2-AT, …) 13/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 1) General Information Table 5: General information Relevant WP Subcontractor of A-SAC, AAT/ Pn-CAS; Pn-AT Name of subcontractor Address of subcontractor 2) Detailed description of task and activities by subcontract (task, scope of work, performance of work, duration). The description is needed in addition to the table above. 3) Offer/s (if available) 2.3 Composition of project team with regard to gender balance (gender mainstreaming) (max. 1/2 page) Please describe why the gender balance in the project team is an improvement over current conditions in the sector. Alternatively, justify why it is not possible to achieve a better gender balance. 14/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 3 Benefit and Exploitation (max. 4 pages) 3.1 User benefit and exploitation potential Describe the benefits of the project results and/or new technologies and planned innovations for users from the perspective of the partners involved in the project in both qualitative and quantitative terms (external benefit). • • • • • • • What new knowledge can be gained from the project in the relevant scientific/technical target group? For whom are the results relevant? What are the USPs of the planned project results? What economic or other benefits will the planned solution, product, process or service bring to your customers? How large is the expected target market for the project results o in Austria, in China o in neighbouring countries o worldwide? How do you define this target market? On what facts are your estimates based? 3.2 Impact and significance of the project results for the organisations involved in the project Describe the strategic significance of the project results and/or new technologies and planned innovations for the organisations involved in the project in both qualitative and quantitative terms (internal benefit): • • • • • Long-term increase in R&D capacities Securing or extending the organisation's R&D position Expansion of existing R&D activities to include new fields of application Development of R&D platforms Opening up of new business fields etc. 3.3 Exploitation strategy Describe the exploitation strategy for the project results for each individual partner involved in the project in qualitative and quantitative terms. Please also indicate any specific exploitation expertise the relevant organisation has. If the exploitation of the results has a significant impact on people, please also indicate how gender-specific issues have been taken into account in the exploitation of the economic potential. Research-oriented organisations • [Planned number of]: diploma and doctoral theses, publications in national and international journals (with or without review process), national and international conference papers, national, European and international patent applications, workshops, events and conferences, expert advisory boards, etc… Companies and application-oriented organisations 15/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) • • • • • • [Planned number of]: industrial property rights, licences, national, European and international patent applications (in selected countries) Exploitation via subsidiaries, distribution partners  based on competitive edge in fields such as production, expertise, trade secrets, market presence  collaborations with third parties aimed at development and exploitation Marketing strategy Sales strategy Business plans Investment plans 4 Relevance of the Project (max. 2 pages) 4.1 Relevance to the Call Please list the call topic (or call topics in descending order) primarily addressed by your project. Please list the goal of the programme or call (or goals of the programme or call in descending order) primarily addressed by your project. Further explanation is not necessary. 4.2 Incentive effect of funding (additionality) Please explain how funding changes the project 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 16/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 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. 17/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ANNEX Please submit further relevant information listed in the respective national call announcements if applicable. See download center FFG https://www.ffg.at/25-ausschreibung-produktion-der-zukunft or at the download center at CAS http://www.bic.cas.cn/tzgg/ 18/20 Joint Proposal Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)