Frequently Asked Questions

PICF

FAQ

  • What does a "balanced cooperation" mean ?


    Each partner has to contribute significantly to the scientific and market-related goals of the project.

    The common submission form must show that the project can not be successful if one of the partners would not be included in the consortium.

    The balance of the cooperation will be evaluated taking the whole data included in the common submission form into account.

    The balance of the cooperation will NOT be evaluated taking only partial indicators (e.g. financial indicators) into account.

    • How is the "limitation of 2 proposals per institute" to be understood by German partners?


      All PICF 2011 proposals from a Fraunhofer Institute are taken into account.

      The limitation is 2 proposals per Fraunhofer Institute ("Mutterinstitut").

      The number of "Kostenstellen", "Teilinstitute" resp. "Außenstellen" in the Fraunhofer Institute does not make any difference.

      The status of the Fraunhofer Institute in the project (principal coordinator, national coordinator or normal partner) does not make any difference.

      • For French Partners: Where are the rules to calculate the figures needed in the Annex A - Specific French Financial Form?


        All the rules are given in the Annex A - Specific French Financial Form and in the "Guide d’établissement des budgets des propositions soumises aux appels à projets de l'ANR"

      • Is it possible to submit in the frame of PICF 2011 a new version of a proposal already submitted and not selected in the frame of PICF 2010 or 2009?


        Yes. However, the proposal submitted in the frame of PICF 2011 will be completely reviewed again within the normal evaluation and selection processes of PICF 2011, independently from the proposal submitted in the frame of former editions of PICF.Yes. However, the proposal submitted in the frame of PICF 2011 will be completely reviewed again within the normal evaluation and selection processes of PICF 2011, independently from the proposal submitted in the frame of former editions of PICF.

        • Is it possible for a consortium who already has a project selected in the frame of PICF 2009 or 2010 to submit a new proposal in the frame of PICF 2011?


          This is not the spirit of the cooperation: PICF should give consortia the possibility to work together on a project to initialize or build-up their cooperation, follow-up projects are not wished. Nevertheless, the possibility is given to consortia to submit new projects: in this case, a special care of the partners is needed to show what the new project would bring in the common scientific and valorisation strategy of the consortium

          • Are proposals from new consortia (partners who have never worked together before) welcome in the frame of PICF 2011?


            Yes. The important criterion is the long-term strategic perspectives of the consortium. A young cooperation with a sound strategic roadmap has better chances than a consortium composed of partners who work together for a long time without a clear common strategy.

            • For French partners: are PICF 2011 proposals open to the competitiveness clusters' ("pôles de compétitivité") labellisation process?

              No.

              For confidentiality reasons, and in accordance with BMBF and FhG, ANR will not open this call PICF 2011 to the competitiveness clusters' labellisation process for French partners.