Innovation Lab

Project Description
for Proposals

RTI initiative: / 2nd Call – Energy Model Region
Project title: / Project title (max.120 characters)
Short title: / Acronym (max. 20 characters)
Project allocation
(Type A or Type B): / Type A or B, seeTechnical Guidelines
Associated with Energy Model Region / Name of Energy Model Region
Applicant/
operating organisation: / Name of company or institute
Planned location of the Innovation Lab: / Address of planned location of Innovation Lab
Co-financing organisations: / Name(s) oforganisation(s)
Duration: / Planned duration,from – to (DD.MM.YYYY)
Duration in months: / Number of months
Costs: / Total costs [€]:
Funding: / Total funding [€]:
SYNOPSIS:
Brief description of the planned Innovation Lab, its objectives and planned use. The synopsis should provide a concise overview of the objectives (max. 5 sentences).

0.1Checklist for submission

Checklist for formal requirements

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 application 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
Locationof operating organisation / The operating organisation has apermanent establishment or branch in Austria. / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Completeness of application /
  • Project Description: descriptive part of proposal (upload as .pdf file)
  • Cost plan via eCall
  • Mandatory annexes (see below)
The Project Description form must be completed in full; alteration or addition of chapters is not permitted! / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Use of correct form / See Download Center for 2ndCall – Energy Model Region: / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Agreement between proposal data and eCall data /
  • Funding applicant
  • Costs
  • Funding
  • Duration
/ yes / Rectification via eCall
Language / English / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Project duration (months) / Max. 120 months / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Funding / The planned funding amount does not exceed the maximum funding amount specified in the call guidelines. / no / Rejection as result of formal check
Annexes: Obligatory (as pdf files) /
  • CVs of key persons involved in the project (as pdf file)
  • Letters of interest (LOIs) for at least 3 potential innovation projects to be carried out in the Innovation Lab
  • For operating organisation (company): annual accounts for the previous two years
/ yes / Rectification via eCall
Information for credit check /
  • Annual accounts (balance sheet, profit and loss account) of the operating company for the previous 2 financial years
/ yes / Submission upon request

Length and format

The maximum number of pages and the formatting requirements help the jury members to read and compare the applications. Not following them may negatively affect the jury decision.

Format /
  • Font: Arial, 11 pt,
  • Line spacing: 1.3
  • Colour: black
  • Pages numbered

Max. number of pages /
  • Project description: max. 50 pages
  • Optional annex: additional information, diagrams, graphical representations, etc. (max. 10 pages in total)
  • Pages numbered

Please observe the following points:

  • Please adhere to the questions. The questions are based on the funding criteria, which are explained in the Guidelines for Innovation Labs.

Questions, comments and notes (boxes) marked in grey in the form must NOT be overwritten/deleted.

  • Ensure the information in the application forms agrees with that submitted via eCall. In the event of a discrepancy between the eCall and the application forms, information in the application forms will be legally binding.
  • General information: a full set of application documents consists of the Project Description (presentation of content), the Cost Plan submitted via eCall and the Annexes.
  • Describe the key content in a comprehensible manner.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • In the event of any questions please refer to your contact person at the FFG (contact information is available in the Call Guidelines).

0.2Submission

Project proposals may only be submitted electronically via eCall at within the submission deadline.

Please see the detailed eCall tutorial at:

A project proposal is considered to have been submitted if the eCall application has been finalised by clicking the “Submit” (Einreichung abschicken) button. It is not possible to revise or edit the proposal after the submission deadline. On successful submission a confirmation will be sent by e-mail. It is not possible to resubmit the proposal or parts of it. In the event of any questions about eCall please refer to your contact person at the FFG (contact information is available in the Call Guidelines).

It is NOT required to send a duly signed copy of the proposal submitted online.

The applications submitted will only be made available to the persons involved in the administration of the call. All these persons are subject to strict confidentiality. In particular, the national and international experts who take part in the evaluation procedure must sign a declaration of confidentiality before they start their work.

Submission deadline:
Full proposals must be received via eCall
by4May 2018,12:00 noon (CET) at the latest.

Contents

0.1Checklist for submission

0.2Submission

Abstract

1Quality of the Innovation Lab

1.1Possibilities provided by the Innovation Lab
compared to the state of the art

1.2Quality of the business plan

1.3Consideration of gender-specific topics (if applicable)

2Suitability of Funding Applicants

2.1Qualifications and resources

2.2Gender balance

3Benefits and Exploitation

3.1Benefits of the Innovation Lab

3.2Exploitation of results, new knowledge and expertise

4Relevance of the Innovation Lab

4.1Call objectives

4.2Demand analysis

4.3Additionality

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Abstract

(max. 1 page)

The summary should be concise and include the following points:

  • Description of the initial situation and the need for the Innovation Lab
  • Presentation of the planned objectives and benefits of the Innovation Lab

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1Quality of the Innovation Lab

1.1Possibilities provided by the Innovation Labcompared to the state ofthe art

Describe the additional planned innovation projects enabled by the proposed Innovation Lab that go beyond what is currently possible, especially in terms of:

  • thematic and structural description of the innovation fields (degree of novelty, potential innovation leap,…)
  • openness and networking of the actors involved
  • involvement of users (range,representation, co-creation, or similar)

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1.2Quality of the businessplan

Describe all relevant aspects of planning your Innovation Lab. This includes:

  • business strategy
  • demand and need for services to be provided by the Innovation Lab beyond the group of applicants
  • access for co-financing organisations, including planned scope and assessment of potential preferential treatment of these organisations
  • capacity planning for potential innovation projects
  • investment planning
  • pricing
  • sustainable funding
  • team building
  • promotional measures

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1.3Consideration of gender-specific topics (if applicable)

If the thematic field of the Innovation Lab relates to people, describe how gender-specific topics are taken into consideration in project planning and methodology.

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2Suitability of Funding Applicants

2.1Qualificationsand resources

Describe the qualifications and resources of the funding applicant, which ensure successful implementation of the project (relevant qualification(s), structural prerequisites).

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2.2Gender balance

Please describe how the operating organisation takes into account gender diversity in team compositionwith the aim of improving the gender balance in the sector.

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3Benefits and Exploitation

3.1Benefits of the Innovation Lab

Describe the exploitation opportunities and additional positive effects brought about by the planned Innovation Lab for Austria as an innovation location.

  • Benefits for the innovation system in the relevant topics
  • Perspective following expiry of funding

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3.2Exploitation of results, new knowledgeand expertise

Describe the added value and benefitscreated for the potential innovation projects and the transferability of the potential results at both national and international level.

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4Relevance of the Innovation Lab

4.1Call objectives

Describe the relevance of the Innovation Lab with respect to the objectives and key topics of the call.

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4.2Demand analysis

Describe the existing demand for the proposed Innovation Lab taking into account the existing supplyin Europe and Austria.

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4.3Additionality

Describe how the funding will influence the project positively in one or more of the following dimensions.

Implementation, acceleration, scope or range in terms of:

  • radical innovation approaches
  • higher risk
  • new or extended collaborations
  • longer-term strategic orientation

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