EC Funding Update – So very close but no cigar – yet!
This is to let you know that our Consrtium Milamber CDO just missed out in securing the EC funding this time round. We were very close – 16th out of 137 applications of which 12 were funded so we missed out by just 4 places as the results below show.
The good news is we will be re-entering into the next Call to make another submission. As the saying goes if at first you don’t succeed try again – especially when we got so close!
The results on this Call are as follows:
Like all things applying for funding is at some level a numbers game – a total of Euro56m was allocated to this Call for STREP and IP Research Projects – this funding covered several Research Themes in the areas of digital preservation, digital libraries and cultural heritage. In the end it seems that greater than half the Call Value went to the larger projects classified as ‘IP’ projects. This left an estimated €25m to fund the various STREP projects.
There were two areas that covered STREP projects;
Digital Preservation – Advanced Preservation Scenarios.
Cultural Heritage – Advanced Cultural Experiences.
In total an unprecedented 137 applications were made in our area (it seems that due to the lack of funding in the world in these times the volume of applications rose substantially from the norm).
Typically for a given Call a score of 12 would have been sufficient to get funded, however, in this call in total only 12 Projects (including IP and STREP) were funded and a score of 13.5 was necessary.
PERA were genuinely shocked at the level of applications and the score required to secure funding unfortunately we had no control over the quality or quantity of rival bids.
And to get a sense of just how close it was for us we were ranked 16th out 137 for all the STREP and IP applications and of those only 12 were funded so we missed out by just 4 places.
Quick Highlights.
- 137 proposals were submitted to our objective (6.4.1) of which 92 were STREPs.
- The EC retained the top 12 proposals out of the 137, and required a score of 13.5 in order to get funding.
- Milamber CDO came 16th out of 137.
- Out of the top 12, 7 STREPs were funded and 5 Integrating Projects (IPs).
- Milamber CDO came 11th in the STREPs.
Thanks to all the team and the Consortium for all their hard work – we shall see if we can get better luck in the Autumn when we try again.
