Nomination Questionnaire

Nomination questionnaire

Instructions:

In the submission form you are asked to provide information about the product or service that you are nominating. Preferably all, but at least two participants from two different EUREKA Member Countries per project, must submit the nomination questionnaire together. In addition you can provide links to your company or research institution, product web pages, photo, video, etc. Please give within mentioned words’ count a clear and precise description so that the jury can assess your entry on its merits.

Your nomination questionnaire should be sent in WORD format by email to . In the subject line of your e-mail you must refer to your EUREKA number and project name. The submission deadline is 04 November 2016.

NB: Universities and research institutes can qualify their success in terms of academic papers and posters accepted international journals or peered conferences, IPR etc.

Basic Information for partners included in the self-assessment form

What is the full name and acronym of the EUREKA project nominated / E! XXXX –
Main Project Partner
Contact information / Organisation & Country:
Name:
Email:
phone:
Project Partner 1
Contact Information / Organisation & Country:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Project Partner 2
Contact Information / Organisation & Country:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Project Partner X, (If more partners are participating in the self-assessment, please copy-paste this block)
Contact Information / Organisation & Country:
Name:
Email:
Phone:
List other partners from the project not included the self-assessment form
Project Partner 1 – Not included / Organisation, Country
Project Partner 2 – Not included / Organisation, Country
Project Partner 3 – Not included / Organisation, Country
Project Partner 4 – Not included / Organisation, Country
Project Partner XX – Not included / Organisation, Country

Summary

Explain using in maximum 300 words why your project should be considered for one of the following three categories:

- Competitiveness – More than one partner has substantially improved their position in comparison with their direct competitors with the help of a EUREKA project.

- Added Value – More than one partner has yielded substantial growth in productivity and increase in the number of employees or established a strategic alliance or published scientific results, etc. with the exploitation of the results of a EUREKA project.

- Innovators of tomorrow – The partners have successfully implemented a promising new and disruptive technology or concept with a clear benefit for the customers compared to existing solutions.

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Question 1: Which was the benefit of the international cooperation supported by EUREKA?

Benefits for the whole project

Please describe in 300 words the direct and indirect benefits of international R&D cooperation with other project partners for the given EUREKA project. Could the same results be achieved without the collaboration? Have all partners contributed to the project results as planned? Was the Consortium Agreement useful for the partners and has it been implemented without difficulty? Were unexpected benefits achieved through the cooperation? Are further cooperation projects planned? (Please overwrite this text).

Benefits for Main Partner

Please describe in 100 words the direct and indirect benefits of individual partners from the cooperation: goals and expectations achieved which were set? Have you experienced difficult situations, which had to be solved? Has a new partnership been established? Has the interaction with other partners met the expectations? Was the role of main partner a big administrative burden? (Please overwrite this text)

Benefits for Partner 1

Please describe in 100 words the direct and indirect benefits of individual partners from the cooperation: goals and expectations achieved which were set? Have you experienced difficult situations, which had to be solved? Has a new partnership been established? Has the interaction with the Main partner and other partners met the expectations? (Please overwrite this text)

Benefits for Partner 2

Please describe in 100 words the direct and indirect benefits of individual partners from the cooperation: goals and expectations achieved which were set? Have you experienced difficult situations, which had to be solved? Has a new partnership been established? Has the interaction with The Main partner and other partners met the expectations? (Please overwrite this text)

Benefits for Partner 3

Please describe in 100 words the direct and indirect benefits of individual partners from the cooperation: goals and expectations achieved which were set? Have you experienced difficult situations, which had to be solved? Has a new partnership been established? Has the interaction with the Main Partner and other partners met the expectations? (Please overwrite this text)

Question 2: Technological novelty and degree of innovation – global or regional importance?

Achieved progress of the whole project

Please describe in 300 words the novelty of your concept, solution or method compared to existing ones: What was planned, what has been achieved? Did unexpected difficulties occur, which made the development of alternatives necessary? Are the results of the project going to be developed further or can they be directly implemented in the market or go through clinical studies? How do the project results influence existing solutions regionally or globally? Could the results lead to fundamental changes in the business sector regionally or globally? (Please overwrite this text)

Progress of Main Partner

Please describe in 100 words the direct and indirect progress in terms of technological/scientific achievements: Did the work progress as planned or did you have to develop alternatives? Were the goals achieved, which were set? Was a new opportunity, conception, method, development discovered or implemented? (Please overwrite this text)

Progress of Partner 1

Progress of Partner 2

Progress of Partner 3

Question 3: Added value of the EUREKA project

Added value of the whole project

Please describe in 300 words the distinct scientific and economic added value the project achieved measured in relation to the expectations in the original application: How the project results satisfy an existing need in the market? What is its unique value proposition, the relationship between the projects´ cost and benefits and its economic desirability? How the results of the project were or will be exploited. And if already commercialised or disseminated, in which markets or scientific area in particular? In what area the breakthrough was/is expected to be achieved? Is the potential market the same as initially planned? Are there reactions from consumers, end-users or investors? (Please overwrite this text).

Added value for Main Partner

Please describe in 100 words the scientific or economic added value of the project for your organisation: Are your expectations met? Does the outcome have an impact on turnover or employees or any other effect on your organisation? Was a PhD degree achieved, patents or scientific papers published, etc?

Added value for Partner 1

Added value for Partner 2

Added value for Partner 3

Question 4: Societal/environmental benefits

Societal/environmental benefits of the whole project

In 300 words or less, please specify the impact and results your innovation is having on the environment, society as a whole: Is your innovation supported by any legal standard? Does your solution support any sector specific policy (energy transportation, health, social insurance, etc.)? (Please overwrite this text)

Importance of societal/environmental benefits for Main Partner

Please describe in 100 words the importance of societal/environmental aspects for your organization: Did the project results improve the image/visibility of your organization? Did your organization enter new activity fields going in the direction of societal/environmental benefits? (Please overwrite this text)

Importance of societal/environmental benefits for Partner 1

Importance of societal/environmental benefits for Partner 2

Importance of societal/environmental benefits for Partner 3

Thank you for your participation