1、英文申請(qǐng)書(shū)撰寫(xiě)指南Instructions for completing Part A of the proposalProposals in this call must be submitted electronically, using the Commissions Electronic Proposal Submission System (EPSS). In Part A you will be asked for certain administrative details that will be used in the evaluation and further proce

2、ssing of your proposal. Part A forms an integral part of your proposal. Details of the work you intend to carry out will be described in Part B (annex 4).Section A1 gives a snapshot of your proposal, section A2 concerns you and your organisation, while section A3 deals with money matters.Please note

3、:The European coordinator fills in sections A1 and A3.The participants already identified at the time of proposal submission (including the coordinator) each fill in their respective section A2.Participants in the Chinese proposal shall not be included in sections A2 and A3.Subcontractors shall not

4、fill in section A2 and should not be listed separately in section A3. The estimated budget planned for any future participants (not yet identified at the time of the proposal) is not shown separately in form A3 but should be added to the coordinators budget. Their role, profile and tasks are describ

5、ed in Part B of the proposal. Check that your budget figures are correctly entered in Part A. Make sure that:Only the budget proposed by the European consortium is entered in Part A.Numbers are always rounded to the nearest whole number.All costs are given in Euros. Do not express your costs in thou

6、sands of Euros (KEUROS) etc. This can affect decisions on the eligibility of your proposal.You have inserted zeros (0) if there are no costs, or if no funding is requested. Do not leave blanks.Costs do not include value added tax. Note: The following notes are for information only. They should assis

7、t you in completing Part A of your proposal. On-line guidance will also be available. The precise questions and options presented on EPSS may differ slightly from these below.COLLABORATIVE PROJECTSSection A1: SummaryProposal AcronymThe short title or acronym will be used to identify your proposal ef

8、ficiently in this call. It should be of no more than 20 characters (use standard alphabet and numbers only; no symbols or special characters please). The same acronym should appear on each page of Part B of your proposal. Collaborative ProjectsFor each type of Collaborative Projects, please refer to

9、 the work programme. Proposal Title The title should be no longer than 200 characters and should be understandable to the non-specialist in your field.Duration in monthsInsert the estimated duration of the project in full months.Call (part) identifierThe call identifier is the reference number given

10、 in the call or part of the call you are addressing, as indicated in the publication of the call in the Official Journal of the European Union, and on the call page. A call identifier looks like this: FP7-KBBE-2008-1Topic code(s) most relevant to your proposalPlease refer to the topic codes /objecti

11、ves listed in the work programme call fiche.All activities and topics of FP7 have been assigned unique codes, which are used in the processing of data on proposals and subsequent contracts. The codes are organised hierarchically. The choice of the first topic code will be limited in the drop-down me

12、nu to one of the topics open in this call. Select the code corresponding to the topic most relevant to your proposal. The choice for the second code is also limited to topics open in the call in question. Enter a second code if your proposal also addresses another of these. Select none if this is no

13、t the case.Select a third code if your proposal is also relevant to another theme. This time, the available codes will simply correspond to broad themes. Select none if this is not the case.Free KeywordsPlease enter a number of keywords that you consider sufficient to characterise the scope of your

14、proposal.There is a limit of 100 characters.AbstractThe abstract should, at a glance, provide the reader with a clear understanding of the objectives of the proposal, how they will be achieved, and their relevance to the Work Programme. This summary will be used as the short description of the propo

15、sal in the evaluation process and in communications to the programme management committees and other interested parties. It must therefore be short and precise and should not contain confidential information. Please use plain typed text, avoiding formulae and other special characters. If the proposa

16、l is written in a language other than English, please include an English version of the proposal abstract in Part B.There is a limit of 2000 characters.Similar proposals or signed contractsA similar proposal or contract is one that differs from the current one in minor ways, and in which some of the

17、 present consortium members are involved. Section A2/ ParticipantsParticipant numberThe number allocated by the consortium to the participant for this proposal. The co-ordinator of a proposal is always number one.Participant Identification CodeThe Participant Identification Code (PIC) enables organi

18、sations to take advantage of the Unique Registration Facility. Organisations who have received a PIC from the Commission are encouraged to use it when submitting proposals. By entering a PIC, parts of section A2 will be filled in automatically. An online tool to search for existing PICs and the rela

19、ted organisations is available at HYPERLINK http:/ec.europa.eu/research/participants/urf http:/ec.europa.eu/research/participants/urf. Organisations not yet having a PIC are strongly encouraged to self-register (at HYPERLINK http:/ec.europa.eu/research/participants/urf http:/ec.europa.eu/research/pa

20、rticipants/urf) before submitting the proposal and insert in section A2 the temporary PIC received at the end of the self-registration.Legal nameFor Public Law Body, it is the name under which your organisation is registered in the Resolution text, Law, Decree/Decision establishing the Public Entity

21、, or in any other document established at the constitution of the Public Law Body;For Private Law Body, it is the name under which your organisation is registered in the national Official Journal (or equivalent) or in the national company register.For a natural person, it is for e.g. Mr Adam JOHNSON

22、, Mrs Anna KUZARA, and Ms Alicia DUPONT.Organisation Short NameChoose an abbreviation of your Organisation Legal Name, only for use in this proposal and in all relating documents.This short name should not be more than 20 characters exclusive of special characters (./;), for e.g. CNRS and not C.N.R.

23、S. It should be preferably the one as commonly used, for e.g. IBM and not Int.Bus.Mac.Legal addressFor Public and Private Law Bodies, it is the address of the entitys Head Office.For Individuals it is the Official Address.If your address is specified by an indicator of location other than a street n

24、ame and number, please insert this instead under the street name field and N/A under the number field.Non-profit organisationNon-profit organisation is a legal entity qualified as such when it is recognised by national or, international law.Public bodyPublic body means any legal entity established a

25、s such by national law, and international organisations.Research organisationResearch organisation means a legal entity established as a non-profit organisation which carries out research or technological development as one of its main objectives.NACE codeNACE means Nomenclature des Activits conomiq

26、ues dans la Communaut Europenne. Please select one activity from the list that best describes your professional and economic ventures. If you are involved in more than one economic activity, please select the one activity that is most relevant in the context of your contribution to the proposed proj

27、ect. For more information on the methodology, structure and full content of NACE (rev. 1.1) classification please consult EUROSTAT at: HYPERLINK http:/ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_CLS_DLD&StrNom=NACE_1_1&StrLanguageCode=EN&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC http:/ec.europa

28、.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_CLS_DLD&StrNom=NACE_1_1&StrLanguageCode=EN&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC .Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)SMEs are micro, small and mediumsized enterprises within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC in the version of 6 May 2003. The

29、full definition and a guidance booklet can be found at HYPERLINK http:/ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/index_en.htm http:/ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/sme_definition/index_en.htmTo find out if your organisation corresponds to the definition of an SME you can use

30、 the on-line tool atHYPERLINK http:/ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfm http:/ec.europa.eu/research/sme-techweb/index_en.cfmDependencies with (an) other participant(s)Two participants (legal entities) are dependent on each other where there is a controlling relationship between them:A leg

31、al entity is under the same direct or indirect control as another legal entity (SG);or A legal entity directly or indirectly controls another legal entity (CLS);orA legal entity is directly or indirectly controlled by another legal entity (CLB).Control:Legal entity A controls legal entity B if:A, di

32、rectly or indirectly, holds more than 50% of the nominal value of the issued share capital or a majority of the voting rights of the shareholders or associates of B, orA, directly or indirectly, holds in fact or in law the decision-making powers in B.The following relationships between legal entitie

33、s shall not in themselves be deemed to constitute controlling relationships:(a) the same public investment corporation, institutional investor or venture-capital company has a direct or indirect holding of more than 50% of the nominal value of the issued share capital or a majority of voting rights

34、of the shareholders or associates;(b) the legal entities concerned are owned or supervised by the same public body.Character of dependenceAccording to the explanation above mentioned, please insert the appropriate abbreviation according to the list below to characterise the relation between your org

35、anisation and the other participant(s) you are related with:SG: Same group: if your organisation and the other participant are controlled by the same third party;CLS: Controls: if your organisation controls the other participant;CLB: Controlled by: if your organisation is controlled by the other par

36、ticipant.Contact pointIt is the main scientist or team leader in charge of the proposal for the participant. For participant number 1 (the coordinator), this will be the person the Commission will contact concerning this proposal (e.g. for additional information, invitation to hearings, sending of e

37、valuation results, convocation to negotiations).TitlePlease choose one of the following: Prof., Dr., Mr., Mrs, Ms.SexThis information is required for statistical and mailing purposes. Indicate F or M as appropriate.Phone and fax numbersPlease insert the full numbers including country and city/area c

38、ode. Example +32-2-2991111.Section A3/BudgetIndirect CostsIndirect costs are all those eligible costs which cannot be identified by the participant as being directly attributed to the project but which can be identified and justified by its accounting system as being incurred in direct relationship

39、with the eligible direct costs attributed to the project. They may not include any eligible direct costs.Method of calculating indirect costsSummary description (as displayed on EPSS)Participants who have an analytical accounting system that can identify and group their indirect costs in accordance

40、with the eligibility criteria (e.g. exclude non-eligible costs) must report their actual indirect costs (or choose the 20% flat rate option referred to below).For the purpose of calculating the actual indirect costs, a participant is allowed to use a simplified method of calculation of its full indi

41、rect eligible costs.Optionally, participants may opt for a flat rate for indirect costs of 20% of the direct costs (minus subcontracting and third party costs not incurred on the premises of the participant.A specific flat rate of 60% of the direct costs is foreseen for non-profit public bodies, sec

42、ondary and higher education establishments, research organisations and SMEs which are unable to identify with certainty their real indirect costs for the project. For Coordination and Support actions, whichever method is used, the reimbursement of indirect eligible costs may not exceed 7% of the dir

43、ect eligible costs, excluding the direct eligible costs for subcontracting and the costs of reimbursement of resources made available by third parties which are not used on the premises of the participant. Further guidanceIn FP7 all departments, faculties or institutes which are part of the same leg

44、al entity must use the same system of cost calculation (unless a special clause foreseeing a derogation for a particular department/institute is included in the grant agreement). Under FP7, there are no cost reporting models.1. Participants which have an analytical accounting system that can identif

45、y and group their indirect costs (pool of costs) in accordance with the eligibility criteria (e.g. exclude non-eligible costs) must report their actual indirect costs (or choose the 20% flat rate option under 2. below). This method is the same as the full cost model used in previous Framework Progra

46、mmes.For the purpose of calculating the actual indirect costs, a participant is allowed to use a simplified method of calculation of its full indirect eligible costs. The simplified method is a way of declaring indirect costs which applies to organisations which do not aggregate their indirect costs

47、 at a detailed level (centre, department), but can aggregate their indirect costs at the level of the legal entity.The simplified method can be used if the organisation does not have an accounting system with a detailed cost allocation. The method has to be in accordance with their usual accounting

48、and management principles and practices; it does not involve necessarily the introduction of a new method just for FP7 purposes. Participants are allowed to use it, provided this simplified approach is based on actual costs derived from the financial accounts of the last closed accounting year.There

49、 is no standard model; each legal entity will use its own system. The minimum requirements for it to be considered a simplified method for FP7 purposes are the following:- the system must allow the participant to identify and remove its direct ineligible costs (VAT, etc.);- it must at least allow fo

50、r the allocation of the overheads at the level of thelegal entity to the individual projects by using a fair driver (e.g. total productivehours);- the system applied and the costs declared according to it should follow the normalaccounting principles and practices of the participant. Therefore, if t

51、he system usedby a participant is more refined than the minimum requirements mentionedhere, it is that system which should be used when declaring costs.Example: if a participants accounting system distinguishes between different overheads ratesaccording to the type of activity (research, teaching.),

52、 then the overheads declared in an FP7 grant agreementshould follow this practice and refer only to the concerned activities (research, demonstration.)The simplified method does not require previous registration or certification by theCommission.2. Optionally, participants may opt to declare their a

53、ctual direct costs plus a flat rate for indirect costs of 20% of the direct costs (minus subcontracting and third party costs not incurred on the premises of the participant). This flat rate is open to any participant whatever the accounting system it uses. Accordingly, when this option is chosen, t

54、here is no need for certification of the indirect costs, only of the direct ones.3. Also, a specific flat rate is foreseen for certain types of organisations. The use of this flat rate is subject to three cumulative conditions :(i) Status of the organisationThe flat rate is reserved to: - non-profit

55、 public bodies- secondary and higher education establishments- research organisations- SMEsIf these participants change their status during the life of the project, this flat rate shall be applicable up to the moment they lose their status. Therefore, from that moment on, they will not be able to us

56、e the 60% flat rate in subsequent financial statements. From then on, the indirect costs will have to be declared either on the basis of actual costs or using the 20% flat rate choice for indirect costs.(ii) Accounting system of the organisationThe flat rate is foreseen for the organisations which a

57、re unable to identify with certainty their real indirect costs for the project. How will it be proved that an organisation is unable to identify with certainty their real indirect costs for the project? The participant (for example, an SME) does not have to change its accountingsystem or its usual a

58、ccounting principles. If its accounting system can identify overall overheads but does not allocate them to project costs, then the participant can use this flat rate if the other conditions are fulfilled.Example:A University, which in FP6 has used the additional cost basis because its accounting sy

59、stem did not allow for the share of their direct and indirect costs to the project to be distinguished may under FP7:- either opt for the 60% flat rate, knowing that it will be revised at the end of 2009, or- introduce a cost accounting system simplified method by which a basic allocation per projec

60、t of the overhead costs of the legal entity will be established, or- introduce a full analytical accounting system.Following this, an organisation which used the full cost model under the Sixth Framework Programme is presumed to be in a situation to be able to identify the real indirect costs and al