DG Evaluation Process Overview  Merit assessment uses six-point scale to evaluate: –Scientific or Engineering Excellence of the Researcher(s) –Merit of the Proposal –Contributions to the Training of HQP  Each application assessed by 5 reviewers in conference model setting, ensuring best possible review  Applications of comparable merit grouped in bins  Within an EG, each bin is assigned a funding recommendation, with possible modulation related to the cost of research 8
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