Fig. 1: EUROCORES multi-stage evaluation process.

Submission of Outline Proposals (OPs) of Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) corresponds to the APPLICATION phase. In the 1st STAGE of peer-review evaluation, OPs are sifted by Expert Panels and selected projects are invited to submit Final Proposals (FPs). In the 2nd STAGE, FPs are sent to at least 3 different External Reviewers to get written reports and scores for each FP. In the 3rd STAGE, Expert Panels select the FPs to be recommended for funding based on the reviewers’ reports and scientific merit. In the GRANT Phase, each Individual Project (IP) receives a funding decision from its National Funding Organization (NFO).