Calls
CALL POLICY
EMVI has issued six calls since inception. Unsolicited proposals, received by Board members, the Secretariat or the independent, external Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), are subject to the same evaluation procedure as detailed below. Today SAC is involved in the design and text for calls for Letters of Interest (LoI) and/or Proposals. Receipt of LoI/Proposals is acknowledged in writing. At the same time applicants are also provided with the eligibility check procedure, the Conflict of Interest form (CoI) and policy, the Confidentiality Agreement and the evaluation procedure as background information. After the eligibility check all proposals are forwarded to all SAC members together with the CoI and policy. Each LoI/Proposal is evaluated by minimum three SAC members, one of which is nominated as rapporteur. Standardised evaluation/rapporteur forms are used, and each SAC member receives the forms relevant to the proposals she/he is to evaluate. Proposals are rated under the headings: originality, scientific significance, clarity, adequacy, feasibility, overall judgement. Numerical ratings are used where helpful. SAC recommendations to the Board are normally based on written consensus. In the event of widely divergent opinions, additional expertise can be sought. Final approval of SAC recommendations rests with the Board.
SAC members sign EMVI's Confidentiality Agreement and Conflict of Interest Form
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