Five criteria will be used in evaluating candidates:
- CV
- Quality of research
- Impact
- Feasibility of the project
- Interview
Evaluation criteria are divided into sub-criteria:
| Evaluation of CV – Phase II | Evaluation of research proposal – Phase II | Interview – Phase III | ||
| Quality | Impact | Feasibility | ||
| Research experience | Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach | Potential of acquiring skills in terms of career development | Complementarity between research proposal and IBEC’s research expertise and interests | Presentation and communication skills |
| Research results | Clarity of research methodology | Ability to attract collaborative partners and create a long-term network (both with academia/industry) | Appropriateness of the workplan (regarding calendar, milestones, etc) to achieve the proposal objectives | Leadership skills |
| Interdisciplinary approach | Originality of the project | Contribution to European excellence and competitiveness through transfer of knowledge | ||
| Independent thinking and other skills | Relevance of the proposal in relation to state of the art | |||
Evaluation scores will be awarded for each of the four criteria, but not for the sub-criteria. However, sub-criteria will be considered by evaluators in the assessment of each criterion.
| Evaluation criterion | CV | Quality | Impact | Feasibility | Interview |
| Threshold | 4/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 |
| Weighting (%) | 40 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Priority in case of ex aequo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Threshold: at each Selection Stage, candidates will need to reach the minimum threshold to go to the following stage. In addition, an overall threshold of 18/25 is needed to be selected or included in the reserve list.