{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767/annex/division-EUROPEAN/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767/annex/division-EUROPEAN/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.6.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2010/767",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 9 December 2010 amending Decision C(2007) 2286 on the adoption of ERC Rules for the submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures for indirect actions under the Ideas Specific Programme of the Seventh Framework Programme (2007 to 2013) (Text with EEA relevance) (2010/767/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-767",
  "path": "annex/division/EUROPEAN/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.2.6",
  "heading": "Eligibility check",
  "text": "Proposals must fulfil all of the eligibility criteria if they are to be retained for peer review evaluation. These criteria are rigorously applied. In the case of two-stage proposal submission, each stage is subject to an eligibility check. All proposals submitted under a call will be subject to checking against the following eligibility criteria:\nReceipt of proposal before the deadline (date and time established in the call);\nCompleteness of the proposal, i.e. the presence of all requested parts and forms;\nScope of the call: the content of the proposal must relate to the objectives, to the topics and to the funding scheme set out in the call, as defined in the Ideas work programme. A proposal will only be deemed ineligible on grounds of ‘scope’ in clear-cut cases;\nAll additional eligibility criteria applying to the call that are specified in the Ideas work programme and in the call fiche.\nIf it becomes clear before, during or after the peer review evaluation phase, that one or more of the eligibility criteria has not been met, the proposal is declared ineligible and is withdrawn from any further examination. Where there is a doubt on the eligibility of a proposal, the peer review evaluation may proceed pending a final decision on eligibility. The fact that a proposal is evaluated in such circumstances does not constitute proof of its eligibility.\nIf the question of eligibility is not clear-cut and a more comprehensive review of the case is deemed necessary, an eligibility review committee may be convened. The committee’s role is to ensure a coherent legal interpretation of such cases and equal treatment of the applicant legal entities and PIs involved in the proposal.\nThose PIs whose proposals are found to be ineligible will be informed of the grounds for such a decision.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The completeness of the information contained in the proposal will be for the independent experts to evaluate. The eligibility checks only concern the presence of the appropriate parts and forms of the proposal and the validity of the requested supplementary documents."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Proposals are normally evaluated against the criteria for the funding scheme for which they are submitted. However, for instance in cases where the funding scheme was chosen erroneously the ERCEA may decide to evaluate a proposal against the criteria of a different funding scheme. This may only be done if it is clear that the proposal does not correspond, or corresponds poorly, to the originally chosen funding scheme, and if a more appropriate funding scheme is open in the call in question."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "This committee is composed of ERCEA staff, and where necessary other Commission staff having the requisite expertise in legal matters and/or information systems. It examines the proposal and the circumstances surrounding its submission and provides specialist advice to support the decision on whether or not to reject the proposal on eligibility grounds. The committee may decide to contact the PI and the applicant legal entity in order to clarify a particular issue."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/767/annex/division/EUROPEAN/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:15:56.395033+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}