Operational level of administration and activities of the planned CER Realistic budget for the project; relevance of project expenses to presumed results; efficiency of resource use and support for sustainable development of the applicant Project feasibility during the grant period, incl the presence of self-financing and the capabilities of the applicant and partners to acquire additional financing (self-financing, state budget) for fixed costs Presumed impact of the planned Impact of research on socio-economic CER on fulfilling the measure’s development, culture and the environment goals, including the importance of Capability to propose significant development CER to Estonian and European of knowledge in areas of national or Union socio-economic development international importance, inter alia confirming and culture; presumed contribution to national strategies and development plans to bringing up next generation of Readiness and methods for bringing the top researchers and the link to research of respective subject(s) for national studies; activities related to outreach and regional attention and the correspondence of activities Adequacy of plans for technological transfer, to the strategic framework for smart incl for promotion of innovation; conformity specialization with the strategic framework for smart specialization (where relevant) 25% of the consolidated grade Promotion of cooperation with other R&D – institutions, universities, and companies Considerations of ethical issues Support for internationalization of R&D and higher education Improvement of working conditions and work environment for staff participating in research Relationship between the planned CER’s activity and academic activities, and bringing up a new generation of researchers; contribution to supporting the career development Adequacy of for outreach activities and dissemination of information REFERENCES The rules of procedure of the assessment committee for the activity Support for Centres of Excellence in Research for Improving International Scientific Competitiveness and
Operational level of administration and activities of the planned CER Realistic budget for the project; relevance of project expenses to presumed results; efficiency of resource use and support for sustainable development of the applicant Project feasibility during the grant period, incl the presence of self-financing and the capabilities of the applicant and partners to acquire additional financing (self-financing, state budget) for fixed costs Presumed impact of the planned CER on fulfilling the measure’s goals, including the importance of CER to Estonian and European Union socio-economic development and culture; presumed contribution to bringing up next generation of top researchers and the link to studies; activities related to outreach and the correspondence of activities to the strategic framework for smart specialization – 25% of the consolidated grade Impact of research on socio-economic development, culture and the environment Capability to propose significant development of knowledge in areas of national or international importance, inter alia confirming to national strategies and development plans Readiness and methods for bringing the research of respective subject(s) for national and regional attention Adequacy of plans for technological transfer, incl for promotion of innovation; conformity with the strategic framework for smart specialization (where relevant) Promotion of cooperation with other R&D institutions, universities, and companies Considerations of ethical issues Support for internationalization of R&D and higher education Improvement of working conditions and work environment for staff participating in research Relationship between the planned CER’s activity and academic activities, and bringing up a new generation of researchers; contribution to supporting the career development Adequacy of for outreach activities and dissemination of information REFERENCES The rules of procedure of the assessment committee for the activity Support for Centres of Excellence in Research for Improving International Scientific Competitiveness and