Open calls Sample Clauses
The "Open calls" clause establishes a process by which opportunities, such as grants, contracts, or project participation, are made publicly available for application. Typically, this clause outlines the criteria, timelines, and procedures for submitting applications or proposals, ensuring that all interested and eligible parties have a fair chance to participate. Its core practical function is to promote transparency and equal access, preventing favoritism and ensuring that selections are made based on merit or predefined criteria.
Open calls. 1. Calls for proposals shall as a minimum, comply with the following:
a) they shall be widely publicised with a view to reach a maximum number of potential applicants;
b) they shall clearly explain and distinguish between administrative criteria, eligibility criteria and evaluation criteria;
c) they shall include a clear and reasonable deadline, which shall be at least two months from the date of the publication of the announcement, and an address for submission;
d) they shall clearly specify the eligible applicants and partners and any restrictions, limitations or exclusions that they may be subject to;
e) they shall contain detailed evaluation criteria as well as a scoring chart;
f) they shall clearly state the total amount available through the call, as well as the minimum and maximum amount of project grant;
g) they shall include the programme’s results framework and explicitly state which outputs and outcomes the projects are to deliver;
h) they shall clearly address what kind of activities are eligible;
i) they shall provide a clear and detailed description of eligible expenditures in line with this Agreement, in particular Articles
4.1 through 4.4;
j) they shall provide a description of the selection process and the decision-making structure;
k) they shall provide a clear reference or a link to the application form and Guide for Applicants;
l) they shall contain provisions on the payment model;
m) they shall clearly state the co-financing requirements;
n) they shall provide clear references to further information and documentation prepared by the Fund Operator that are relevant to the call; and
o) they shall provide contact information for queries and the timeframe for answering such queries.
2. The calls shall be published on the website of the Fund Operator in the national language(s) and in English.
3. The FMO and the National Focal Point shall be informed of all calls for proposals at least two weeks in advance of their announcement, and, at the same time, be provided with an English translation of the text of each call.
4. The Fund Operator shall develop a simple and user-friendly application form, complemented by a short Guide for Applicants on how to make a successful application and what type of information should be included in each section of the application form. The application form and the Guide for Applicants shall be available no later than on the date of announcement of the call for proposals.
Open calls. 8.6.1. Where any part of the Project is to be performed by a third party or parties under one or more contracts to be awarded following an Open Call, the Parties may instead resolve, by a decision of the Partners’ Assembly, and subject to the approval of the Commission, that the relevant activities should be performed by one or more new Parties to the Commission Contract and to this Agreement, to be added in accordance with the procedure in Article 13.1.2, subject to any specific amendments as may be agreed with that new Party. Such new Party shall appoint a Representative who will be a member of the Partners’ Assembly and will have the other rights and responsibilities of a Representative, but unless otherwise agreed by a decision of the Partners’ Assembly such Party will be a Non-Voting Partner and accordingly its Representative shall not have the right to vote at meetings of the Partners’ Assembly.
8.6.2. A Non-Voting Partner will only be liable to perform that part or parts of the Project that were the subject of the Open Call to which it responded. The other Parties agree jointly and severally to indemnify and keep indemnified each Non-Voting Partner against any liability the Non-Voting Partner may have in relation to any other part of the Project by virtue of any joint and several liability of that Non-Voting Partner resulting from its adherence to the Commission Contract and this Agreement.
Open calls. 1. Calls for proposals shall as a minimum, comply with the following: