RDA TIGER Cascading Grants for RDA WG support

Application process

One person should be selected as the grant holder and representative, also in case of a consortium consisting of more than one legal entity applying for funding.

To apply, applicants need to fill in the form available on the RDA TIGER website. The page includes a downloadable application template in docx format, and makes available instructions for submitting the application via B2DROP (instructions available upon the completion of the application form).

The application form asks for the following (please follow the indicated word limits):

1. Your Details: Your name, affiliation, country where you are based and a brief history of your involvement in RDA, Open Science and EOSC (600 words)
2. Abstract: Clearly outline the purpose of the proposed activity and describe in 200 words its planned outputs (200 words)
3. Excellence: EOSC, RDA and Open Science Connectivity: Describe how the activity within the group will create outputs which are connected to one or both of these categories:
   1. Open Science principles: for example the FAIR principles, or connecting via some other demonstrable pathway to the wider Open Science landscape
   2. The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): Each supported WG should have output(s) with a clear connection to EOSC , such as an internationalisation or standardisation action based on an existing EOSC output and/or responding to an EOSC priority (e.g., in the EOSC Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda SRIA and its updates); (500 words)
4. Impact: Demonstrate how the expected WG output will be connected to a significant advance in one or more of the following impact areas:

A. Mechanisms and tools for creation, sharing, management and re-use of research

outputs (e.g. data, software, publications, workflows, protocols, and methodologies);

B. Facilitating scientific multidisciplinary cooperation;

C. Efficient handling or providing seamless access to large volumes of research outputs;

D. Increasing FAIRness, openness and quality of scientific research in Europe and

Globally;

E. Creation of more meaningful monitoring and research evaluation mechanisms, enabling better reproducibility, validation and re-use of research outputs, or improving pathways for communication of science to the public. (500 words)

5. Workplan: List of milestones and deliverables with expected delivery dates

6. Budget outline: The total budget requested and the breakdown of the expenditure between personnel, travel, and other costs (travel, conference, open access, external expert fees). As a guideline, with the exception of small travel/conference participation grants, the “other” cost category should not exceed one third of the total budget requested.

Evaluation of proposals

Applications will be evaluated by the RDA Selection Committee panel and invited experts. The panel is primarily composed of people from the RDA TIGER consortium, EOSC Association and the RDA Governance (Technical Advisory Board and Secretariat).

The following criteria and weighting will be used to fairly and transparently evaluate the applications:

Evaluation Criteria:

• Excellence: (EOSC, RDA and Open Science competences and contributions) [25%]
• Excellence: (Impact on the Open Science landscape) [25%]
• Implementation: Implementation and international Connectivity [50%]

Budget

The grant proposals can request any budget below 40,000€ ; the expected distribution of selected grants is as follows:

• At least two major grants (approximately 40,000€)
• At least two medium-sized grants (approximately 10,000€)

The budget needs to be based on estimated actual, eligible costs of the planned activity; timesheets and individual receipts will be requested.

Eligibility criteria

Applications should come from individuals a) on behalf of an existing WG, b) a potential WG, or c) from individuals who have a track record in adoption of community recommendations and best practices (produced by the RDA community or similar forums). Applications can come from any individual or organisation eligible for the Horizon Europe funding.

Recipients of RDA TIGER in-kind support services are eligible to apply, provided they fulfil the Horizon Europe eligibility criteria. Note: Each third party can receive maximum of 60000 EUR during the project. This limit applies cumulatively across all the RDA Open calls.

RDA TIGER beneficiaries, their linked entities and staff members of the organisations belonging to either of the groups are ineligible to apply or receive funding through this call.

In accordance with the Horizon Europe financial regulations, no individual or organisation (third party) will be awarded more than EUR 60,000 (sixty thousand Euro). Explicitly, a third party may apply and be awarded funding in different calls, but only be contracted for a total of EUR 60,000. If the limit is reached, no further contracts can be awarded to that individual or organisation (third party).

Additional Information

• The call will remain open for two months from the publication date.
• The evaluation process will be completed within 30 days from the closing of the call.
• The grant contracts will need to be signed by RDA Europe and the applicant within 60 days from the end of the review process. RDA Europe retains the right to consider application as withdrawn if this lime limit is passed.
• In addition to selecting the highest-ranking proposals, the committee can - with the approval of the applicants - retain applications on a reserve list. In case there are unforeseen issues with the grant agreements, applications from the reserve list can be chosen for funding.

Contact us

Please get in touch with us with any questions at rdatigerinfo@rd-alliance.org - we are happy to discuss your ideas and provide guidance on the application process.