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Proposal granting and rejection

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Proposal granting and rejection

Based on the original proposals and the protocols, each Program Committee member reviews each proposal individually (except the proposals he/she is involved with), without consulting the other committee members. Each project is given three numerical scores, one for the scientific quality, one for the utilization and one for fitness in the SENTINELS program. The scores result in a priority order, which is discussed in the Program Committee. This results in a granting proposal for the Steering Group, who will decide which projects to fund and which to reject. The Program Office will inform the applicants of the results.

Approximately 40% of the proposals will be granted, as far as budget allows. SENTINELS aims to reserve in each round approximately half of the budget available for projects which are large (that is, three or more researchers) and involve cooperation (that is, two or more universities collaborate). The other half can be used to finance small projects.

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