Evaluating project proposals for Horizon 2020 will provide useful insight into EU’s research policies and the evaluation process. UiB’s Brussels Office can help you in creating a relevant expert profile.
The evaluation of Horizon 2020 project proposals is entirely done by external experts. To let the European Commission know that you are interested in becoming an evaluator, you have to register as an expert in their database.
The advantage of becoming an evaluator is that you will have the opportunity to read several project proposals. This will allow you to understand what makes a good proposal better than others, and why a bad proposal fails to meet the expectations. This insight is invaluable when writing proposals yourself.
There is no better and faster way to learn this than being an evaluator. On top of that you will get a peek behind the curtain on how the evaluation goes and this will give you more insight in how the processes work.
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