The evaluation procedure is based on clear rules. In order to foster proficiency and excellence the following principles must be respected: quality, transparency, impartiality and efficacy.


The evaluation is conducted in several steps:

1. Administrative verification
The proposals are firstly verified by the administration. Checklist and project details are written in the electronic base. If a proposal does not meet all the requirements, it can be immediately rejected. The applicants are notified about the verification.

2. Evaluation
All the projects that satisfy technical conditions are evaluated by an Evaluation Committee. Members of the Committee independently evaluate the proposals using the scale from 1 to 10, according to the official Evaluation form I created by the Board. Then the Committee discusses the grades and writes grades and comments for the Board in the Evaluation form II.

3. Peer review evaluation
Peer review evaluation is conducted by independent experts according to the peer review principles and the official Evaluation form III. This step of the evaluation applies only to the projects that require larger funds.

4. Decision
After the evaluation, the Committee forwards its recommendations and grades to the Board. According to these results, the Board brings the decision about the funding. The leaders are notified by mail and the list and summaries of the accepted projects are published on the official web pages and in other publications.

5. Reports
Funded researchers are obliged to submit reports about the realisation of the projects. The same Committee meets again in order to evaluate the reports according to the official Evaluation form IV. According to the evaluation results the Board may continue, increase, reduce or even stop the funding.


Evaluation Committee
The Evaluation Committee consists of 3-5 members appointed by the Board. Before the evaluation, the members of the Board sign a Declaration of confidentiality. The Evaluation is conducted according to the Evaluation Procedure Manual. The duty of the Committee is not to decide but to evaluate and recommend.