Quality Assurance
The CcSP programme proposal has been put through extensive (inter)national review in 2003-2004 period, before the funding has been granted. The CcSP proposal was one of the best ranking with very good mark for socio-economic relevance and excellent mark for scientific quality. In addition, the CcSP-programme intends to guarantee the scientific quality and social-economic embedding of each single project in the programme - by commissioning independent (peer) reviews of all projects before they start. For the review procedure, the programme makes distinction between research projects (~80 % of overall programme budget) and communication/hotspot projects.
The review of research projects comprise the following elements:
a) an independent assessment of the scientific quality of the project and thematic cohesion of the project within the programme by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), which works with an international peer-review systemb) a social review in which the socio-economic relevance of the project and its usefulness for stakeholders-practitioners is evaluated.
Communication and Hotspot projects only undergo a social review. A detailed description of the review procedures can be found in 'Midterm Evaluation'. Once the projects have started they receive scientific support from the Programma Office in the person of scientific support officers, and from the Scientific Director.
Scientific Review of research proposals within CcSP
This assessment is conducted in accordance with the standard NWO procedures. For each project proposal, up to four independent, anonymous referees are asked to assess the scientific quality of the project taking into account the overarching thematic requirements of the programme. The parties submitting project proposals are given the opportunity to respond to the review reports. The results of the reviews and the responses are submitted to a NOW-scientific assessment committee, which has the task of advising the Programme Council and the Board of the CcSP Foundation on whether to proceed with the project, and if so, which corrections and changes are needed to be implemented.
This assessment is conducted in accordance with the standard NWO procedures. For each project proposal, up to four independent, anonymous referees are asked to assess the scientific quality of the project taking into account the overarching thematic requirements of the programme. The parties submitting project proposals are given the opportunity to respond to the review reports. The results of the reviews and the responses are submitted to a NOW-scientific assessment committee, which has the task of advising the Programme Council and the Board of the CcSP Foundation on whether to proceed with the project, and if so, which corrections and changes are needed to be implemented.
Societal review of research proposals within CcSP
An independent assessment is carried out to evaluate the societal and economic relevance and support for the projects in the CcSP programme before they start. For each project proposal, at minimum two independent, anonymous referees are asked to review and assess the project proposals on a number of criteria. The parties submitting the project proposals are given the opportunity to respond to the review reports. The results of the reviews and responses are evaluated by a social assessment committee, which has the task of advising the Programme Council and the Board of the CcSP Foundation on whether to proceed with the project, and if so, which corrections and changes are needed to be implemented.
An independent assessment is carried out to evaluate the societal and economic relevance and support for the projects in the CcSP programme before they start. For each project proposal, at minimum two independent, anonymous referees are asked to review and assess the project proposals on a number of criteria. The parties submitting the project proposals are given the opportunity to respond to the review reports. The results of the reviews and responses are evaluated by a social assessment committee, which has the task of advising the Programme Council and the Board of the CcSP Foundation on whether to proceed with the project, and if so, which corrections and changes are needed to be implemented.
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