The ACP Secretariat receives a number of questions to our mail address (info@acp-st.eu) by fax and through the contact form on this webpage.
Here in this Section we will continuously post questions received and the answers provided that might be of interest also to others who are planning to apply for funding under this Call for Proposals.
Any question you ask until 6 February 2009 will still be answered by the ACP Secretariat.
Hello,
I would be grateful if you could let me know when the 2010 call for the ACP programme will be published and when the deadline will be? I have not been able to find any information about the 2010 call on your website?
Many thanks,
Judith Litjens.
Answer: Dear Ms. Litjens,
We do not know yet the exact date [...]
We have received many questions concerning the eligibility of international organisations. To clarify the eligibility criteria a Corrigendum has now been published. You can find it in the How to apply section on this website together with all other Call documents.
The Guidelines state that in order to be eligible for this Call for Proposals you [...]
In the section ‘Linkages to other programmes and policy initiatives’ in the Grant Application Form, it is recommended to state important documents. Where can we find such documents?
Answer: Some important policy documents are mentioned in Section 1.1 of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants. However, they cover only a part of all relevant ones. It is [...]
How can it be assessed if a project is cost effective, efficient and sustainable?
Answer: The rules of the evaluation are explained in Section 2.3 of the Guidelines for Grant Applicants (pp. 25-28).
What precisely is meant by ‘relevance’ and ‘sustainability’ of the project?
Answer: Please refer to the evaluation grids included for the Concept Note and the Full Application Form evaluations in the Call’s Guidelines in Chapter 2.3 ‘Evaluation and Selection of Applications’.
‘Relevance’ is referring to the relation of the proposal with the scope of the [...]
What kind of equipment could be included in the projects?
Answer: Any equipment included in a proposal must necessarily be for the implementation of the project and needs to be clearly justified. Since the Programme is not dealing with research and development activities, equipment for research infrastructure is unfortunately not allowed to be included in the [...]
Is ‘Sustainable tourism’ an eligible focus area?
Answer: Sustainable tourism does not belong to nor is it directly related to any of the six stated focus areas (Guidelines under the heading ‘2.1.3 Eligible Actions: Actions for which an application may be made’). Therefore, proposals dealing with this theme might be considered not relevant to the [...]
Is it possible to submit an application, which is covering more than one of the mentioned thematic focus areas?
Answer: Yes, it is possible that a proposal tackles one or more of the thematic focus areas mentioned in the Guidelines under section 2.1.3 Eligible Action: Actions for which an application may be made.
Would it be possible to do a feasibility study?
Answer: Along the lines of the previous question and answer, immediately below this question, and depending upon the individual project, feasibility studies could probably be considered one component of several ones of the activities of a project. However, as stated above and in the interest of [...]
In the context of capacity building in science and technology related fields would it be possible to organise a training module in a university?
Answer: In the interest of an equal treatment of the Applicants, the ACP Secretariat cannot give a prior opinion on the eligibility of an Applicant, a partner or an Action. It is [...]
