Space exploration – Life support

Type of action: Research and Innovation action Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. UPDATE: a guidance video in support of COMPET-7 and technical specifications on conducting research on-board the International Space Station (ISS) can be downloaded from following website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/space/research/index_en.htm List of countries and applicable rules for funding: described in part A of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.   Eligibility and admissibility conditions: described in part B and C of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme.   Evaluation 3.1  Evaluation criteria and procedure, scoring and threshold: described in part H of the General Annexes of the General Work Programme. 3.2 Guide to the submission and evaluation process   Proposal page limits and layout: Please refer to Part B of the standard proposal template.   Indicative timetable for evaluation and grant agreement: Maximum 5 months from the final date for submission. Signature of grant agreements: maximum 3 months from the date of informing successful applicants.   Provisions, proposal templates and evaluation forms for the type(s) of action(s) under this topic: Research and Innovation Action: Specific provisions and funding rates Standard proposal template (administrative forms and structure of technical annex) Standard evaluation form Annotated Model Grant Agreement   Additional provisions: Horizon 2020 budget flexibility Classified information   Open access must be granted to all scientific publications resulting from Horizon 2020 actions, and proposals must refer to measures envisaged. Where relevant, proposals should also provide information on how the participants will manage the research data generated and/or collected during the project, such as details on what types of data the project will generate, whether and how this data will be exploited or made accessible for verification and re-use, and how it will be curated and preserved.