Appendix: Evaluation criteria for student grant application
1. Professional level of the student grant project
and its quality meet the standards.
Met 10 points
Met with reservation 5 points
Not met 0 points
Verbal comment (max. 1,000 characters)
Information for reviewers:
Assess the fulfilment of the following requirements:
- investigated issues and current state of knowledge are clearly described
- aims/objectives of the student grant project and methods of achievement are adequate and
realistic
- potential risks are outlined and their elimination is proposed
- planned activities correspond with the project aims/objectives and are beneficial for the project
concerned
Evaluation should focus mainly on the following features of the application:
- Research focus, aims/objectives and investigation methods of the student grant project
- Mandatory stay abroad
- Summary of educational aims/objectives of the applicant
2. The student grant project envisages
outcomes that are beneficial for the relevant
field. The achievement of the planned
outcomes is realistic.
Met 10 points
Met with reservation 5 points
Not met 0 points
Verbal comment (max. 1,000 characters)
Information for reviewers:
Assess whether the outcomes (their nature and number) are adequate to:
- content of the student grant project to be implemented at the very beginning of the
investigator’s research career
- duration of the student grant project
- financial demands of the student grant project
- established practices and specifics of the field of science
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Evaluation should focus mainly on the following feature of the application:
- Planned outcomes of the student grant project
3. The methodology of investigation of the
student grant project is clearly designed and is
suitable for the achievement of the planned
aims/objectives.
Met 10 points
Met with reservation 5 points
Not met 0 points
Verbal comment (max. 1,000 characters)
Information for reviewers:
Assess the fulfilment of the following requirements:
- proposal of research procedures is comprehensible and is likely to lead to the planned result
and outcomes
- proposed investigation methods are realistic
Evaluation should focus mainly on the following feature of the application:
- Research focus, methodology and aims/objectives of the student grant project
4. Professional experience and interest of the
applicant and mentor are adequate to the
submitted project.
Met 10 points
Met with reservation 5 points
Not met 0 points
Verbal comment (max. 1,000 characters)
Information for reviewers:
Assess the fulfilment of the following requirement:
- on the basis of submitted information/documents it may be expected that the project will be
implemented as planned
Evaluation should focus mainly on the following feature of the application:
- Professional experience and interest of the applicant and mentor
5. The proposed financial plan and its
justification are prudent and adequate to the
planned outcomes.
Met 10 points
Met with reservation 5 points
Not met 0 points
Verbal comment (max. 1,000 characters)
Information for reviewers:
Assess whether the financial demands are adequate to:
- project methodology
- planned aims/objectives and outcomes (both research and educational)
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Evaluation should focus mainly on the following features of the application:
- Budget and its justification
- Planned outcomes of the student grant project