Guidelines and Procedures for Research Networking Programmes submitted before 1 August 2005 - Reporting

Within the overall guidelines issued by the ESF Board, there will be some variation to take into account the differing scientific cultures in the domains of each Standing Committee.

The general guidelines are that each programme must produce in September a short Annual Report for the ESF’s General Assembly papers.

Halfway through the Programme a Mid-term Report will normally be requested to form the basis for a review by the ESF Scientific Standing Committee, whose report will be sent to ESF Member Organisations contributing to the Programme with a recommendation from the relevant Standing Committee(s) to continue or terminate funding.

At the end of the Programme, a Final Report will be requested so that ESF and contributing organisations can evaluate the results. Failure to submit a report will proscribe the applicant(s) from submitting further proposals for ESF activities and may result in the retention of funds.

In the case of Programmes of shorter duration than five years, the mid-term report requirement may be waived.

Reporting guidelines a

• Mid-term Reports (PDF 14.7 KB)

• Final Reports  (PDF 15.4 KB)
  

All documents relating to Steering Committee meetings, financial expenditure, selection decisions on grants etc., must be retained until the Final Reporting procedure is completed. There may be a requirement to retain financial documents for a longer period.