The applications for INNO-CCUS pool 3 and pool 4 will be processed in parallel, and with the same deadline for applications and the same timeline for the evaluation and decision process. Both calls call for proposals for cross-sectoral, collaborative research projects. Though different in thematic priorities, most formal requirements are identical for the two calls, and some projects may thematically fit with both calls. Therefore, applicants are given the opportunity to allow their application to be transferred from either of the application pools to the other under certain circumstances and under the condition that the INNO-CCUS Board of Directors agrees that the application in question fits within the strategic framework of the other call. This procedure will allow the Board of Directors to optimize the budget for both calls and will ease the application process for applicants with project proposals fitting with both calls. This also means that the total number of applications being considered for each call consists of both the applications submitted directly and solely for that call and the applications submitted under the other call that meet the conditions for potential transfer.

The conditions that must be met for a project proposal to be transferred from one call to the other are:

• The main applicant has given consent to a potential transfer to the other call (a tick box in the ‘Key Application Information’-template) and given additional information in the ‘Key Application Information document’ regarding the relevance of the project for themes of the other call.
  
  
• The proposal meets all formal requirements of the other call.
  
  
• The proposal addresses aspects, challenges or solutions relevant to the themes asked for in the other call text and can be evaluated by the assessment criteria of the other call.
  
  
  

If the above conditions are met, the proposal in question will be fully assessed by the external evaluators regarding criteria 1-3 in relation to the primary call that the application was submitted under. However, the evaluators will also make a qualitative statement relating their assessment of the application to the context of the other call.

When assessing the application in relation to criterium 4 (strategic fit with INNO-CCUS) the INNO-CCUS Board of Directors will assess the proposal in relation to both calls. Transfer of applications between calls will only be relevant in case the number of qualified and relevant applications exceeds the available budget for either one or both calls.

Please see the detailed call documents for the specifications and requirements of either call.