What is a Management Committee?

The Management Committee is established after  the Call for Proposals of a EUROCORES Programme has been published.

Composition of the Management Committee:

  • (Senior) Science Administrators from EUROCORES Funding Agencies (participating National Funding Organisations)

  • ESF representative (EUROCORES Programme Coordinator)

  • Chair is suggested by the ESF from amongst the membership of the Committee

  • Relevant Head of Unit and/or EUROCORES Scheme Coordinator may attend as observer

ESF provides the secretariat to the Management Committee (through the EUROCORES Programme Coordinator).

 Mandate of the Management Committee:

  • Sets second Call for proposals, if applicable

  • Has overall responsibility for the EUROCORES Programme within the guidelines of the EUROCORES Scheme

  • Establishes a monitoring and evaluation process within general EUROCORES guidelines

  • Can ask for expert advice from Scientific Committee and Review Panel or any other ad-hoc advisory group

  • Each MC member is responsible for liaison with their funding organisation, including supervision of funding process for EUROCORES projects within their organisation.

  • Meets once a year (normally)

  • Members have a right to attend all meetings of the EUROCORES programme (Review Panel meetings, Science Committee meeting, science meetings) as observers"