Procedures for the assessment of grant applications and selection of awards should be fully transparent, for example by being publicly available. Assessment criteria should include high methodological and ethical standards and be in line with the principles outlined in the European Code of Conduct for RI as well as applicable national and institutional policies.As research funding becomes increasingly collaborative, agreements between RFOs to fund schemes that bridge organisations, disciplines, sectors and countries should be made publicly available and should include agreement on common (interdisciplinary) assessment criteria.
