It looks like you have JavaScript disabled. That's OK! All the content on the site is still viewable, but keep in mind most of the interactive features won't work. The selection of ideas for future IKI projects takes place in two stages. Promising outlines that have been reviewed and chosen for the proposal stage are requested to submit a detailed project proposal.
To ensure that all formal requirements for the submitted project proposal are met, the IKI Office at Zukunft β Umwelt β Gesellschaft gGmbH ZUG provides advice and assistance to applicants on technical, administrative and process-related questions. The IKI also invites respective applicants whose projects have been selected for the proposal stage to attend a kick-off meeting attended by the lead ministry of the topic and the IKI Office at ZUG.
The aim of the meeting is to plan out the next steps and clarify or answer any questions. The common goal is to draft a high-quality proposal so as to operationalise the project idea. Including a preparation phase is recommended when drafting the detailed project proposal. This phase provides time to optimally align the project idea with the local needs, together with the consortium and policy-making partners.
During the preparation phase, so-called country missions can be implemented in the partner countries. In a subsequent exchange debrief between the consortium, the lead ministry and the IKI Office at ZUG, the findings from the country missions and possible implications for further project development are shared. The preparation phase ensures that a fully elaborated project proposal is developed and submitted, reflecting potential revisions from the review by the leading ministry and the IKI Office at ZUG.
Other objectives in the preparation phase include establishing a network with relevant actors and improving coordination activities within the consortium to ensure an optimum level of preparation for implementing the project. In case a preparation phase is planned, a corresponding proposal must be received electronically by the IKI Office at ZUG within five weeks of the kick-off meeting.
