Relevance

• To what extent does the project proposal address the chosen topic and the knowledge needs?

Excellence

• How original, novel, and ambitious is the project? 
• How good is the quality of the research questions and project objectives?
• To what extent is the approach, choice of methods, and planned execution interdisciplinary, credible, and suited for reaching the objectives of the project?
• To what extent have the risks, uncertainties, and ethical issues been addressed?

Impact

• To what extent is the project suited to meet important scientific and societal challenges?
• How good and realistic are the plans for translating the project results into meaningful impact?

Implementation

• To what extent do the project participants have the competence, experience, and ability to carry out the project with high quality?
• To what extent is interdisciplinarity represented in the project?
• Is the implementation of the project realistic within the given resources and timeframe?