Here you will find all important information you need to implement your project. This includes information on reporting, cost accounting, mentoring and further training. You will also find >FAQs on project implementation.
What do you need to bear in mind when implementing a Spin-off Fellowship project?
- The focus is on the planned R&D activities for the product or service. An important step is regular communication with potential users to ensure that further development does not miss the needs of the market.
- Fellows must concentrate exclusively on implementing the spin-off fellowship project and may not teach or carry out other research tasks.
- The fellows must be employed at the respective research institution for this period. To this end, the employment contract must be uploaded after the contract has been signed (fulfilment of requirements).
- Commercialisation or company formation can only take place after completion of the spin-off fellowship project. If a company is founded during the project period, the project will be terminated prematurely.
How does reporting work?
- An interim and final report must be submitted during the course of a project.
- As a rule, the deadline for the interim report is one year after the start of the project, or halfway through the project for one-year projects. You then have one month to prepare the report.
- The final report must be submitted to the FFG no later than three months after the end of the project.
- Reporting and cost accounting are carried out directly in eCall.
- FFG reserves itself the right to visit each of the projects at least once during the project period.
What is meant by mentoring?
- A distinction is made between scientific and economic mentoring. Scientific mentoring is provided by the host organisation.
- The business mentor supports the fellow or team in their transition from researcher to entrepreneur. As a rule, this person comes from the network/environment of the host organisation and makes their expertise available to the fellows free of charge. If necessary, FFG will assist in finding suitable mentors.
- These appointments and support meetings must be documented in the interim and final reports.
What needs to be considered with regard to further training?
- Further training should contribute to the individual development of the fellows' skills and should therefore be organised by the fellows themselves according to their needs. The guideline for the time commitment is approximately 80 hours per fellow.
- In addition, the FFG organises regular mandatory online lectures on startup-related issues and networking events with personal attendance on site.
- Related travel and material costs can be included in the project budget and invoiced.