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Here we go.....will try and relax this year but know that we will be going crazy by end of January - good luck everyone, I am not hopeful as this is my 4th attempt - Seal of Excellence three times previously - I can feel the madness already

Kitten wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:12 am

Here we go.....will try and relax this year but know that we will be going crazy by end of January - good luck everyone, I am not hopeful as this is my 4th attempt - Seal of Excellence three times previously - I can feel the madness already

Wow, 4th attempt - that is intense! I wish you all the luck this time.

Kitten wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 08, 2020 1:12 am

Here we go.....will try and relax this year but know that we will be going crazy by end of January - good luck everyone, I am not hopeful as this is my 4th attempt - Seal of Excellence three times previously - I can feel the madness already

Please give us percentages. Is the score rising?

thank you for your wishes! No the score is falling despite responding to the feedback, so 91.2%, 88.5% and 86% - so I am not hopeful

I think the best thing about this year is being part of this forum - it was insanely hilarious last year

Kitten wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 08, 2020 11:59 pm

thank you for your wishes! No the score is falling despite responding to the feedback, so 91.2%, 88.5% and 86% - so I am not hopeful

I found crazy that your score is falling down even if you are improving the proposal. That only shows how random the evaluations are. May I ask you the topic of your proposal?
Are the comments you get each time on the same parts of the application or on different ones? Are the comments related to previous years? Are they general or specific?

Thanks in advance for your answer!

Hi proposal is on radicalisation and cinema - the comments are specific and relate to different parts each time - we have responded to everything in as much detail as the word limit will allow but to no avail - it really depends on the reviewer. The current submission is obviously the strongest but I am sure it will not get funded

On the forums last year, people were obsessing over whether the status of their application was “ranking” or “evaluation”. I don’t see either on my page. Is it too early for this kind of status update or do you think the EU was being kind and removed this section so as not to stress everyone out again?

My status changed to "evaluation" on January 19 2018, i received rejection letter on January 29, noon. Last year i didn't submit.
I am not sure, but was thinking that ranking status changes only for the "seal of exelence". Again, i am not sure.

Amar wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 09, 2020 8:19 pm

My status changed to "evaluation" on January 19 2018, i received rejection letter on January 29, noon. Last year i didn't submit.
I am not sure, but was thinking that ranking status changes only for the "seal of exelence". Again, i am not sure.

It changes for everyone. This year the outofdate link is the only one that is still working. Right now, my application stills in submission.