The global objective was to select the best-quality Concept Notes and Full Application proposals for the Restricted Call for Proposals for IPA II 2014 Grant Scheme ”Strengthening the impact of the Civil Society in effective Justice Sector reforms”, in line with the criteria set in the Guidelines for applicants.
The specific objective of this assignment was to provide independent technical expertise as an assessor (non-voting member) to increase efficiency in the evaluation of project proposals, according to the rules of the Practical Guide to Contract procedures for EU external actions - PRAG.
More specific, the assessors provided technical expertise to:

• Assess and recommend best quality Concept Notes (Step1 – evaluation of Concept Notes) for passing on to the next stage of the evaluation, i.e. the evaluation of Full Applications (Step 2);
• Assess the best quality Full Application (technical and financial assessment) forms (Step 2 – evaluation of Full Applications) for passing on to the final stage of the evaluation, i.e. the evaluation of the eligibility check (Step 3); and identify, based on the evaluation of the application forms, projects that were proposed for funding.