Call documents 2011

The European Commission simplifies Marco Polo applications by providing a one-stop-shop for obtaining all the necessary documents and guidance to help potential applicants.

The Call 2011 closed on 16 January 2012.

The call text explains the structure of Marco Polo funding and the eligibility, selection and award criteria. It also provides instructions on preparing and submitting a proposal. In addition, there are guidance notes on how to make your submission as concrete and precise as possible. The documents include, among other things, a checklist and a calculator for working out the volume of freight shifted off the road by your project. A helpdesk is also at your service.

Call for proposals

• Full call text [104 KB] >>> Call text corrigendum [72 KB] (published on 27/10/2011)
• Annex 1 [80 KB] - Definitions
• Annex 2 [143 KB] - How to prepare the proposal
• Annex 3 [35 KB] - How to calculate the grant. Eligible costs, including ancillary infrastructure
• Annex 4 [40 KB] - Definition of the award criteria for the different actions
• Annex 5 [77 KB] - Grounds for exclusion and related administrative and Financial penalties

Application forms

Use these documents to apply for funding.

• Form project overview [80 KB]
• Letter of intent (for Consortia only) [33 KB]
• Acknowledgement of receipt [45 KB]
• Declaration by the applicant [218 KB]

Model grant agreement

• Model grant agreement [283 KB]

Proposal checklists and calculators

	Checklist Nothing forgotten?	Calculator Calculate the figures needed for your proposal
Modal shift actions	Check list [84 KB]	Calculator [462 KB] (updated on 31 October 2011)
Catalyst actions	Checklist [83 KB]	Calculator [462 KB] (updated on 31 October 2011)
Traffic avoidance actions	Checklist [84 KB]	Calculator [352 KB] (updated on 31 October 2011)
Motorways of the seas actions	Checklist [83 KB]	Calculator [462 KB] (updated on 31 October 2011)
Common learning actions	Checklist [82 KB]	Not needed

Guidance documents

These documents are to help you write your application or to help you manage your project successfully once selected.

• What to avoid when writing a proposal [71 KB]
• Automatic scoring of quantitive benefits [256 KB]
• Definition of freight [48 KB]
• How to audit modal shift/traffic avoidance in your project [127 KB]
• How to use the Marco Polo calculator [206 KB]
• How is the financial capacity of applicants assessed? [21 KB]
• How to analyse potential competition issues in your proposal [115 KB]
• FAQs (updated) [196 KB]