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-====== MAKE interdisciplinary projects  ======+====== MAKE interdisciplinary projects: submitting a project proposal  ======
  
 ==== Guidelines for the selection process ==== ==== Guidelines for the selection process ====
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 ====== Context ====== ====== Context ======
  
-This document describes the process of the MAKE committee to select interdisciplinary projects at EPFL. As a reminder, information about interdisciplinary projects can be found here: https://make.epfl.ch/interdisciplinary+This document describes the process of the MAKE committee to select projects at EPFL. As a reminder, information about interdisciplinary projects can be found here: https://make.epfl.ch/interdisciplinary
 When a project is selected by the MAKE committee, it receives funding and access to resources (resources that are complementary to the resources existing in the laboratories) When a project is selected by the MAKE committee, it receives funding and access to resources (resources that are complementary to the resources existing in the laboratories)
 Two different committees are involved in the selection of MAKE interdisciplinary projects, with the following roles. Two different committees are involved in the selection of MAKE interdisciplinary projects, with the following roles.
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 //**The operational committee:**//  //**The operational committee:**// 
   * Following the projects throughout the year and providing support if necessary. The operational committee provides recommendations to the strategic committee.    * Following the projects throughout the year and providing support if necessary. The operational committee provides recommendations to the strategic committee. 
-  * The operational committee can make recommendations to stop a project if safety issues are identified anytime.+  * The operational committee can make recommendations to stop a project if safety issues are identified at anytime.
   * The operational committee is composed of six members including representative of the VPT (durability), the AVP-SAO (student association) and the CCTC (transversal skills)   * The operational committee is composed of six members including representative of the VPT (durability), the AVP-SAO (student association) and the CCTC (transversal skills)
        
 **//The strategic committee://** **//The strategic committee://**
   * Handling strategic questions, such as the long-term evolution of the project portfolio and repartition between sections   * Handling strategic questions, such as the long-term evolution of the project portfolio and repartition between sections
-  * The strategic committee is composed of members including representatives of the 5 representatives of the 5 faculties, a pedagogical expert and the AVP-education+  * The strategic committee is composed of members including representatives of the 5 faculties and the AVP-education 
 + 
 +====== Project categories eligible ====== 
 + 
 +One of the core value of the MAKE program is to let students propose ideas. In order to support the wide variety of MAKE  
  
  
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 **//Project related criteria’s//** **//Project related criteria’s//**
  
-  * (mandatory) A good supervision by Professor and coordinator in charge as well as partner laboratories +  * (mandatory) A good supervision by an EPFL Professor and a coordinator (EPFL employee) in charge, as well as multiple partner laboratories  
-  * The project feasibility: long term objectives are realistic (over a three-year period) and in line with EPFL pedagogical objectives and scientific disciplines +  * The project feasibility: long term objectives are challenging but realistic and in line with EPFL pedagogical objectives and scientific disciplines. Interdisciplinary projects are aiming to last at least 3 years. 
-  * The prototype to build is realistic with EPFL resources and existing prototyping network+  * The prototype to build is challenging and requiring multiple backgrounds but it is still realistic with the existing EPFL [[https://make.epfl.ch/resources |resources and prototyping network ]]
   * The budget (including sponsors) is realistic for the objectives set   * The budget (including sponsors) is realistic for the objectives set
   * Risks (financial, accident, EPFL image, etc.) shall be identified and mitigated properly   * Risks (financial, accident, EPFL image, etc.) shall be identified and mitigated properly
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 **//Pedagogical criteria’s//** **//Pedagogical criteria’s//**
  
-  * Learning by doing: the project should reinforce theoretical learning seen in courses through practical implementation.  +  * **Learning by doing**: the project should reinforce theoretical learning seen in courses through practical implementation.  
-  * Open ended: the project should offer the possibility for students to develop their creativity and to look for many different potential solutions +  * **Open ended**: the project should offer the possibility for students to develop their creativity and to look for many different potential solutions 
-  * Interdisciplinarity: favoring interdisciplinarity by allowing students from different backgrounds to contribute to the project. The prototype(s) to be produced must be complex enough to push students to make compromises between disciplines.  +  * **Interdisciplinarity**: favoring interdisciplinarity by allowing students from different backgrounds to contribute to the project. The prototype(s) to be produced must be complex enough to push students to make compromises between disciplines.  
-  * Transversal skills: the project must allow transversal skills development (group/human management, project management, knowledge management etc..).  +  * **Transversal skills**: the project must allow transversal skills development (group/human management, project management, knowledge management etc..).  
-  * Sustainability: The project must, as far as possible, lead students to consider the dimension of sustainability in their project. Ideally the students should develop a systemic approach in evaluating the impact of their developments or the solutions they propose.+  * **Sustainability**: The project must, as far as possible, lead students to consider the dimension of sustainability in their project. Ideally the students should develop a systemic approach in evaluating the impact of their developments or the solutions they propose.
  
-A given project can be very strong regarding a given criteria and less developed in another. For instance, a given project could be strongly focus on sustainability but not as interdisciplinary as other projects. None of these criteria are eliminatory (except the very first one) and this list aims at providing the project with a direction/goal, but it is not expected to excel in every criterion. Time management of students is also to consider as the workload on the side of classical courses is very high in MAKE projects.+A given project can be very strong regarding a given criteria and less developed in another. For instance, a given project could be strongly focusing on sustainability but not as interdisciplinary as other projects. None of these criteria are eliminatory (except the very first one) and this list aims at providing the project with a direction/goal, but it is not expected to excel in every criterion. Time management of students is also to consider as the workload on the side of classical courses is very high in MAKE projects.
  
 The strategic and operational committees will evaluate the global picture of every project to make their decisions. The strategic and operational committees will evaluate the global picture of every project to make their decisions.
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 Role and responsibilities of the different committees are described in the next chapter. Role and responsibilities of the different committees are described in the next chapter.
  
-{{ :external:timeline_make_selection.jpg?direct |}}+{{ :public:selection_process.png?direct |}}
  
   * The strategic committee meets every year early July    * The strategic committee meets every year early July 
   * The operational committee collaborates with projects over the year. Members from this committee stay in close contact with projects needing support or improvement in a specific area (see under for more information)   * The operational committee collaborates with projects over the year. Members from this committee stay in close contact with projects needing support or improvement in a specific area (see under for more information)
  
 +The documents to submit early June, for a three year conditional support, are the following:
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 +  * {{ :public:admin:make_full_submission-2025_2026.docx |The full submission document}}
 +  * {{ :public:admin:activity_report-2024_25.docx |The activity report}}
 +  * {{ :public:admin:video.pdf |The guidelines to prepare a short video summarizing your proposal}}
  
  
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   * One representative of the VPA   * One representative of the VPA
   * One student representative   * One student representative
-  * One representative of the CTCC for transversal competences+  * One representative of the CAPE (teaching support center) for transversal competences
   * One representative of the VPT with expertise in sustainability   * One representative of the VPT with expertise in sustainability
   * One representative of the AVP-SAO (student affairs)   * One representative of the AVP-SAO (student affairs)
-  * The MAKE coordinator+  * The MAKE coordinators
  
-====== Advice to project managers ====== 
  
-When contacted by the operational committee, the project managers are expected to answer and to collaborate to ensure good project development. The operational committee’s aim is to support the projects to maximize student learning and ensure their safety, they will ensure their intervention(s) are personalized and related to concrete aspects of the project.  
  
 ====== The strategic committee ====== ====== The strategic committee ======
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     * //The project funding is conditional and must be validated every year, based on the operational committee report. (The three-year scope allows to give the students and Professors a longer-term scope needed to settle such ambitious projects and the yearly review allows to take action if the project is not matching expectations.)//     * //The project funding is conditional and must be validated every year, based on the operational committee report. (The three-year scope allows to give the students and Professors a longer-term scope needed to settle such ambitious projects and the yearly review allows to take action if the project is not matching expectations.)//
   * Stopping a project if the quality declines and does not match EPFL standards (in terms of supervision and/or feasibility) – based on recommendations provided by the operational committee   * Stopping a project if the quality declines and does not match EPFL standards (in terms of supervision and/or feasibility) – based on recommendations provided by the operational committee
-  * Taking strategic decisions, and equilibrating the project portfolio to match EPFL objectives and project representativity to ensure among other equity for the sections and project portfolio to cover strategic topics.+  * Taking strategic decisions and equilibrating the project portfolio to match EPFL objectives (cover various scientific topics) and project representativity to ensure (among other things) equity between sections.
  
 //**Committee composition**// //**Committee composition**//
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