# Digital Europe Programme — Proposal Template

This template scaffolds proposals for the **Digital Europe Programme (DEP)**.

## Section Structure

| # | Section | Word Limit | Page Limit | Criterion |
|---|---------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| 1 | Relevance | 5,000 | 10 | Relevance |
| 2 | Implementation | 8,000 | 16 | Implementation |
| 3 | Impact | 5,000 | 10 | Impact |
| 4 | Budget | 2,000 | 4 | Implementation |
| 5 | Ethics | 1,000 | 2 | Relevance |

## Budget Rules

- **Indirect cost rate:** 7% flat rate
- **Subcontracting limit:** 30% of total eligible costs
- **Cost categories:** Personnel, Subcontracting, Purchase Costs, Other Direct, Travel

## Consortium Rules

- Single-entity proposals allowed
- No geographic balance requirement

## Evaluation

- **Criteria:** Relevance, Implementation, Impact
- **Reviewer profiles:** Technical, Operational
- **Scoring model:** Weighted
