# CV Preparation Checklist for Funding Applications

**Purpose:** Ensure all CVs meet requirements for funding applications (EIC Accelerator, ZIM, DBU, Berlin Innovative, LIFE Programme)

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## ✅ General Requirements (All Programs)

### Personal Information
- [ ] Full name (first and last)
- [ ] Current position/role
- [ ] Contact information:
  - [ ] Address (preferably Berlin/Germany for location-based programs)
  - [ ] Phone number
  - [ ] Email address
  - [ ] LinkedIn profile URL (recommended)
  - [ ] Personal website/portfolio (optional but recommended)

### Professional Summary
- [ ] 2-3 sentence overview of experience and expertise
- [ ] Highlight relevant experience for City Resource Graph project
- [ ] Mention key achievements or specializations
- [ ] Include role and contributions to the project

### Professional Experience
- [ ] List all relevant positions (most recent first)
- [ ] Include:
  - [ ] Company name and location
  - [ ] Job title/position
  - [ ] Start and end dates (month/year format)
  - [ ] 3-5 bullet points per position describing responsibilities
  - [ ] Key achievements (quantified when possible)
- [ ] Focus on roles relevant to:
  - [ ] Technical development
  - [ ] Team leadership
  - [ ] Circular economy/industrial symbiosis
  - [ ] Startup/funding experience
  - [ ] System architecture

### Education
- [ ] All degrees (most recent first)
- [ ] Include:
  - [ ] Degree title
  - [ ] University name and location
  - [ ] Start and end years
  - [ ] Relevant coursework, thesis, or achievements (optional)

### Technical Skills
- [ ] Programming languages (with proficiency levels)
- [ ] Databases and data technologies
- [ ] Infrastructure and DevOps tools
- [ ] Frameworks and libraries
- [ ] Other relevant technologies

### Languages
- [ ] List languages with proficiency levels:
  - [ ] Native
  - [ ] Fluent
  - [ ] Advanced
  - [ ] Intermediate
  - [ ] Basic

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## ✅ Specific Requirements by Program

### EIC Accelerator
- [ ] Emphasize breakthrough innovation experience
- [ ] Highlight high-risk, high-impact projects
- [ ] Show TRL 5-8 experience (if applicable)
- [ ] Demonstrate market-creating potential
- [ ] Include startup/funding experience (if applicable)

### ZIM (Germany)
- [ ] Emphasize technical innovation and R&D experience
- [ ] Highlight high technical risk projects
- [ ] Show market potential and commercialization experience
- [ ] Include German/EU work experience (strengthens application)
- [ ] Demonstrate collaboration with research partners (if applicable)

### DBU Environmental
- [ ] Emphasize environmental/circular economy experience
- [ ] Highlight sustainability projects
- [ ] Show practical implementation experience
- [ ] Include research partnership experience (if applicable)
- [ ] Demonstrate environmental impact of previous work

### Berlin Innovative
- [ ] Emphasize innovation and digitization experience
- [ ] Highlight Berlin location/connections
- [ ] Show business development experience
- [ ] Include startup experience

### LIFE Programme
- [ ] Emphasize environmental and circular economy projects
- [ ] Highlight partnership/collaboration experience
- [ ] Show implementation and scaling experience
- [ ] Include measurable environmental impact

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## ✅ Quality Checklist

### Format & Length
- [ ] CV length: 2-3 pages maximum (funding programs prefer concise)
- [ ] Consistent formatting throughout
- [ ] Professional appearance
- [ ] Easy to read and scan
- [ ] No spelling or grammar errors

### Content Quality
- [ ] Quantified achievements (numbers, percentages, metrics)
- [ ] Relevant keywords for funding applications:
  - [ ] Innovation
  - [ ] Circular economy
  - [ ] Industrial symbiosis
  - [ ] Resource efficiency
  - [ ] Graph databases
  - [ ] Spatial analytics
- [ ] Clear connection to City Resource Graph project
- [ ] Demonstrates capability to execute the project

### Relevance
- [ ] Highlights experience most relevant to the project
- [ ] Shows progression and career growth
- [ ] Demonstrates track record of success
- [ ] Includes relevant certifications or training

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## ✅ Final Review Checklist

Before submitting CVs with funding applications:

- [ ] All contact information is current and accurate
- [ ] Dates are correct and consistent
- [ ] No gaps in employment (if there are gaps, explain them)
- [ ] All claims are verifiable
- [ ] Relevant experience is emphasized
- [ ] Technical skills match project requirements
- [ ] Language proficiency is accurately stated
- [ ] Format is professional and consistent

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## ✅ Program-Specific Tailoring

### For EIC Accelerator:
- [ ] Emphasize innovation and disruption
- [ ] Highlight scalability and market potential
- [ ] Show high-risk, high-impact project experience

### For ZIM:
- [ ] Emphasize R&D and technical innovation
- [ ] Highlight high technical risk projects
- [ ] Show market commercialization experience

### For DBU:
- [ ] Emphasize environmental and circular economy work
- [ ] Highlight practical implementation experience
- [ ] Show measurable environmental impact

### For Berlin Innovative:
- [ ] Emphasize Berlin location and connections
- [ ] Highlight innovation and digitization
- [ ] Show business development experience

### For LIFE Programme:
- [ ] Emphasize environmental and sustainability projects
- [ ] Highlight partnership and collaboration
- [ ] Show scaling and implementation experience

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## 📝 Tips for CV Preparation

1. **Be Specific**: Use concrete examples and quantified achievements
2. **Show Impact**: Highlight how your work contributed to project or business success
3. **Match Keywords**: Include keywords relevant to circular economy, industrial symbiosis, and the technology stack
4. **Keep It Concise**: Funding reviewers prefer 2-3 page CVs that get to the point
5. **Highlight Relevance**: Connect your experience to the City Resource Graph project
6. **Update Regularly**: Keep CVs current as project progresses

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## ✅ Submission Checklist

When submitting CVs with funding applications:

- [ ] Saved as PDF (recommended format)
- [ ] Named clearly (e.g., "CV_FirstName_LastName.pdf")
- [ ] All pages included
- [ ] File size is reasonable (< 5MB)
- [ ] Consistent formatting across all team member CVs
- [ ] Team expertise summary is included (if requested)

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*Complete this checklist for each team member's CV before submitting with funding applications.*