Your idea could have a large impact on the lives of many people, The earlier we can recognise its potential the better plans we can make to realise it.
It's clear not every idea can and should be realised. The intake procedure is meant to give you a first honest opinion about your own expectations. Be prepared this can differ from yours.
The intake procedure can take place after filling in the intake form. After this you will receive an invitation for a personal meeting within a few days. During this meeting you can present your idea and fill in all remaining questions during the following discussion. Most important is that you give us as much as possible usefull information to form a opinion.
If your idea does not have enough potention to our opinion, or if we see otherwise no basis for further involvement we will let you know in a written opinion within two weeks after the meeting.
If we do see potention we also let you know within two week, also with a written statement. In this case your idea can go the next step for further research and evaluation.
This step is a possible start of succes, but it's not a guarantee. After approval of every step it's possible to decide if you want to go further or stop without any obligations to APDS.
