Programme for Educational Research - Interlinked Research Projects

The PROO has a new programme centred around four research lines that form a balance between questions at micro, meso and macro levels.

• Educational learning processes and their yield
• Educational personnel
• Pedagogic function of education
• Characteristics of educational systems and the key functions of education

With these research lines the PROO intends to make a contribution to more evidence-based education. In other words a contribution to scientific knowledge that will make it easier for education to achieve its goals. There is a growing demand for effective methods and approaches. Using suitable research, subsidiary elements should be examined to see whether an approach works, and if so, how. Clear output measures should be used to assess this.

In addition to this the PROO welcomes research that is:

• Scientifically innovative;
• Draws knowledge from everyday practice into the research;
• Pays attention to the possible use of the research results;
• Brings together insights from several disciplines;
• Integrates themes from the research lines;
• Contains a substantial international component.

Who can apply

Applications may be submitted by researchers who are invited to do so on the basis of their previously submitted preliminary proposal.

An application can be submitted by a researcher with a doctorate and a permanent position at a Dutch university or academic research institute. Lectors who have been appointed by polytechnic universities in the area of educational research can act as coapplicants or project leaders.

What can be applied for

An application for an interlinked research projects. Such a request contains at least two and at most four projects.

When can be applied

• Closing date for the submission of preliminary proposals was 16 February 2010
• Closing date for the submission of full proposals was 1 July 2010

Extra Information

The application form will be available mid-January 2010.

Criteria

• Fitting in research Programme for Educational Research 2008-2011;
• Past performance and track record;
• Scientific quality;
• Scientific signifcance;
• Strategic value.

Procedure

Characteristics of educational systems and the key functions of education In this funding round both preproposals and full proposals shall be used. This means that there will be two phases in the evaluation procedure: the evaluation of the preproposals (phase 1) and the evaluation of the full proposals (phase 2).

Preproposals are proposals in brief. A broadly composed committee uses evaluation criteria to assesses the likelihood of the proposal being funded and then advises the Dutch Programme Council for Educational Research about which applicants should elaborate their proposals. The candidates most likely to receive funding for their proposal shall be invited to submit a full proposal in the second half of April 2010. The less likely candidates are strongly advised not to submit a full proposal. As this is merely an advice, there is no possibility to lodge a formal appeal or objection.

A full proposal may only be submitted if a preliminary proposal has been submitted.

Committees

Selection Committee and Programme Board for Educational Research

Budget

4 million euros for the second funding round of interlinked research projects.

Financiers

Ministry of Education, Culture and Science

Contacts

• Mw. drs. D. Goederaad
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 09 41, fax: +31 (0)70 383 28 41, e-mail: d.goederaad@nwo.nl
• Ruud Strijp
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 66, e-mail: r.strijp@nwo.nl
• Mw. A. Moerland
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 09 04, e-mail: a.moerland@nwo.nl