Cross-national and Multi-level Analysis of Human Values, Institutions and Behaviour (HumVIB)

EUROCORES stands for ‘ESF European Collaborative Research Scheme´, a grant scheme managed by the European Science Foundation (ESF). The ESF has 78 members organisations from 30 different countries: academies, research organisations and research funding agencies, including NWO.

Following agreement with 18 funding organisations in 17 countries, the European Science Foundation is launching a Call for Outline Proposals for Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs) to be undertaken within the EUROCORES Programme HumVIB. HumVIB will run for 3-4 years. It includes national research funding, as well as support for networking and dissemination activities provided by the ESF1.The Programme aims to support high quality multidisciplinary research.

NWO will participate in HumVIB with max. two individual projects, max. K€ 200 per project

Wat kan aangevraagd worden

Collaborative Research Project (CRP) proposals from individual scientists or research groups eligible for funding by the agencies participating in the Programme will be accepted for consideration in the EUROCORES Programme HumVIB. Proposals must, as a minimum, involve three eligible Principle Investigators (PIs) from three different countries. At the same time, amaximum of 50 % of Individual Projects (IPs) in a Collaborative Research Project (CRP) from one country are accepted. Scientists or groups not applying for or not eligible to apply for funding from these agencies (including applicants from industry), can be associated with a proposal where their added scientific value can be demonstrated. Their participation as Associate Partners in a project must be fully self-supporting and will not be financially supported by the participating funding agencies. Applications should normally be for three years although applications for shorter or longer time periods may be considered depending on the rules of the participating funding agencies. Taking into account the selection and approval processes, the successful projects are expected to begin their activities in March 2008.

Extra Informatie

HumVIB website: http://www.esf.org/humvib

Procedure

Applications will be assessed according to a set of criteria in a two-stage procedure, as to ensure a thorough selection of scientifically excellent proposals. At the outline stage, the Review Panel will select proposals with potential for scientific excellence, by applying the following criteria:

• Relevance to the Call for Proposals
• Novelty and originality
• European added value (scientific)
• Qualification of the applicants

An Outline Proposal submitted must comprise:

• A short description of the CRP (max. 1200 words, including objectives, milestones, methodologies (for example experiments and fieldwork);
• Short description of how (and why) the partners contributing to the CRP will work together;
• Short CVs of Project Leader (PL), all PIs and Associate Partners (max. one page each, including five most relevant publications);
• Estimated budget (consistent with the rules of relevant national funding agency) tabulated according to a provided template.

Associated Partners (APs) are also considered part of a CRP and will be assessed as such at both the Outline and Full Proposal stage.

Full Proposals will be invited following the recommendations of the Review Panel expected around the 18 June 2007. The deadline for full proposals will be 14 September 2007.

Please note that only applicants who submitted an Outline Proposal can submit a Full Proposal.

Contactpersonen

• Dhr. mr. drs. B.J. Bonenkamp
  telefoon: +31 (0)70 344 09 50, e-mail: b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl