Crop sciences: improved tolerance to heat and drought
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The maximum length of a filled out application form for a proposal is 22 pages, including a maximum
of 10 pages for the description of the proposed research
1a. Details of proposal
Title:
1b. Field(s) of research
code + field of research; please see the NWO research field list:
http://www.nwo.nl/financiering/nwo-disciplinecodes
1
3
4
5
6
7
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main field of research
code:
2
description:
If applicable: other fields of research (in order of relevance):
code:
description:
1c. Details of the Dutch main applicant (and contact person for the consortium)
and his/her research group, where at least one of the researchers will be stationed
Name:
Gender:
Date of birth:
Promotion date:
Ο Male
Institution:
Position:
Ο Professor
Permanent position:
Ο Female
Ο Associate professor (UHD) Ο Assistant professor (UD) Ο Other:
Ο Yes
Ο No, end date contract:
E-mail:
Research School:
Name and address of the responsible person at your institution (e.g. scientific director of the institute or dean of
the faculty):
Applying for: Ο One PhD student
Ο One Ο Two Postdoc position(s)
to be stationed at the laboratory of the Duch main applicant.
Position 1 involves a …….. (PhD/Postdoc) position during …. (full time equivalent) months
Position 2 involves a …….. (PhD/Postdoc) position during …. (full time equivalent) months
1d. Alternative consortium contact
Name:
Tel:
Email:
1e. Is/are/will (parts of) this application (be) submitted elsewhere/before
(involving any member of the consortium)?
Ο Yes
Ο No
In case of submitting more than once, please elaborate on the circumstances, including:

the reasons for submitting more than once;

results from other application procedures;

summarise how this application differs from other submitted proposals.
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1f. Details of the Indian main applicant (and his/her research group),
where at least one of the researchers will be stationed
Name:
Gender:
Date of birth:
Promotion date:
Ο Male
Institution:
Position:
Ο Professor
Permanent position:
Ο Female
Ο Associate professor (UHD) Ο Assistant professor (UD) Ο Other:
Ο Yes
Ο No, end date contract:
E-mail:
Research School:
Name and address of the responsible person at your institution (e.g. scientific director of the institute or dean of
the faculty):
Applying for: Ο One Ο Two NET PhD student(s) (junior research fellowships)
Ο One Ο Two Postdoc position(s) (research associate)
to be stationed at the laboratory of the Indian main applicant.
Position 1 involves a …….. (PhD/Postdoc) position during …. (full time equivalent) months
Position 2 involves a …….. (PhD/Postdoc) position during …. (full time equivalent) months
In case of involvement of more than one Dutch research group
1g. Details of the Dutch co-applicant (and his/her research group),
where one of the researchers will be stationed
(In case this second group involves another bank account, and if granting of this project takes place, the coapplicant will have to complete a ‘fact sheet procedure, about which he or she will be informed in due time)
Name:
Gender:
Date of birth:
Promotion date:
Ο Male
Institution:
Position:
Ο Professor
Permanent position:
Ο Female
Ο Associate professor (UHD) Ο Assistant professor (UD) Ο Other:
Ο Yes
Ο No, end date contract:
E-mail:
Research School or other entity this research group belongs to:
Name and address of the responsible person at your institution (e.g. scientific director of the institute or dean of
the faculty):
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Applying for: Ο PhD student
Ο Postdoc position
to be stationed at the institution and laboratory of the Dutch co-applicant
Position 2 involves a position during …. (full time equivalent) months
In case of involvement of more than one Indian research group
1h. Details of the Indian co-applicant (and his/her research group),
where one of the researchers will be stationed
Name:
Gender:
Date of birth:
Promotion date:
Ο Male
Institution:
Position:
Ο Professor
Permanent position:
Ο Female
Ο Associate professor (UHD) Ο Assistant professor (UD) Ο Other:
Ο Yes
Ο No, end date contract:
E-mail:
Research School or other entity this Indian research group belongs to:
Name and address of the responsible person at your institution (e.g. scientific director of the institute or dean of
the faculty):
Applying for: Ο PhD student
Ο Postdoc position
to be stationed at the institution and laboratory of the Indian co-applicant
Position 2 involves a position during …. (full time equivalent) months
2a. Composition of the research groups
List all staff members involved in the proposed research: provide name, initials, titles and type of involvement,
e.g. daily guidance, technician, thesis supervisor, advisor.
When applying for a PhD position the 'promotor' (doctoral advisor) must be indicated here.
Please group staff members according to their affiliation with one of the (main) applicants.
Please enlarge the schedule, when more than 2 groups are involved in the proposed research.
Group one, the group of which the Dutch main applicant is a member, is headed by: …………
Name and title
Specialisation
Institution
Involvement
….
….
….
Group two, the group of which the Indian main applicant is a member, is headed by: …………
Name and title
Specialisation
Institution
Involvement
….
….
….
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2b. Top 5 publications of the Dutch research group(s) related to the proposed research
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
2c. Top 5 publications of the Indian research group(s) related to the proposed research
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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3a. Scientific summary (max. 250 words)
Please provide the scientific summary (similar as, preferably identical to, the English summary on the fact
sheet). Please note that this summary will be used to invite reviewers, who are your peers, to assess your
proposal, it should therefore have sufficient scientific content.
3b. Summary for the broad scientific committee (approximately 250 words)
Please provide a summary intended to inform boards consisting of scientists representing a broad range of
scientific disciplines. This summary may focus more on background and motivation than the scientific summary.
3c. Summaries for the general public (preferably in English and Dutch (max. 100 words each)
Please provide two project titles and summaries intended to inform the general public about the aim of your joint
research, preferably one summary in Dutch and one in the English language.
4. Description of the proposed research
Max. 10 pages (and max. 9000 words); including figures, excluding literature references.
Include details of objectives, innovative aspects, scientific approach, preliminary data, impact, specific work
component to be carried out in the Netherlands or India, cooperation/interaction, lab exchange visits, and
literature references (include full bibliographical details). Please refer to the programme brochure for the criteria
by which your application will be evaluated.
5. Timetable of the project
Please provide the time schedule of the entire project. Specify the activities to be carried out as part of the
project.
6. Scientific embedding of the proposed research
Affiliation with national and international research programmes, national and international collaborations
7. Knowledge utilisation (max. 600 words)
Pease note that the score for the assessment sub-criterion ‘knowledge utilisation’ (which makes up half the score
of assessment criterion 1: “Relevance to the theme of the call and knowledge utilisation” will be determined at
the ALW-office based on your answers to the questions per aspect. The referees and the evaluation committee
do not judge this criterion. Please answer the questions for all 8 aspects:
- 7a.: Beneficiaries identified: Please specify which other scientific disciplines and/or organisations can benefit
from the results of the proposed research (who are the potential knowledge users?).
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7b.: Stakeholder meetings: Are stakeholder meetings or other forms of feedback planned with the under 7a
identified potential knowledge users?
- 7c.: Beneficiaries confirmed: Which potential knowledge users are involved in, and have committed
themselves to the research project? A signed letter of support indicating the nature of the involvement is
required before the application will be processed.
- 7d.: Education: Will the researcher applied for in this project receive an education? If yes, please specify how.
- 7e.: Data management: Please describe the data management plan for access to the data during and after
completing the project.
- 7f.: Data distribution or integration: In which international data center will the data be deposited after the
project is finished? In case there are conditions to use the foreseen data center, please indicate how you will
meet these conditions.
- 7g.: Outreach method identified: Do you have a plan to communicate the results of the proposed research
to the under 7a identified potential knowledge users or the general public? Please consider all possibilities, from
a patent to all publication routes not aimed at your peers.
- 7h.: Outreach time schedule and budget: Please indicate the timetable for the knowledge utilisation plan
described under 7g (for instance, after what period is the use of the generated knowledge to be expected?). Also
describe which financial and/or material resources (e.g. scheduled time) will be used to achieve the knowledge
utilisation objectives of the research project.
8. Budget requested
8a. Budget requested for the part of the project executed at a Dutch institute
Personnel (in research months)
Year 1
(2015)
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
PhD student/ postdoc
Research costs (in k€)
Equipment
Consumables*
Fieldwork/Travel*
* The sums requested for consumables and fieldwork/travel expenses combined should not exceed 50,000 euro
for the entire grant period.
8b. Specification of the funds requested for the part of the project executed in the Netherlands:
Equipment:
Consumables:
Fieldwork/Travel:
8c. Financial assistance from other sources for the Dutch part of the project
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8d. Budget requested for the part of the project executed at an Indian institute should be in the
following format:
Sl#
A.
1.
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
C.
1.
2.
Item
Non-Recurring
Equipments
Total A
Recurring
Consumables
Travel
i) Domestic
ii) International
iii) Local Hospitality for
visiting scientist
Contingency
Overheads
(if applicable)
Total B
Manpower
Year I
Year II
Year III
Total C
TOTAL A+B+C
8e. Financial assistance from other sources for the Indian part of the project
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Statements by the Dutch applicant
YES/NO
I endorse and follow the Code Openness Animal Experiments (if applicable).
YES/NO
I endorse and follow the Code Biosecurity (if applicable).
YES/NO
By submitting this document I declare that I satisfy the nationally and internationally
accepted standards for scientific conduct as stated in the Netherlands Code of Conduct for
Scientific Practice 2012 (Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU)).
YES/NO
I have completed this form truthfully.
YOUR DETAILS:
Name:
Place:
Date:
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application system, which can be accessed via the NWO website. The application must be submitted from the
account of the main applicant. For any technical questions regarding submission, please contact the helpdesk
(iris@nwo.nl).
Please note that, besides submitting your application to NWO, soft- and hard copies of your application have to
be sent to DBT in India in accordance with item 3.4 of the programme brochure.
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