PARRAF Call for Projects 2013
For further information, please contact:
parraf@ird.fr
Mr Antoine Bricout, DPF/AIRD on +33 (0)4 91 99 94 45
Or
Mrs Penda Bary, DPF/AIRD on +33 (0)1 48 02 55 00
CONTENTS OF THE APPLICATION FOR THE NETWORK SUPPORT COMPONENT
The application is divided into two
parts:
An Excel form containing the
following Excel worksheets:
A Word document containing 15
sections:
Explanatory note
Summary sheet
Mobility Plan Year 1 sheet
Network_Coord sheet
Network_Partner2 sheet
Network_Partner3 sheet
Network_Partner4 sheet
Network_Partner5 sheet
Network_PartnerN sheet
Scientific context and current practice
Goals and results expected, activities and time frame
Description of the Mobility Plan
Budget and reasoned justification
Information on the added value by placing teams in a
network
Information on the sustainability and longevity of the
network
Coordination and governance of the network
Description of partners
Analysis and overview of the capabilities and resources of
the teams in the network
Identification of the training requirements identified
Research project in progress, including activities jointly
undertaken by the member teams of the network
Supervision of students
CV of the team coordinators
Bibliography
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1. Excel Form
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Summary sheet: only direct beneficiaries (see terms of
reference of the call for projects) may sign the global
funding request in Part 2
Mobility Plan Year 1 sheet: columns A and B MUST be
completed when submitting the application. Once the
project has been won, the CV must be sent before the
mobility plan begins
Network_Coord sheet:
Part 3.3: management costs are limited to 10%
Network_PartnerN: duplicate as required according to the
number of additional partners
The maximum budget is €200,000 per network. Furthermore,
€10,000 must be budgeted for each network's coordination team to
participate in cross-disciplinary activities.
2. Word Document
It contains the sections
opposite:
shown
Background (2 pages maximum): In this section, describe
the scientific context and current practice, as well as the
political environment and development challenges (Uemoa,
Ceeac, etc.) that surround the network project
Goals and results expected, activities and time frame
(10 pages maximum): The aims behind strengthening
research capabilities and training on the one hand and
those behind the application of research on the other must
be presented clearly and remain consistent with the
activities and goals indicated in the funding file. This
section should clarify the publication plan – publication in
peer-reviewed scientific journals should not cause journals
aimed at a wider audience to be neglected. The cost of
publication covering rights in subscription-based journals
must be included in the budget
Mobility (2 pages maximum): In this section, provide a
general presentation of the Mobility Plan. Details of the
plan must be provided for the first year on the "Mobility
Plan Year 1" sheet of the Excel form
Budget and justification of the funding request (2
pages maximum): In this section, provide information to
justify the funding request made in Part 3 of the
"Network_Coord" sheet of the Excel form
Value added by placing teams in a network (2 pages
maximum): In this section, explain how placing the teams in
a network would be beneficial in relation to current activities
and the capabilities of each partner when considered
separately
Sustainability and longevity (4 pages maximum): In this
section, provide evidence to show how the solutions put in
place would be sustainable and how the results obtained
could be used
Coordination and governance of the network (2 pages
maximum)
Description of partners (1 page maximum per partner):
List of each team's national and international partners
Analysis and overview of the capabilities and
resources of the teams in the network (2 pages
maximum): In this section, provide an analysis and an
overview of the capabilities and resources of the teams in
the network (laboratory equipment owned that is likely to be
Explanatory note
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pooled with other networks or teams forming part of the
process, methodological competencies and expertise)
Training requirements identified (2 pages maximum):
Provide details of forecasts in terms of training (supervision
of doctoral students, training of junior researchers,
organisation of workshops, group or individual training)
capable of strengthening the competencies of the network
members
Research project in progress, including activities
jointly undertaken by the member teams of the network
(2 pages maximum)
Supervision of students (2 pages maximum): In this
section, describe the research work carried out as part of
coursework leading to a diploma – PhDs, Diplômes
d'Etudes Approfondies (DEAs) or Master's degrees – over
the past five years for each team
CV of the team coordinators
Bibliography (past 5 years)
PREPARING THE APPLICATION
The application shall be created under the responsibility of the coordinator of the network that is applying.
The coordinators of the teams comprising the network must appoint this coordinator from among their
number, who will be the preferred contact person for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Executive Secretariat of the Parraf programme.
SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
The application must be submitted via e-mail by 18 March 2013 at the latest to:
parraf@ird.fr1
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Should you encounter problems when submitting the application, an electronic version of the application on a CD or floppy disk
may be sent by post to the Executive Secretariat (date as per postmark)
Explanatory note
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LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT PRINTED ON PAPER WITH THE LETTERHEAD OF YOUR
INSTITUTION
The following declaration must be signed by the coordinator of each team associated with the project being
submitted. Furthermore, it shall be stamped and signed by the manager of the establishment (person
authorised to sign a contract).
I …, the undersigned, certify that the information provided in the application responding to the PARRAF call for
projects is, to the best of my knowledge, accurate and assure the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Agence Inter-Etablissement de Recherche pour le Développement (AIRD) that this application was granted
approval from the authorities to whom I report, as well as their commitment to support the project.
I confirm the commitment of the ….. team to the ….. project.
In the event that the project is selected, I undertake to:
- carry out, within the periods stipulated in the project documents, the actions required by the project
from the date on which funding is announced
- complete the project with participation from external teams, a list of which is included in the project
description
- implement all scientific, academic and material resources required for the completion of the project
- allocate the funding obtained, where applicable, exclusively for the completion of the project in
accordance with the funding commitment submitted to the PARRAF selection committees and, in the
event of partial completion of the project, I undertake to repay the remaining balance of the sums
received from the AIRD
- send the network coordinator and the AIRD a technical report and a report on the use of funding
signed by the Finance Department of my institution for each instalment received
- mention the support provided by the PARRAF programme in my communication concerning the
assisted project and its results
I therefore request that the project be submitted to the PARRAF programme committees.
Country:
Establishment:
Project name:
Project coordinator:
Name and position of the team coordinator signing:
Date and signature of the team coordinator:
Stamp and signature of the manager of the Name:
establishment to which the team coordinator belongs:
Position:
Date:
Signature:
Explanatory note
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