Focus Area DynAge
APPLICATION FORM: CALL 2014
Submit your application in English as a PDF document to linda.parschau@fu-berlin.de
by 15 May 2014.
Please, use Arial 11-point font (single-spacing) and comply with the provided structure.
Reply to all fields in this application form. Instructions in grey and italic type font are
directions for filling out the application form appropriately and should be deleted.
(A) Project Overview and Information on the Group of Collaborating
Applicants
1. Principal Investigators
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Please, name two principal investigators, preferably one from the FU and one from the
Charité, who will coordinate the project (title, first name, surname, affiliation with
address, e-mail, telephone and fax number). Please, indicate only one corresponding
principal investigator.
2. Collaborating Researchers
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Please state all participating project partners (title, first name, surname, affiliation).
3. Title of the Project
4. Keywords (max. 5)
5. Addressed Disease and Level of the Focus Area Matrix
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Please, activate with a double click the field of your research project in the Focus
Area matrix of cooperation below.
Tumors
Cardio-Vascular
Diseases
Societal
Level
Individual
Level
Molecular
Level
6. Summary of the Proposal (limit of 300 words)
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Please summarize your research project.
Degenerative
Diseases of the
Musculoskeletal
System
Cognitive
Disorders &
Depression
(B) Identified Research Groups with Partner-Projects
Please note the limitation of max. 1 page for Section B.
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Please, identify other research groups with partner-projects that
(a) are also currently applying for funding by DynAge,
(b) have already been funded by DynAge within the first round (09/2013-08/2014), or
(c) represent pre-existing groups with which the present proposal can be meaningfully
merged.
In case of (a) and (b), please name principle investigators of the research project and
the project title. In case of (c), please include an executive summary of the research
aims and program of the pre-existing group and current and/or envisioned
future source of third-party funding.
(C) Outline of Project Proposal
Please note the limitation of max. 3 pages for Section C.
1. Current Situation
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Put your project in the context of previously published empirical research from the
general literature.
Outline the novelty of your research question(s) from extant empirical research.
How does your project address aging-related processes and contrast different phases
of the life span?
State your project’s value to advance current knowledge.
2. Own Previous Work
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Please, list a maximum of three project-relevant publications per applicant.
3. Aims/ Objectives
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What is the aim of the research project?
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How are different phases of the life span addressed?
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Provide the primary hypothesis of your study, or, if you work with qualitative methods
please, provide the causalities that you expect to find within your study.
4. Work Plan
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How will the above objectives be achieved (a) during the Focus Area funding period
(09/14 to 08/15) and (b) beyond?
5. Sample
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Please, provide a brief description of the planned sample(s) (including sample size),
process of sample recruitment, inclusion and exclusion criteria.
6. Study Design
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e.g., study duration, number of assessments, type of design, description of
intervention, …
7. Methods
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Which outcomes and independent variables will be analyzed?
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Which (statistical) procedures will be used for data analyses?
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If applicable, please, describe planned pilot work.
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Information on experiments/studies involving humans, human material, or animals.
8. Requested Funding from the Focus Area (max 35.000,- EUR)
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Present a brief financial plan for the requested Focus Area funds. Please, list types
(staff and/or consumables) and amount of requested funding of both types separately
for 2014 (i.e., Sept through Dec) and in 2015 (Jan through Aug). Please, list requested
funds for staff in EUR.
9. Prerequisites for Carrying out the Project
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Which requirements concerning team, space, scientific equipment etc. are met by your
institution(s)?
10. Envisioned Goals in Attracting Third-party Funding
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Please, illustrate your envisioned goals for attracting third-party funding following
potential funding by the Focus Area.
(D) General Additional References
(in addition to the 3-page outline of your project proposal in section C)