Vital Logistics Full Proposal 2015 Deadline for submission 2:00 pm CET REGISTRATION FORM (BASIC DATA) 1. Details of the applicants The Principal Investigator and co-applicant(s) constitute the obligatory research group within the consortium. Principal Investigator (main applicant) Name, title(s) male / female Date of PhD dd/mm/yyyy Position full professor / associate professor (UHD) End contract University Department Section Postal Address Zip/city Tel E-mail Co-applicant (copy and paste if needed) Name, title(s) male / female Date of PhD dd/mm/yyyy Position full professor / associate professor (UHD) / assistant professor (UD) / other: University Department Section Address Zip/city Tel E-mail 2. Details of the external partners The external partners constitute the obligatory parties within the consortium. In case there are more than two external partners involved, please copy and paste the table below. External partner Organisation Contact person male / female Position External partner Organisation Contact person male / female Position 3. Composition of the consortium Please note that the persons mentioned under questions 1 and 2 constitute the consortium. Please specify their involvement in the proposed project in the table below. Consortium Member Involvement in the project 1 Expertise Vital Logistics Full Proposal 2015 Deadline for submission 2:00 pm CET 4. Title of the proposal A short but specific title for the research for which funding is requested. (Same as the title entered in the project information screen). 5. Summary of the proposed research (word count:______) Please provide a 250 words summary in English of the proposed research. Please use the same summary for the Iris factsheet. 6. Type of project Applied research Fundamental research 7. Topsector Logistics Roadmap Please tick the appropriate box(es) for this proposal and explain how the proposal fits with the indicated roadmap(s) (100 words) Synchromodality Service Logistics Cross Chain Control Centres (4C) Trade Facilitation Supply Chain Finance Explanation: (word count:______) 8. Planning of the proposed research Duration of the project is at least 2 years and cannot exceed a period of 4 years. The envisaged start date should be between 1 September 2015 and 1 March 2016. Envisaged start date: Envisaged end date: PAST PERFORMANCE 9. Past performance of the consortium Please describe the achievements of the research applicants: research performance, results of prior subsidies, quality of the applicants, demonstrated for example by prior assessments, subsidies assigned, types of recognition, past performance in cooperating with non-scientific partners, etc. Please describe the past performance of the consortium partners: previous experience in cooperating with research and/or research consortia, previous experience regarding innovation etc. (150 words maximum per person/partner). Optional: List of key publications (maximum 25 in total) RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2 Vital Logistics Full Proposal 2015 Deadline for submission 2:00 pm CET 10. Description of the proposed research Maximum 10 pages In describing the proposal, cover the following topics (please use the topics as headers in your text). For additional information on these topics see section 4.2 Criteria of the Call for Proposals. I. Alignment with the Vital Logistics programme and the Topsector Roadmaps II. Quality III. a. Research questions and objectives b. Approach and methods c. Scientific relevance (if applicable) Knowledge utilisation a. Business relevance (utilisation) b. Added value of knowledge utilisation c. Effectiveness and feasibility of the approach 11. Time plan Please provide a timetable over the grant period. 12. Literature references (maximum of 35) FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS 13. Requested funding Please provide in the table below details of the budget you request from NWO as well as details on cofunding. Please see paragraph 3.2 of the Call for Proposals for guidelines on the budget. PERSONNEL COSTS Funding requested from NWO Description fte Nr of Co-funding by external partner € Description months fte Nr of months Postdoc or PhD* In cash: specify Postdoc or PhD In cash: specify Subtotal N1 (PhDs/Postdocs) Total N2 (Staffing) Total M2 (Staffing) RESEARCH COSTS Funding requested from NWO Co-funding by external partner Fieldwork and datasets In cash: specify Travel and subsistence In cash: specify Equipment In cash: specify Workshops and conferences In kind: specify Management project consortium In kind: specify 3 € Vital Logistics Full Proposal 2015 Deadline for submission 2:00 pm CET In Kind: specify Total N3 (Research costs) Total M3 (Research costs) BENCH FEE for PhDs / Postdocs Allocated by NWO Does not apply PhDs: number x € 5,000 ----------- -------- Postdocs: number x € 5,000 ----------- -------- ----------- -------- Total N4 (Bench Fee) SUMMARY Funding requested from NWO Co-funding by external partner Staffing (Total N2) Staffing (Total M2) Research Costs (Total N3) Research Costs (Total M3) Bench fee (Total N4) Does not apply Total requested from NWO (N5) Total co-funding (M5) -------- TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET Funding requested from NWO (N5) € % In cash co-funding by external partner € % % of N5, depending on the type of project In kind co-funding by external partner € % % of N5, depending on the type of project Total project budget *please choose one of the given options. The research proposal should involve the appointment of at least two researchers (PhD students and/or postdoc researchers). Regarding funds requested from NWO (see also section 3.1 and 3.2 of the Call for Proposals): The total funds that can be requested from NWO is EUR 500.000. Personnel costs In calculating the costs for PhDs and/or postdocs you must use the salary table provided on the NWO website. Co-funding by external partners For Fundamental research projects there is a co-financing requirement of at least 15% contribution from private partners, of which half cash and the other part in-kind. For Industrial Research (Applied) projects there is a co-financing requirement of at least 50% contribution from private partners, of which half cash and the other part in-kind. The co-financing is added to the grant to be applied for from NWO and should be included in the budget. The figures mentioned in this table must correspond with those mentioned in the letters of commitment. Research costs & Bench fee No budget can be requested for expenses covered by the bench fee. Management of the project consortium, for example a (non-academic) process manager, up to 5% of the NWO grant. 14. Motivation for the requested budget Please provide a motivation for the Personnel and Research costs mentioned above. 15. Other grant applications If one of the applicants has submitted a similar proposal to another funding source, please provide the requested information in the table below. Please add a new table for each similar proposal. Title proposal: 4 Vital Logistics Full Proposal 2015 Deadline for submission 2:00 pm CET Applicant(s): Funding agency / budget applied for: Date of submission / date of decision: 16. Statement regarding obligatory letter of commitment from external partner(s) Please tick the appropriate box. The obligatory letters of commitment has/have been attached to this application in IRIS. ☐ ☐ YES NO 17. Statements by the main applicant YES/NO I have informed the host institution on this application and the institution has agreed to provide all necessary support if this project is funded. YES/NO I have completed this form truthfully. Name: Place: Date: Deadline for submitting this form: 10 March 2015, at 2.00 hours pm CET. Please submit the application to NWO in electronic form (pdf format is required!) using the Iris system, which can be accessed via the NWO website (www.iris.nwo.nl). The application must be submitted from the account of the main applicant. For any technical questions regarding submission, please contact the IRIS helpdesk (iris@nwo.nl). 5