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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
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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
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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
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Total N3 (Research costs)
Total M3 (Research costs)
BENCH FEE for PhDs / Postdocs
Allocated by NWO
Does not apply
PhDs: number x € 5,000
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Postdocs: number x € 5,000
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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)
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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:
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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).
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