Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research
”European research projects on neurodegenerative diseases: risk and protective
factors, longitudinal cohort approaches and advanced experimental models”
Pre-Proposal Application Form
General information
(1) This page contains some general explanations and further information on this template. Please
delete this page before submitting your proposal.
(2) Colored italic text in this template contains further information and should be deleted before
submission.
(3) Please also regard information provided in the “call text” document published at the JPND
website (http://www.neurodegenerationresearch.eu/initiatives/jpcofund/call-for-proposals) and by
the national funding organisations.
(4) Funding agencies may not necessarily participate in all areas of the call, some have budget
limitations, some have special regulations. We strongly recommend consulting the specific
information at the JPND website
(http://www.neurodegenerationresearch.eu/initiatives/jpcofund/call-for-proposals/country-specificdetails) and contacting the respective national contact persons listed in the “call text”
document.
(5) No annex is allowed in addition to this template. If any annex is attached, it will not be
considered.
(6) Electronic submission is mandatory (https://www.pt-it.de/ptoutline/application/JPCOFUND).
The electronic submission system will close at 23:59h C.E.T. on March 10, 2015. Pre-proposals
that do not meet the deadline will be rejected.
(7) It is absolutely mandatory to meet the format of this template when preparing the pre-proposal.
A formal check will be conducted after the submission deadline. Pre-proposals not meeting the
formal criteria will be rejected without further review.
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SYNOPSIS (max. 2 pages)
Details on the consortium
Full project title
Acronym
Proposal area
Disease Entity(ies)
Funding Period
Total funding
Keywords
Genetic, epigenetic and environmental risk and protective factors
for neurodegenerative diseases
Longitudinal cohort approaches in neurodegenerative diseases
Advanced experimental models of neurodegenerative diseases
Please decide on at least one area
Max. 3 years
Total funding applied for in €
Please provide keywords describing your proposal (max. 10)
Structure of the consortium
Coordinator (partner 1)
Partner 2
(requesting for funding)
Partner 3
(requesting for funding)
Partner...
External collaborators
(without funding)
Name, Affiliation, Country
Name, Affiliation, Country
Name, Affiliation, Country
Continue if applicable (minimum of 3, maximum of 8 partners)
Name, Affiliation, Country
Scientific abstract
Please provide a brief summary of the project (max 350 words).
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Brief project description (max. 4 pages)
Please provide brief information on the five topics listed below. Limiting this section to max. 4 pages is
mandatory; however, you may freely decide on the length of the individual topics. All references and
figures have to be included in the 4 pages; however, references may be included in smaller font size (6
pt).
Background and present state of research
Please provide information on the background and present state of the art in the research field, rationale
and preliminary results.
Aims, research questions and working hypothesis
Please describe the aims and the research questions of the project. What is your working hypothesis?
Work plan and methodology
Please describe your work plan highlighting its originality and novelty. What techniques/methods will be
used?
Structure of the consortium
Please provide information on the structure of the consortium, including the involvement of external
collaborators.
Added value
What is the benefit from working together in this international collaboration?
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Additional information (max. 1 page)
Please provide brief information on the five topics listed below. Limiting this section to max. 1 page is
mandatory; however, you may freely decide on the length of the individual topics.
Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)
Applicants should use the section to describe how patients, carers and the public have been and will be
involved in the planning, design and application of the proposal. Incorporation of a PPI element is
mandatory for work on longitudinal cohort studies (topic 2) and strongly advised for the area on risk and
protective factors (topic 1).You will find more information about PPI at the JPND website
http://www.neurodegenerationresearch.eu/initiatives/jpnd-alignment-actions/patient-public-involvement/.
Gender-related and socio-economic factors
Please explain if you consider socio-economic factors, gender-related research questions or
comorbidities, and incorporate these factors when formulating research hypotheses, aims and work
plans.
Training of young researchers and mobility
Training of young researchers and mobility (e.g. researcher exchanges for students and postdoctoral
researchers with the aim of learning new techniques in other laboratories) within the consortia are
encouraged. Please provide information of activities, if applicable.
Ethical issues
Do you plan research with human participants? Is research using animals planned? Please provide
information on ethical issues.
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Budget plan (max. 1 page)
JPND call: Risk and protective factors, longitudinal cohort approaches and advanced experimental models
Acronym:
Last name
Country
Funding
org.1
Personnel Consumables Equipment
Travel
Other
costs2
Overheads3
Total budget4
Coordinator
Partner 2
Partner 3
Partner 4
Partner 5
Partner 6
Partner 7
Partner 8
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abbreviation of funding organisation (see call text)
e.g. subcontracting, provisions, licensing fees; may not be eligible costs in all countries (will be handled according to national regulations)
3 overhead costs according to national regulations.
4 The total budget should show the final costs requested from the funding agency after country-specific regulations (e.g., overheads) have been applied. An
additional column can be inserted, if needed, to show 100% costs.
2
We strongly recommend applicants to consult the national contact person.
Please note that funding decision is based on the information in this template.
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