Agreements

Annex I: Guidelines for the Research Project

FAPESP– BIOEN /BE-BASIC Program

- Items 1 through 12 should fit in less than thirty (30) A4 pages with 1.5 spacing and font equivalent to Times New Roman 11.

- Please use section titles as listed in items from 1 through 15 of the following table:

Item

Section Title

Description

 

Title Page

- Project Title, names of both partnering Principal Investigators and their host institutions, and all researchers from other partners involved with their host institutions, Project start and end dates.

 

Table of Contents

- Table of Contents referring to the page number of each section.

1

Summary

- 20 lines maximum.

2

Results from previous or ongoing grants funded by FAPESP

- List of projects funded by FAPESP granted to the Principal Investigator in the last 10 years, including Title, Process number, Start and End Dates, Summary of results and List of publications, resulting Thesis and Dissertations.

3

Statement of scientific problem(s) to be tackled by the proposed project

- Description of the scientific challenges and their relevance.

- Description of the contribution to the field if the project succeeds.

- Quotes from relevant publications as necessary.

3 a

Justification and rationale

- Refer to item 3.

4

Significance and relevance for the FAPESP BIOEN Program

- Specify accordingly to the BIOEN Program’s main conditions and goals.

5

“Cover Note”
from BE-Basic

- Specify the collaboration activities in relation to the BE-BASIC PI´s current Project.

- The BE-Basic “Cover Note” form is available at: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/BIOEN-BE-Basic_collaboration_cover_note_form.docx
 

6

Specific aims

- List of the Proposal’s aims, with a short description of each one:

Aim 1
Aim 2
Etc.

7

Expected results

- Description of the knowledge that will be created and how it will be disseminated to the community. Description of the role by each partner to the project.

7 a

Preliminary results

- Summary of preliminary results, if any. Figures and Tables may be used.

8

Scientific challenges and the means and methods to overcome them

- Description of the scientific and technical challenges that the project proposes to overcome and the efforts that will be made in order to reach the Proposal´s aims (item 6).

- Description of the methods and means to overcome these challenges.

- Relevant references regarding these challenges and the methods and means proposed.

- specification of the roles of each partner in the work to be carried out.

9

Timetable

- Estimative of Project completion.

- List of the milestones that can be used to assess the progress of the project and its completion.

- specification of which partners contribute to which expected result(s)

10

Dissemination and evaluation

- Description of how the results will be disseminated to the pertaining community and how they can be evaluated.

11

Other supports

- Description of existing or planned support (submitted) from other funding agencies or institutions.

- Description of additional support from the host institution(s) that will be necessary to the success of the proposed project (personal, material, funding, services etc).

- Please note that any additional support will need to be formally acknowledged by the host institution in the Grant Contract (Termo de Outorga).

12

Broader impacts

- Description of the expected impacts of the results in research, education, industry, society, environment, etc.

ATTENTION: Items from 13 to 15 are not included in the 30-page limitation.

13

References

- References cited in the preceding items.

14

Consolidated budget by source and by type of expense

- Summary of funds requested to FAPESP and to BE-Basic and additional funds requested and from other sources (as the host institution(s) or other agencies).

Spreadsheet for each award scheme available at:

- Regular Research Awards: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/FAPESP_BE-BASIC_Consolidated_Budget-RR.xlsx

- Young Investigator Award: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/FAPESP_BE-BASIC_Consolidated_Budget-YIA.xlsx

- Thematic Projects: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/FAPESP_BE-BASIC_Consolidated_Budget-TP.xlsx

 

14 a

Spreadsheets for items to be funded by FAPESP

– Standard FAPESP Budget Spreadsheets including the following items:

- Equipment Purchased Nationally (MPN)
- Equipment Purchased Abroad (MPI)
- Consumables Purchased Nationally (MCN)
- Consumables Purchased Abroad (MCI)
- Services Hired Nationally (STB)
- Services Hired Abroad (STE)
- Transportation (TRAN)
- Travel Allowances (Per Diem) (DIP-DIE)
- Fellowships

Spreadsheet available at: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/Orcamentos_FAPESP.xlsx

14b

Spreadsheet for items to be funded by BE-Basic

- Spreadsheet related to the BE-Basic current project.

- Form provided by BE-Basic (in Dutch) and available at: www.fapesp.br/chamadas/be-basic/2013/BE-Basic-BIOEN_budget_form_for_BE-Basic_partners.xlsm

15

Workplans for each of the fellowships requested.

- For each of the fellowships requested to FAPESP, a workplan of at most 2 pages must be included, indicating the type of fellowship, supervisor (must be the PI or co-PI), start date and duration, workplan title and proposed activities.

- It is not necessary to specify the name of the candidate. If the proposal is approved, the PI will be responsible for the selection of the candidates for each fellowship through a public selection process. The candidate chosen by the PI must be validated by FAPESP.

 


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