Due to the Corona crisis, CLUE+ has decided to change its funding policy temporarily, at least for the remaining months of 2020. With a significant drop in opportunities for corona sensitive activities like conferences, workshops, lecture series, fellowships and travel grants, for the rest of 2020 we would like to prioritize instead the following, less corona sensitive actions, under the banner of the CLUE+ CORONA CALL:
1. Writing proposals to participate in research calls;
2. Open access publications in peer reviewed, on-line journals or books
3. On-line valorisation activities.
Ad 1. Writing proposals to participate in research calls.
The calls can be either programmatic (e.g. H2020, NWA, NWO Large) or individual (e.g. NWO Open Competition, Innovation scheme; ERC).
The CLUE+ grant, of € 3.000,-, will allow you to fund your replacement of your education tasks during the time that you are preparing your grant application.
Why participate?
Participating in this call will give you an excellent opportunity to develop your ideas for a research proposal.
How to apply?
Applications must contain the following documents:
- A draft proposal of max. 3 pages. The draft proposal should contain:
- The name and deadline of the call you want to participate
- Central aims and objectives of the project
- Challenge (scientific/societal)
- Strategy/methodology
- Innovativeness
- Impact (scientific/societal)
- Required expertise/composition research group
- Letter of consent from the Head of Department in case of replacement funding. (When you apply for replacement funding during the time that you are preparing your grant application, a letter of consent is required from your Department Head regarding the time you want to be replaced.)
- Detailed budget estimate of max. €3.000,-. (all costs have to be made in 2020).
(If your budget contains wages paid for employment (for someone else), the amount requested must be checked by the HRM officer (Veronique Bremers: v.a.m.j.bremers@vu.nl) and the Head of Finance (Patricia La Chira Marquina: p.l.lachiramarquina@vu.nl) of FGW, who is the Secretary of CLUE+.)
Deadline for submission proposals: 1 July 2020
Selection of winning proposals: 15 July 2020
Writing of application: fall/winter 2020
Ad 2. Open access publications in peer reviewed on-line journals and books.
If you have a paper or book (almost) ready to be published in an open access, peer reviewed, on line journal or series, you can apply for CLUE+ funding of a max. of 2.000,-. for the costs of this open access publication.
How to apply?
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Cover letter, explaining why you prefer this journal or series and providing information on the peer review process (max. 1 page A4).
- Abstract and draft version of the paper or book.
- Budget estimate of max. €2.000,- ( all costs have to be made in 2020).
Deadline for submission proposals: 1 July 2020
Selection of winning proposals: 15 July 2020 (but the funding will be made available only when the publication has been formally accepted; all costs have to be made in 2020).
Ad 3.On-line valorisation activities.
CLUE+ offers funding of a max. €2.000,- for an on-line valorisation project you wish to organize in 2020 (e.g. on-line course for professionals, summer school, honours class)
How to apply?
Applicants must submit the following documents:
- Proposal (max. 2 pages) of on-line valorisation project, including:
- Type of valorisation (e.g. education, PR, economic)
- Aim of the project
- Target group
- Impact (scientific/societal)
- Link and added value to CLUE+ research project (mandatory)
- Detailed budget estimate of max. €2.000,- (e.g. all costs have to be made in 2020).
Deadline for submission proposals: 1 July 2020
Selection of winning proposals: 15 July 2020
Assessment
All applications will be assessed by the CLUE+ Management Team according to the following criteria:
• The quality, innovative nature and scientific impact of the proposal;
• Degree of interdisciplinarity;
• Feasibility;
• Knowledge utilization and societal impact;
• Attention for diversity
• link with the CLUE+ projects and programmes and with the main CLUE+ VU profile theme of Connected World, as described HERE.
All applications should be addressed to the CLUE+ policy officer, Rita van der Schriek-Hermans and sent to clue@vu.nl. As soon as all documents have been received, the applicant will be sent an acknowledgement of receipt.
