Proposal Stage
Each eligible joint team submits a single full proposal for this call.
A. Content of the full proposal:
• The full proposal consists of ten(10) pages maximum for scientific content (figures, diagrams, tables and equations included).
• Additional page(s) for relevant references.
• Application form covering administrative details and a detailed cost table (Annex B).
• Additional individual partner agency requirements to be added on request.
B. Review at full proposal stage
• Involves external written reviews organized by the IUPAC Polymer Division Committee (monitored by the Call Secretariat) and it requires at least three(3) written reviews per submission.
• Reviews are from external reviewers. These reviewers are different from the panel members, who will discuss the results at the panel meeting.
• The Panel is composed of about ten (10) reviewers nominated by both the IUPAC Polymer Division Committee and the Partners.
• Each written review provides an overall score.
• Each proposal is finally reviewed and presented by at least two(2) Panel members (speakers) at the panel meeting.
• The Panel proposes the scientific evaluation and ranking; the Partners consider the evaluation and takes the final funding decision (can be done by email or video conference).
• Scientific officers of the Partners are encouraged to attend the Panel meeting (as observers only).
C. Review criteria at the full proposal stage
The written reviews of the full proposal stage are finally discussed at the Panel meeting:
1. Scientific merit and significance (broader impact) of the project.
2. The scientific and collaborative added value.
3. The track record of the applicants.
4. Feasibility of the project taking into account the costs.
Click here to download the template in Word format and pdf format.
Deadlines: Proposals are due by 15 February, 2010
to proposal@iupac.org