Application forms – Part 2

„COMPETITION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS– 2017”

Scientific description of the project

Competition:
Competition for financial support of research projects– 2017
Main research/thematic area, of the project:
Additional research/thematic area – for interdisciplinary projects:
Project title:
Type of the planned research (fundamental or applied):
Applying organization:
Partner organizations:
Coordinator of the research team (academic position and degree, name):

Coordinator of the research team:

(signature)

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Table of Content

  1. Analysis of the current state of research on the problem area
  2. Timeliness and relevance of scientific problems addressed by the project
  3. Current state of the research on the problem area
  4. Focus of proposed research in line with the objectives of the National Research Strategy and with regional, national and European research priorities
  5. Project objectives, hypotheses and approaches for accomplishment of project objectives
  6. Project objectives and hypotheses
  7. Approaches for accomplishment of the research goals including interdisciplinarity of the project
  8. Methods, research equipment and techniques
  9. Research methodology and techniques
  10. Previous accomplishments and competencies of the research team in the research area of the project
  11. Capacity of the applying and partner organizations to conduct the proposed research
  12. Research plan and tasks to be executed by the research team
  13. Description of theproject's outline and work break down structure
  14. Schedule
  15. Project management plan
  16. Expected results from the project
  17. Description of the results related to acquiring new knowledge, potential for practical application or solving social problems
  18. Increasing the research capacity of the applying and/or partner organizations, as well asimproving team members qualification
  19. Plan for realization and dissemination of the results from the project
  20. Justification of project budget
  21. Description of the financial plan and the allocation of costs between the applying organization and partner organizations
  22. Justification of eligible direct costs in types of expenses
  23. Additional forms
  24. Work packages
  25. Financial plan for the first and second phase of the project including costs allocation between the applying organization and partner organizations (according to the attached form)
  26. CVs of projectcoordinator and other members of the research team
  1. Analysis of the current state of research on the problem area

Up to 6 pages

1.1.Timeliness and relevance of scientific problems addressed by the project

1.2.Current state of the research on the problem area

1.3.Focus of proposed research in line with the objectives of the National Research Strategy and with regional, national and European research priorities

Important: The information necessary for scientific evaluation of the project proposalaccording to the criteria and sub-criteria included in the Form for scientific evaluation of the project proposal (published as part of the Guidelines for Applicants for the competition) should be provided in the sections of the scientific description of the project.

  1. Project objectives, hypotheses and approaches for accomplishment of project objectives

Up to 3 pages

2.1.Project objectivesand hypotheses

2.2.Approaches for accomplishment of the research goals including interdisciplinarity of the project

  1. Methods, research equipment and techniques

Up to 4 pages

3.1.Research methodology and techniques

3.2.Previous accomplishments and competencies of the research team in the research area of the project

CVs of team members should be added after the scientific description of the project followingtheattachedform. The CVs should not be provided in separate files.

3.3.Capacity of the applying and partner organizations to conduct the proposed research

The subsection should include a description of available equipment that will be used in the project, available in partner organizations as well as the equipment that is planned to be acquired by the financial support of the project. Describe how the purchased new equipment will be used after completion of the project.

Describe all kind of analyses and other research services that will be paid from the project.

  1. Research plan and tasks to be executed by the research team

Up to 5 pages

4.1.Description of theproject's outline and work break down structure

4.2.Schedule

Include Gantt diagram (Example)

WP/month / 01-03 / 04-06 / 07-09 / 09-12 / 13-15 / 16-18 / 19-21 / 22-24 / 25-27 / 27-30 / 31-33 / 34-36
WP 1
WP 2
WP 3
WP4
WP5

4.3.Project management plan

  1. Expected results from the project

Up to 2 pages

5.1.Description of the results related to acquiring new knowledge, potential for practical application or solving social problems

5.2.Increasing the research capacity of the applying and/or partner organizations, as well asimproving team members qualification

  1. Plan for realization and dissemination of the results from the project

Up to 2 pages

  1. Justification of project budget

Up to 3 pages

7.1.Description of the financial plan and the allocation of costs between the applying organization and partner organizations

7.2.Justification of eligible direct costs in types of expenses

Work packages

Work package 1: Title of the work package
Start and end of the work package:from Month a to Month b
Work package leader:
Participants in the implementation of the work package:
Planned tasks:
Task 1.1
Deliverable
Task 1.2
Deliverable
Task 1.3
Deliverable
Results, which will be used for evaluation of the intermediate or final report of the project[1]

Financial plan for phase 1

Type of expenses / organization / AO[2] / PО1[3] / PО23 / Total
Direct eligible costs
  1. Personnel costs including:
Remuneration of young scientists for doctoral work, post-doctorantor researchers recruited from a project for a main employment contract
Remuneration of the project team (up to 30% of the direct eligible costs)
  1. Travel costs up to 40% of the direct eligible costs

  1. Costs for material and immaterial assets, including equipment (up to 20% of eligible direct costs)

  1. Costs for external services, directly connected with the implementation of the project (up to 20% of eligible direct costs)

  1. Costs for materials, consumables and other eligible costs, directly connected with the implementation of the project (up to 45% of eligible direct costs)

Indirect eligible costs
  1. Costs for administrative service of the project by the applying organization and partner organizations (up to 7% of the total cost of the project)

  1. Costs for financial audit of the project (up to 1% of the total cost of the project)

Total

Coordinator of the research team:

(signature)

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Financial plan for phase 2

Type of expenses / organization / AO[4] / PО1[5] / PО23 / Total
Direct eligible costs
  1. Personnel costs including:
Remuneration of young scientists for doctoral work, post-doctorantor researchers recruited from a project for a main employment contract
Remuneration of the project team (up to 30% of the direct eligible costs)
  1. Travel costs up to 40% of the direct eligible costs

  1. Costs for material and immaterial assets, including equipment (up to 20% of eligible direct costs)

  1. Costs for external services, directly connected with the implementation of the project (up to 20% of eligible direct costs)

  1. Costs for materials, consumables and other eligible costs, directly connected with the implementation of the project (up to 45% of eligible direct costs)

Indirect eligible costs
  1. Costs for administrative service of the project by the applying organization and partner organizations (up to 7% of the total cost of the project)

  1. Costs for financial audit of the project (up to 1% of the total cost of the project)

Total

Coordinator of the research team:

(signature)

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Curriculum vitae of the coordinator or member of the research team

Name, academic position and degree
Affiliation – research organization, department
Education
Academic positions in the last five years
Main research area and subareas
Additional research areas and subareas
Specializations abroad and international collaborations
Scientific awards and membership in scientific societies
Name, used in publications in foreign language:
Н index (according to Scopus or Web of Science):
Internet address with list of scientific publications (ResearcherID, Research gate, etc.):
Total number of scientific publications:
From them with impact factor or impact rang:
Number of citations of the scientific publications:
Number of scientific publications in the last five years:
From them with impact factor or impact rang:
Number of citations of the scientific publications in the last five years:
Selected scientific publications in the field of the research project
  1. A. A. Author, B. B. Author “Title of the publication”, Journal, vol., page, year.
  2. A. A. Author, B. B. Author “Title of the publication”, in “Title of the book”, E. E. Editor (Ed.), Publisher, city, year, page.

E-mail address for registration in the database of the Bulgarian National Science Fund
Participation in projects supported by BNSF in the last five years
Competition (type and year):
Number and date of the contract:
Title:
Project coordinator:
Status of the project: (running, with intermediate or final report under review, completed)
Evaluation of the project implementation (for completed projects):
Competition (type and year):
Number and date of the contract:
Title:
Project coordinator:
Status of the project: (running, with intermediate or final report under review, completed)
Evaluation of the project implementation (for completed projects):
Participation in projects supported by other sources in the last five years
Financing organization:
Type of the competition and year:
Number or acronym of the project:
Title:
Project coordinator:
Status of the project: (running, with intermediate or final report under review, completed)
Financing organization:
Type of the competition and year:
Number or acronym of the project:
Title:
Project coordinator:
Status of the project: (running, with intermediate or final report under review, completed)

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[1] Scientific publication (accepted or submitted) in the journal with impact factor, or patent or build research equipment with unique features; for projects in the field of social sciences and humanities - publication in a refereed and indexed journal or reviewed studies or part of the monograph.

[2]Appling organization

[3]Partner organization

[4]Appling organization

[5]Partner organization