Application forms – Part 2

„COMPETITIONS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL PROJECTS – 2016”

Scientific description of the project

Competition:
COMPETITION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR BILATERAL PROJECTS 2016 – BULGARIA – FRANCE
Main research/thematic area, of the project:
Project title:
Applying organization:
Coordinator of the research team (academic position and degree, name):
Partner organization in the partner country:
Coordinator of the partner organization (academic position and degree, name):

Coordinator of the Bulgarian 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. Project objectives, hypotheses and approaches for accomplishment of project objectives
  5. Project objectives and hypotheses
  6. Approaches for accomplishment of the research goals including interdisciplinarity of the project
  7. Methods, research equipment and techniques
  8. Research methodology and techniques
  9. Previous accomplishments and competencies of the research team and past cooperation with the partner team
  10. Research plan and tasks to be executed by the research team
  11. Description of theproject's outline and work break down structure
  12. Plan for bilateral cooperation within the project
  13. Expected results from the project
  14. Plan for realization and dissemination of the results from the project
  15. Justification of project budget
  16. Description of the financial plan
  17. Justification of eligible direct costs in types of expenses
  18. Additional forms
  19. Work packages
  20. Financial plan (according to the attached form)
  21. CVs of projectcoordinator and other members of the research team
  1. Analysis of the current state of research on the problem area

Up to 4 pages

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

1.2.Current state of the research on the problem area

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 Specific Guidelines for the partner country) 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 2 pages

2.1.Project objectives and 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 following the attached form.

The subsection should include a description of available equipment that will be used in the project, available in applying organization, as well as the equipment that is planned to be acquired by the financial support of the project, if applicable for this competition.

Describe all kind of analyses and other research services that will be paid from the project, if applicable for this competition.

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

Up to 3 pages

4.1.Description of theproject's outline

Include Gantt diagram (Example)

WP/month / 01-03 / 04-06 / 07-09 / 09-12 / 13-15 / 16-18 / 19-21 / 22-24
WP 1
WP 2
WP 3
WP 4
WP 5

4.2.Planfor bilateral cooperation within the project

  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

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

Financial plan

For the total budget and the whole duration of the project

Type of expenses / organization / Amount
Direct eligible costs
  1. Travel 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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