APPROVED
Order No. V-218 of 31 October 2014
of the Chairman of the Research Council of Lithuania
(Form of a proposal to implement a research project)
PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT A RESEARCH PROJECT
Received at the Research Council of Lithuania ______
(date, time – completed by the Council)
Proposal registration No. ______
(completed by the Council)
I. PRINCIPAL DATA OF THE PROJECT
Research area / principal / (select one)related / (select one)
Research field / principal / (select one)
related / (select one)
Research branch / (select one or several)
Name / Lithuanian language / (maximum 150 characters)
English language / (maximum 150 characters)
Acronym / (one word)
Key words:
Implementing institution / name / (select one)
address:
tel.
code
account No.:
Status of the implementing institution / research and studies institution / (mark one)
other public sector institution
other
Project partner(s) / name / (select one or several, or indicate)
address:
tel.:
e-mail:
code:
Number of project partners: / from Lithuania / (indicate if there are any partners)
from abroad / (indicate if there are any partners)
Budget / in 201... / (computed automatically having completed Section V of the proposal)
in 201... / (computed automatically having completed Section V of the proposal)
in 201... / (computed automatically having completed Section V of the proposal)
Total: / (computed automatically having completed Section V of the proposal)
Beginning / (select the year, month and day)
Closing / select the year, month, day, the closing of the project is recommended to fall on the last day of the II, III or IV quarter)
Annotation in Lithuanian
(maximum 2,000 characters)
Annotation in English
(maximum 2,000 characters)
II.PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS
I. PRINCIPAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS
No. / Position in the project (select; where the position in the project does not coincide with the position in the institution, provide an explanation in Section IV ATTACHMENTS of the proposal). / Academic degree / Name, last name / Tel., e-mail: / Workplace and the positionProject leader
1.
Other principal project implementers
N o. / Position in the project / Scienti-fic qualify-cation / Name, last name / Tel., e-mail: / Workplace and the position
2.
3.
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II.I. NON-PRINCIPAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS
N o. / Position in the project (select or indicate)1.
2.
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III.SUMMARY DATA ON THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS
Project leader / Gender / (select one)year of birth / (select)
year of awarding the doctor's degree / (select)
Number of principal project implementers / Total / (computed automatically having completed Section II of the proposal)
of them researchers / (computed automatically having completed Section II of the proposal)
of them doctoral students / (computed automatically having completed Section II of the proposal)
III.PROJECT JUSTIFICATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES
1.Objective and tasksDescribe the idea of the project; indicate in what way the proposed project will facilitate its implementation; the objective of the project should be phrased in one sentence, as well as each of the tasks (maximum 2,000 characters)
2.Originality and relevance of the tasks being addressed
Present the analysis of the problem, describe the status of the research in Lithuania and abroad, projected progress and/or practical value (maximum 4,000 characters).
3.Project content and the work plan
Indicate the research methodology (methods), projected course of the works, in case an interim report is submitted – draw up a milestone project implementation plan dividing the work of the plan into two stages – Stage I – from the beginning of the project until the submission of the interim report, and Stage II – from the submission of the interim report until the end of the project; indicate the principal equipment and/or the data resources; identify possible risk and provide for its management plan (maximum 6,000 characters)
4.Publication (dissemination) of the expected results of the project, planned production1 (indicate the method for publication of the project results; other scientific and/or other production intended to be submitted in connection with the mandatory interim and final reports; eligible is only the production containing a reference to the Research Council of Lithuania as the financing source):
Submissions on ...... 201... shall include the interim report, and (if required) the following scientific and/or other production publishing (intending to publish) the following results of research and dissemination obtained in the course of the project implementation:
N o. / Type of production (select) / Level of completion (select one) / Explanation
1.
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Submissions on ...... 201.... shall include the final report, and (if required) the following scientific and/or other production publishing (intending to publish) the following results of research and dissemination obtained in the course of the project implementation (indicate the entire production of the project, including the production submitted in connection with the interim report, indicating the production completion level intended to be attained until the end of the project implementation):
N o. / Type of production (select) / Level of completion (select one) / Explanation
1.
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11.eligible scientific production and the level of its completion when submitting a proposal in the area of humanities and social sciences:
N o. / Production type (the description of each type of production is submitted in Order No. V-217 of 31 October 2014 of the Chairman of the Council, link: ...) / Report type (interim – T, final – B) / Completeness of the production(marking: – possible completeness level)
completed / completed and reviewed manuscript / published
1 / Scientific monographs and studies / T / / /
B / / /
2 / Scientific source publications / T / / /
B / / /
3 / Applied scientific publications (dictionaries, manuals, etc.) / T / / /
B / / /
4 / 4.Articles in the publications of the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge databases / T / / /
B / / /
5 / 5.Articles published in other peer-reviewed scientific publications (in conference presentation material (article or extended theses), periodic or single article collections, etc.) / T / / /
B / / /
2. when submitting a proposal in the areas of physical, biomedical, technology and agricultural sciences – eligible scientific and/or technological production and the level of its completion as defined in Order No. V-217 of 31 October 2014 of the Chairman of the Council
5.The scientific competence of the project leader and other principal project implementers, and the substantiation of the composition of the group of the principal project implementersIndicate the scientific competence of the project leader and other principal project implementer, and justify the composition of the implementer group (maximum 4,000 characters)
6.Contribution into the project by project partners
Justify the necessity of the partners for the purpose of the implementation of the project, disclose their competence relevant to the subject matter of the project (maximum 2,000 characters), omit if there are no project partners.
7.The international dimension of the project and the experience of the project implementers in the area of international cooperation
Describe the experience of project implementers in the area of international cooperation; indicate whether the implementation of the project will include cooperation with the European Union or other foreign institutions or individual researchers; if so, disclose the nature of the cooperation (joint research, joint publications, usage of international infrastructures, foreign internship, work in foreign archives and other project-related activities, etc.), and the effect upon the expected results of the research conducted under the project and its dissemination (where in connection with a proposal in the area of physical, biomedical, technology or agricultural sciences the cooperation is intended with an individual researcher rather than a foreign institution, attach a Letter of Intent signed by the researcher in the Section ATTACHMENTS (maximum 4,000 characters); omit where the project implementers do not have any international cooperation experience, or no such cooperation is provided for within the framework of the project.
8.Research conducted by and the resulting scientific and/or technological production obtained by the project leader and other principal project implementers
List the research projects implemented by the principal project implementers in the course of the past five years or currently in progress, indicating the names of the projects or themes, implementation time limits, funding sources, estimated values, published (accepted for publication) publications of the results obtained as a result of the implementation of the projects (submitting a proposal in the area of physical, biomedical, technology or agricultural sciences – a list of publications in periodic research publications with an impact factor on the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge database), and/or the resulting technological production (in case of an identical information about several implementers, the information does not need to be repeated, but rather summarised); explain in what way the output intended under the current project is different from that produced previously, also indicate whether the research envisaged by the project does not duplicate a completed or ongoing research (including the proposals already submitted).
9.Other data related to the implementation of the project
9.1.The necessity of a permit from an authorised body to carry out the research
Indicate whether the research envisaged according to the project requires a permit from one or several authorised bodies (Bioethics Committee, State Food and Veterinary Service, Environmental Protection Agency, etc. (indicate YES or NO; if YES – attach a copy of the permit in the Section ATTACHMENTS, or provide for funds in the project expense estimate for obtaining the same)
9.2.Statement on the interdisciplinary character of the project
Indicate whether the project being submitted is an interdisciplinary project (the interdisciplinary nature is understood as a connection between the group of humanities and social sciences, and the physical, biomedical, technology and agricultural science group; indicate YES or NO)
10.Additional information:
If necessary, indicate other information related to the project (maximum 2,000 characters).
IV.PROJECT EXPENSE ESTIMATE
No. / Cost item / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
1. / Wages
2. / Social insurance and other contributions
3. / Service costs1
4. / Expenses for copyright works;
5. / Expenses for goods
6. / Business travel costs
7. / Expenses for the acquisition of non-current assets
8. / Indirect costs2
9. / Additional indirect costs for the operation of research equipment
Total:
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1except copyright works;
2up to 30% of the funds indicated in lines 1-4.
V. JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT COST ESTIMATE
I. JUSTIFICATION OF THE REMUNERATION
No. / Name, last name of the project imple-menter / Position in the project / Project imple-mentation year / Project imple-mentation duration in months / Total working and leave hours through-out the year1 / Position hourly rate, EUR/h / Remune-ration for the year with the annual leave reserve3, EUR(6×8) / Social insu-rance contri-butions4, EUR / Contri-butions to the Gua-rantee fund5, EUR
Maxi-mum permi-ssable2 / actual
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
1. / 201...
Works performed
201...
Works performed
201...
Works performed
Total: / - / -
2.
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1the total hours within the project may not be less than 20 hours multiplied by the duration of the project in months;
2as indicated in Order No. V-216 of 31 October 2014 of the Chairman of the Council,
3the annual leave reserve is formed to enable employees to exercise their right to an annual leave; the duration of the annual leave is established according to Resolution No. 941 of 18 July 2003 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania – the duration of the annual leave for chief researchers, senior researchers, researchers and junior researchers – 56 calendar days (annual leave reserve – 56*0.7=39.2 working days), others – 28 calendar days (annual leave reserve – 28*0.7=19.6 working days),
4social insurance contributions rate may be of 31.70%, 31.18% or 30.98%. The social insurance contribution rate is established for an institution depending on the group of accident and occupational disease social insurance contribution rate that the institution belongs to. Institutions were classified into groups according to Resolution No. 9-2 of 16 December 2010 of the Board of the State Social Insurance Fund, acting in accordance with the Law on the approval of the State social insurance fund budget for 2011 No. XI-1212 of 9 December 2010, and the Methodology of assigning policyholders to groups of accident and occupational diseases social insurance contribution rates approved by Resolution No. 1368 of 20 December 2005 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.
5according to the Law on the Guarantee fund of the Republic of Lithuania contributions of 0.1–0.2 % to the Guarantee fund are paid by all legal persons, except State budgetary institutions, municipal budgetary institutions, political parties, trade unions and religious communities and societies, also branches and representative offices of the units established in Member States of the European Union or other States of the European Economic Area and subject to insolvency proceedings according to the laws of those States, registered in the Republic of Lithuania in the manner set forth by laws from all the payments to persons working according to employment contracts from which compulsory State social insurance contributions are calculated.
II.JUSTIFICATION OF THE SERVICE COSTS
N o. / Name of the service and the justification of projected services / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
The justification of the costs shall include an explanation as to why the service is necessary for the implementation of the project, indicating the price of the service and its substantiation (the price may be supported by attaching to the Section ATTACHMENTS the supplier's offer), indicating the service provider, and where the service provider is not known, include a confirmation that the service will be provided by a supplier other than the implementing or a partner's institution.
1. / (indicate the name of the service)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
2.
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II.JUSTIFICATION OF THE EXPENSES FOR COPYRIGHT WORKS
N o. / Name of the copyright work and the justification of projected expenses / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
The justification of the costs shall include an explanation why the copyright work is necessary for the implementation of the project, indicate the value of the copyright work and its substantiation, the name, last name and the workplace of the author; where the author is not known, include a confirmation that the work will be performed by a person other than the project implementer.
1. / (indicate the name of the copyright work)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the service)
2.
...
III.JUSTIFICATION OF THE EXPENSES FOR GOODS
N o. / Name of the (group of) goods and the justification of projected expenses / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
The justification of the costs shall include an explanation why the goods are necessary for the implementation of the project, indicate the price of the goods and its substantiation (the price may be supported by an quote of the supplier included in the Section ATTACHMENTS); goods of less that EUR 300 in value are recommended to be grouped, e.g., laboratory goods (single use cruet,pipettes, saucers, etc.), occupational safety goods (gloves, etc.), agents for detection of ...; stationary (paper, printer toner, information storage media, etc.
1. / (indicate the name of the goods (group of goods)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
2.
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IV.JUSTIFICATION OF THE TRAVEL COSTS
Travel costs are calculated in accordance with the Report on the survey of the calculation of the fixed rates for research travel expenses approved by Order No. V-191 of 6 October 014 of the Chairman of the Council, indicating the purpose of the business travel as related to the objectives and the expected outcomes of the project.
V. JUSTIFICATION OF THE COSTS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NON-CURRENT ASSETS
No. / Name of the assets and the justification of projected services / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
The justification of the costs shall include an explanation why the non-current assets intended to be acquired are necessary for the implementation of the project; indicate the institution intending to acquire the non-current assets; also the quantity of the devices or the equipment intended to be acquired, preliminary price and its substantiation (the price may be supported by attaching to the Section ATTACHMENTS the supplier's offer).
1. / (indicate the name of the device or equipment)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
2.
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VI.JUSTIFICATION OF THE ADDITIONAL INDIRECT EXPENSES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
No. / Name of the equipment and the justification of projected expenses / Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
The justification of the costs will include an indication in what way the research equipment for the operation whereof the additional funds are required is related to the implementation of the project; also indicate the institution at which the equipment is held.
1. / (indicate the name of the equipment)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
in 201... / (provide the justification of the costs)
2.
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VII.CALCULATION OF THE INDIRECT COSTS
Funds in the project implementation year, EUR201... / 201... / 201... / Total
Total of the funds in Lines 1-4 of the project cost estimate / Selected amount of indirect costs, % (not more than 30%) / Indirect costs in 201..., EUR / Total of the funds in Lines 1-4 of the pro-ject cost estimate / Selected amount of indirect costs, % (not more than 30%) / Indirect costs in 201..., EUR / Total of the funds in Lines 1-4 of the project cost estimate / Selected amount of indirect costs, % (not more than 30%) / Indirect costs in 201..., EUR
VI.ANNEXES
No. / Explanation / Electronic file1. / Curricula vitae of the principal project implementers (CV) (provide only the data required for the assessment of the competence of the project implementers, without attaching the lists of research publications) / (attach the CV of each principal project implementer in separate e-files, in PDF, indicating the name of the implementer in the file name)
2. / The list of publications of the principal project implementers in the course of the past ten years (201...– 201...):
in case of a proposal in the area of humanities and social sciences – publications according to the following categories:
1.scientific monographs and studies;
2.scientific source publications,
3.applied scientific publications (dictionaries, manuals, etc.)
4.Articles in publications of the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge data bases,
5.Articles published in other peer-reviewed scientific publications (in conference presentation material (article or extended theses), periodic or single article collections, etc.);
in case of a proposal in the area of physical, biomedical, technology and agricultural sciences – a list of publications in periodic research publications with an impact factor on the Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge database) / (attach a list of the publications of each principal project implementer in separate e-files, in pdf format, indicating the name of the implementer in the file name)
3. / A consent of the project partner to jointly implement the project should it be financed (written on a letterhead of the institution and signed by the head of the institution; where the project partner is a foreign institution, the consent may be signed by the head of a division). / (attach an electronic file(s) attached in PDF format)
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I hereby certify that the information presented in the present proposal is truthful.