UEFA Research Grant Programme Joint Application Form

EDUCATION PROGRAMME

UEFA Research Grant Programme

2018/19 edition

Joint application form

UEFA Research Grant Programme

UEFA Research Grant Programme joint application form

In order to be considered, joint applications mustcomply with the following requirements:

No more than three researchers may be involved.
The researchers must hold research positions or be enrolled as doctoral students at different universities or equivalent institutions located in the territories of different national associations (i.e. one researcher per university/institution and per member association).
One of the researchers must be designatedas leadresearcher to act as UEFA’s sole contact person and to present the final report if a research grant is awarded.

Information about the lead researcher

Last name: / First name:
Date of birth: / Nationality:
Home address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
University: / Faculty/department:
Address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
Preferred address for correspondence: / University / Home

Information about the leadresearcher (continued)

The leadresearcher / holds a doctorate / is enrolled as a doctoral student
Subject of doctoral thesis (doctoral students only):
Name of doctoral supervisor (doctoral students only):
Previous grants
If you have already received a grant and/or material or financial support during your academic career, please provide details here.
Grants/assistance obtained in connection with the proposed research:
Grants/assistance obtained in connection with other academic research:
Full bank details:
References(please give the name and contact details of the two people whom you have asked fora letter of recommendation):
First referee (representing a UEFA member association)
Last name: / First name:
Position: / National association:
The second referee must be a professor at a university or equivalent institution that is not the university/institutionof any of the applicants and is not a referee used by one of the other applicants.
Last name: / First name:
Position:

Information about thesecond researcher

Last name: / First name:
Date of birth: / Nationality:
Home address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
University: / Faculty/department:
Address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
The second researcher / holds a doctorate / is enrolled as a doctoral student
Subject of doctoral thesis (doctoral students only):
Name of doctoral supervisor(doctoral students only):

Information about the second researcher (continued)

Previous grants
If you have already received a grant and/or material or financial support during your academic career, please provide details here.
Grants/assistance obtained in connection with the proposed research:
Grants/assistance obtained in connection with other academic research:
References
Please give the name and contact details of the personwhom you have asked for a recommendation.
The referee must be a professor at a university or equivalent institution that is not the university/institution of any of the applicants and is not a referee used by one of the other applicants.
Last name: / First name:
Position:

Information about the third researcher (if applicable)

Last name: / First name:
Date of birth: / Nationality:
Home address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
University: / Faculty/department:
Address: / Country:
Telephone: / Email:
The third researcher / holds a doctorate / is enrolled as a doctoral student
Subject of doctoral thesis (doctoral students only):
Name of thesis supervisor(doctoral students only):

Information about the third researcher (if applicable)

Research

Research title:
Research discipline(s): / Economics / History / Law
Management / Sociology / Political science
Medical science / Other: (please specify)
Language of final report: / English / French / German
Requested grant:
(max. €20,000) / €

Compulsory supporting documents (to submit with this application form)

An application of no more than ten pages describing the proposed research (the Research Grant Programme Regulations give full details of the information required)
A one-page summary of the application
An ethical clearance letter if required for the planned research – particularly for medical research and research involving minors
A CV of no more than one page (for each researcher)
Copies of the researchers’passports or national identity cards
Proof of registration as a universitydoctoral student or a copy of a doctorate certificate and proof of employment at a university or equivalent institution (for each researcher)
Copies of two academic articles published by the lead researcher in peer-reviewed journals or presented at an academic conference
The declaration to UEFA duly completed and signed by the researcher(one declaration per researcher, document available at
One letter of recommendation from a representative of a UEFA member association. If several national associations support the same research project, only one letter is required and it must be signed by the 'lead' national association.
Each researcher must provide a letter of recommendation signed by a professor at a university or equivalent institution that is not the university/institution of any of the researchers and is not a referee used by one of the other researchers.

The letters of recommendation must attest to the importance of the proposed research (in academic terms, for the national association(s) concerned and for European football in general) and the quality of the applicants. They must be written on official headed paper and scanned. In the case of an applicant resubmitting an application on a similar topic, the same letters of recommendation can be used as forthe first application.

Applications must be emailed to . They must reach UEFA by 31 March 2018 (24.00CET) in order to be considered for the 2018/19 Research Grant Programme.

Applications that do not conform to the naming conventions outlined in point 2.3 of the UEFA Research Grant Programme Regulations will not be considered. The UEFA administration will acknowledge receipt of all applications by email.

We have read and understood the rules relating to UEFA Research Grant Programme applications:

Leadresearcher

Name:
Date:
Signature:

Second researcher

Name:
Date:
Signature:

Third researcher (if applicable)

Name:
Date:
Signature: