NORFACE - Submission of proposal - basic info

Applications to the NORFACE Research Programme will be processed in two stages. In the first stage,
project Outline Proposals are invited with a deadline of 10th September 2008.
Outline Proposals:
All Outline Proposals must be completed in English. The applications must be submitted using the
NORFACE Electronic Proposal Submission System at: http://www.norface.org The system includes
guidelines for filling in the requested information. These include:
A project summary of no more than 1500 characters without spaces should be uploaded and is
recommended to include the following information:

• Relevance of the research topic to the Call
  
• Objectives / expected outcomes of the project
  
• Explanation on how the project would be implemented

The summary will be made public if the project is funded by NORFACE.
A short research plan of no more than 1500 words in pdf document must be uploaded. The short research
plan must include the following:

• Cover page
  
• Project acronym and title
  
• Principal Investigator (name, institute, country)
  
• List of Partners (name, institute, country)
  
• Project description

The project description should explain in clear language:
1. What research question does this proposal seek to answer?
2. Why is this research question significant? How will it contribute to the theme of this Call?
3. By what methods and work plans will the research question be tackled? In what ways is the project
innovative?
4. What added value will be gained by undertaking this research as a collaborative project with the
proposed partners? What is the transnational added value of the project?
5. What are the expected outcomes and impacts of the research project? How will findings be shared
with interested parties?