Pre-proposal application form

General information

(1) This page contains general explanations. Please delete it before submission.

(2) Any colored italic text within this template should be deleted before submission.

(3) Annexes are not allowed in addition to this template and will not be considered.

(4) Meeting the format of this template is mandatory. Pre-proposals not meeting the formal criteria
will be rejected.

Margins: At least 1,5cm

Font: Arial (not Arial Narrow)
Font size: At least 11 pt. (references at least 6 pt.)
Page limits: As outlined in each section
Annexes: No annexes allowed

(5) Please also regard additional information provided in the call text.

(6) Funding organizations may have individual budget limitations and specific regulations,
summarized in the specific information sheets.

(7) It is expected that all partners of a consortium consult their respective national contact person to
verify eligibility before submission. Contact details are provided in the call text.

(8) Electronic submission is mandatory. Only the co-ordinator of a consortium needs to register
and to submit the pre-proposal. The electronic submission system will close at 23:59h C.E.T. on
March 6, 2017. Pre-proposals that do not meet the deadline will be rejected.
EU Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Multinational research projects for Pathway Analysis across Neurodegenerative Diseases
Pre-proposal application (Synopsis) (max. 1 page)
Details on the application
Full project title Insert the full title of the project
Acronym Provide a short acronym for the project
Disease Entity(ies) Which diseases are addresses in the project?
Project duration Up to 3 years
Total funding Total funding of the consortium applied for (in €)
Keywords Keywords describing your project
Structure of the consortium
Regular partners (requesting for funding)
Minimum of 3 and maximum of 6 partners requesting for funding. Please note that the maximum number
of partners is extended to seven if the consortium involves at least one partner from an underrepresented
European country (Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Slovakia).
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 1, Coordinator)
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 2)
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 3)
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 4)
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 5)
Country Name, Affiliation, Contact details (Partner 6)
External collaborators (without funding)
List for all collaborators: Country, Name, Affiliation
The majority of partners in a consortium and the co-ordinator must be regular partners (see above).
Scientific abstract
Provide a brief abstract of the project here. The abstract including all basic information on the application
and the consortium (see above) must not exceed one page.

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 Project description (max. 4 pages)
Please provide brief information on the topics listed below. You may freely decide on the length of the
individual topics. However, limiting this section to four pages is mandatory including references and
figures (references may be included in smaller font size 6 pt.).

Background and present state of research

Provide information on the background and present state of the art in the research field, rationale and
own preliminary results.

Aims, research questions and working hypothesis

Describe the working hypothesis, aims and research questions of the project.

Work plan and methodology

Summarize your work plan, techniques and methods, highlighting their originality and novelty.

Structure of the consortium

Illustrate the role of all project partners and the structure of the consortium, including the involvement of
external collaborators.

Added value
Describe the benefit from working together in this international collaboration.

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 Additional information (max. 1 page)
Please provide brief information on the topics listed below, if appropriate. You may freely decide on the
length of the individual topics. However, limiting this section to one page is mandatory including
references and figures (references may be included in smaller font size 6 pt.).

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)

Describe how patients, carers and the public have been and will be involved in the planning, design and
application of the proposal. You will find more information about PPI here.

Gender-related and socio-economic factors

Explain if you consider socio-economic factors or gender-related research questions and incorporate
these factors when formulating your research hypotheses, aims and work plan.

Training and exchange of young researchers

Provide information on training and exchange of young researchers (e.g. laboratory exchanges for
students and postdocs; summer schools) within the consortia.

Ethical issues
If you plan research with human participants or animals, please provide information on ethical issues.

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Budget plan (max. 1 page)

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 JPND call: Multinational research projects for Pathway Analysis across Neurodegenerative Diseases
Acronym:

Funding Other
Last name Country Personnel Material Equipment Travel Overheads3 Total budget4
org.1 costs2

Partner 1

Partner 2

Partner 3

Partner 4

Partner 5

Partner 6

1
abbreviation of funding organisation (see call text).
2
e.g. subcontracting, provisions, licensing fees; may not be eligible costs in all countries (will be handled according to national regulations).
3
overhead costs according to national regulations.
4
The total budget should show the final costs requested from the funding agency after country-specific regulations (e.g., overheads) have been applied. An
additional column can be inserted, if needed, to show 100% costs. The currency must be indicated (if other than Euro).

We expect all applicants to consult the national contact person before submission.
Please note that funding decision is based on the information in this template.