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Electronic application Please, use the Foundation’s electronic application system on the Internet. portal.volkswagenstiftung.de Please, remember to print the cover sheet provided, sign it and send it to us. Instructions on the electronic application system are provided online. August 2012 funding of such measures in connection with projects that are already running. Applicants should first make contact with the Foundation Office. 3. How to Apply and Checklist For theoretical medicine as well as the natural and engineering sciences, applications must be submitted in English. Applications from Germany from the humanities and social sciences may also be submitted in German. Outlines and applications must be submitted via the electronic application system of the Volkswagen Foundation portal.volkswagenstiftung.de. The Foundation expects that applications be submitted jointly by all responsible cooperation partners. In case a proposal is approved, the academic institution of the German main applicant will be the recipient of the grant. The Volkswagen Foundation can award grants to academic institutions only. Applicants outside of universities and well-known research institutions are asked to provide details on the legal status, statutes, trustees and boards, charitable/non-profit status, budgeting and auditing of the institution to be funded. An annual report of the applying institution should also be included. The Foundation is unable to process applications that have been submitted in identical or similar form to another funding body. The Foundation also does not pay for obligations which have been entered into prior to the receipt of the grant letter. Please make sure that your application includes the following documents (to be added as pdf-files): • Cover letter • Summary in German and English(max. 1 page) • Project description (max. 20 pages): rationale and objective, state of the art including hypotheses, methods, own preliminary results, expected outcome • Time and work schedule (for cooperation projects, also include details of how the work is to be shared between the research groups involved) • Budget in Euros for all participating institutions, divided into personnel and travel expenses, recurring non-personnel costs (e.g. consumables), and non-recurrent expenses (e.g. literature, equipment) • CV, list of relevant publications • Statements of foreign partner institutions • Bibliography 4
August 2012 Applications for funding of scholarly meetings (symposia and summer schools) should also include • the scientific program of the event, including time schedule • the (tentative) list of participants and speakers including registrations approved (at least of those giving presentations) and details on how participants are selected 4. Electronic Application – Instruction and Tips Please note that only registered users of the electronic application system have access to application data and are able to submit applications and receive corresponding e-mail messages. Hence, it is required for all applicants with project responsibility to register himself/herself or to ask a co-worker to register in his/her name with the proper e-mail address. Please follow the five steps to compile and submit your application: • If you are a new user please register on the application portal with your name, your e-mail address and your own password. When registering you will be asked about your work address details. Subsequently, you must activate your account using the link sent by email. If you already have a user account you can immediately login using your e-mail address and password. • The function new application starts the selection of the corresponding funding initiative (here: Between Europe and the Orient – A Focus on Research and Higher Education in/on Central Asia and the Caucasus), the application type, the grant receiving institution, and the language. • Now – and later on – you can interrupt the completion of your application at any time. You can logout and login again as often as required. • Please check whether the pre-filled data on the applicant are correct. Furthermore, we need application data (e. g. project title, duration) and the budget. The budget shall be uploaded as pdf-file under the heading “Other Enclosures”. You are asked to enter all information in the respective forms. Please note that the save button does not transfer any data to the Foundation. You are able to revise all data until the submission of your application. Please keep in mind to read and accept the legal statement. If you wish you can generate a PDF of the filled-in forms for verification and for your filing. • Under enclosures you are able to upload files as required according to the checklist on the preceding page in the „Information for Applicants“. Only PDF files are accepted. Before submission all files can be exchanged for new versions. 5
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