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3. The review of each full proposal is per<strong>for</strong>med by 3 experts. This need not necessarily be <strong>the</strong> reviewerssuggested by <strong>the</strong> applicants.The breadth of <strong>the</strong> <strong>VLAG</strong> program implies that we cannot work with one group of referees who will review <strong>and</strong>rank all <strong>proposals</strong>. If possible, multiple <strong>proposals</strong> will be reviewed by one expert.The following criteria are used in assessing <strong>the</strong> full <strong>proposals</strong>:- Scientific Quality (proposal, originality, methodology, scientific perspectives)- Feasibility (work plan, use of existing knowledge, equipment/techniques, supervision, co-operation)All criteria are assessed both quantitatively (by assigning one of <strong>the</strong> four grades between ‘outst<strong>and</strong>ing’ <strong>and</strong>‘unsatisfactory’) <strong>and</strong> qualitatively. After receiving anonymous assessments <strong>the</strong> applicants can respond to <strong>the</strong>reviewers’ comments within <strong>the</strong> 'rebuttal' phase.Based on <strong>the</strong> experience from <strong>the</strong> previous rounds we may conclude that <strong>the</strong> procedures described above couldbe h<strong>and</strong>led fairly quickly <strong>and</strong> that <strong>the</strong> chance of success <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> full <strong>proposals</strong> is about 60%.Available resourcesWithin this round, we hope to be able to support about 6 <strong>project</strong>s.The Graduate School solely provides <strong>the</strong> salary costs <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> appointment of a <strong>PhD</strong> or PostDoc. The additional36% <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> integral costs within Wageningen University is also provided. The lead applicant guarantees <strong>the</strong>financing of <strong>the</strong> research costs.Co-financingThe research institutes that submit a <strong>project</strong> proposal toge<strong>the</strong>r with university groups are expected to co-financepart of <strong>the</strong> salary <strong>and</strong> of <strong>the</strong> research costs. This contribution should be proportional to <strong>the</strong> extent of <strong>the</strong>involvement of <strong>the</strong> institute in <strong>the</strong> <strong>project</strong>.The rules based on previous experiences are as follows:- If <strong>the</strong> main applicant is from a research institute <strong>and</strong>/or <strong>the</strong> <strong>PhD</strong> student/PostDoc will be in part appointed<strong>and</strong> working at <strong>the</strong> institute <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> institute contributes at least 50% of <strong>the</strong> salary costs.- In case of cooperation between University group(s) <strong>and</strong> an institute with <strong>the</strong> university group as <strong>the</strong> leadapplicant, <strong>the</strong> institute contributes a minimum of 25% of salary costs.- In case of cooperation with a research group that is part of ano<strong>the</strong>r graduate school, <strong>the</strong>se researchschools/groups contribute 50% of <strong>the</strong> salary costs.Considering <strong>the</strong> total amount of K € 250 (integral cost structure within Wageningen UR) <strong>the</strong> salary costs <strong>for</strong> a<strong>PhD</strong> c<strong>and</strong>idate currently amount to k€ 62.5 per year.ProcedureThe pre-<strong>proposals</strong> can be submitted until 1 st November, 2013. For <strong>the</strong> pre-<strong>proposals</strong> <strong>the</strong> fixed <strong>for</strong>mat (2 A4pages in length) should be used. The <strong>for</strong>mat can be found at http://www.vlaggraduateschool.nl/vlagrounds.htm.All applications must be submitted in English. <strong>VLAG</strong> MT will decide which pre-<strong>proposals</strong> can be developed intofull <strong>proposals</strong> at <strong>the</strong> end of November / beginning of December 2013.The full <strong>proposals</strong> must be submitted ultimately on 1 st March 2014.The ranking of full <strong>proposals</strong>, based on <strong>the</strong> outcomes of <strong>the</strong> peer review <strong>and</strong> rebuttal, is done by <strong>the</strong> <strong>VLAG</strong> MT.The MT members who are involved as applicants will be replaced by ano<strong>the</strong>r PI from <strong>the</strong> <strong>VLAG</strong> community. Thefinal decision about <strong>the</strong> allocation of resources is <strong>the</strong> responsibility of <strong>the</strong> Scientific Director of <strong>VLAG</strong> <strong>and</strong> Directorof NUTRIM <strong>and</strong> will take place in August 2014.The earliest start date <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>PhD</strong>/Postdoc <strong>project</strong>s granted within this <strong>Open</strong> <strong>Round</strong> is 1 January 2015. If asuitable c<strong>and</strong>idate is available, an earlier start date will be considered.Wageningen, May 20132

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