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� Program of the event (tentative) including details of the event format
with respect to the number of participants, and rooms needed for Symposia
� Only for Symposia: A proposal for a possible evening talk on the part of
a participant that could be open to the public, as well as a short „newspaper
article “, designed to bring the topic of the event nearer to an interested
public
The background to requesting an evening talk is that the Volkswagen Foundation
also wishes to interest the general public in scientific and scholarly
topics. Beside its own events, the Foundation wishes – whenever feasible –
to exploit the potential of funded Symposia for the dissemination of research
results. There can, however, be no guarantee that proposals for evening talks
can actually be implemented.
If the event is organized by both German and foreign colleagues, the person
in charge should be an academic from a German university or research institute.
According to the statutes, the Foundation can only grant funding to scientific
institutions.
Applications from individuals for the financing of travel and accommodation
will not be processed. Furthermore, the Foundation does not provide funding
merely to supplement existing support granted by another funding organization;
nor can it accept applications for funding which have already been submitted
or will be submitted to another funding organization. The Foundation
shall not be held liable for any commitments entered into before the grant letter
has been received.
4. Deadlines for Application
Applications for Summer Schools can be filed at any time.
Applications for Symposia, however, must be submitted together with all necessary
details no later than the respective deadline dates. In the interest of a
smooth review process, respective deadlines have to be set at least eight
months prior to the event date. The Foundation will not accept applications
which refer to events planned at short notice.
5. Services available at the venue
In the case of events held in in Hanover, various service providers of
Herrenhausen Palace will organize everything you may need, always provided
these have been previously agreed to:
� Hotel reservations
� return transfer from hotel to venue
� Catering
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