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Anschubfinanzierung

Start-up funding of up to 25.000 euros can be requested to support the preparation of an independent project proposal (e.g. DFG research unit, research training group, collaborative research centre, BMBF similar initiatives) involving two or more MLU Post-Doc members working in at least two institutes. The funding covers funds for employees, student helpers, conferences, workshops, pretests, investments or any other helpful preparation work.

The call explicitly aims to foster cooperation between different parts of MLU faculties, esp. in social sciences and humanities. Cooperations between these and natural sciences are very welcome. We look for topics that fit the research topics of GKB and connect them to the GKB proposal for 2022-2025. More specifically, the ideal project should:

• link disciplinary research at MLU (own research foci or own third-party funded projects) to research fields in GKB (Wissen: Generierung Anwendung Transformation; Region: Emotionaler Zusammenhalt Rechtliche Aushandlungsprozesse; Artenvielfalt Nachhaltigkeit Transformation; Gesellschaftliche Resilienz Koexistenz von Mensch und Maschine; Klimawandel)
• Relate to, use, and complement the existing GKB projects.
• Aim at specific short-term results that benefit from linking research at MLU
• Encourage interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research and other initiatives, particularly between natural and social sciences, humanities and social sciences, empirical and computational research, data synthesis and modelling, basic and applied sciences, and transfer and outreach to society and policymakers.
• Involve new or prospective MLU members who are not yet (entirely) engaged in GKB research,

None of these points is an exclusion criterion, but the proposed project has to develop bridges within MLU faculties in GKB research.

At least one of the PI/Co-PIs should be a GKB member. However, these are soft criteria, and there might be cases where it might be necessary to deviate from this composition. In any case, applicants must clearly describe the role and the scientific contributions of the PI and Co-PIs in the commitment plan. The PI is the researcher responsible for the project and its funding and will be in charge of project administration.

The GKB Board conveys a GKB task force to select and evaluate the proposals. It takes care of possible conflicts of interest, and it warrants an impartial evaluation of each project based on scientific best practices and the fostering of excellent research at interdisciplinary and international levels.

Submission of the proposal

The deadline for submission of proposals is 31 Mai each year.

Please submit a PDF-data of your proposal via email to GKB's speaker.

Layout of the proposal

1. General information (first page/title page): title of the proposal and acronym; title, name, surname of PI/Co-PI, adresses, affiliations; 5 to 10 keywords summarizing your proposal;

2. Summary (half a page): a concise and comprehensive summary of your project with main objectives, hypotheses (if applicable), and clear deliverables. In particular, explain how your project will strengthen the link of MLU interdisciplinary research in the area of GKB research, and what makes it topical in this regard.

3. State of the art (up to 2 pages): state of the art related to the content of the proposal

4. Objectives (up to half a page): concise description of the main goals of your project.

5. Work plan (up to half a page): the steps planned during the proposed funding period to attain the goals of the proposal.

6. Contribution to the MLU GKB strategy (half a page): indicate how your project will link to existing topics or member networks in GKB, in Saxony-Anhalt and nationaly/internationaly, how it will fill gaps in GKB research, and how it will contribute to strengthening integrative and/or applied GKB research.

7. Commitment and mentoring plan (half a page): specify how the PI and the Co-PIs will contribute to the project aims. Please define and explain their specific roles, tasks and interplay.

8. Budget plan (half a page): clearly state which amount of funding is requested with respect to personnel and consumables. Justify why your project need this specific funding and provide evidence that your project can not be funded by other instances of research. Please provide details on individual items where applicable.

Total amount of pages for the proposal: 5 A4-pages excluding appendix, font is Arial or Helvetica 11, lines are single spaced and margins are at 2cm everywhere.

9. Appendix: the bibliography of your research proposal; the CV of the PI/Co-PI with their 10 most important publications related to the project proposal.

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