Project Description – Research Impulse

1	General information

1.1	Title

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1.2	Summary of the proposal 

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1.3	Applicant HEI

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1.4	Spokesperson

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1.5	Participating institution(s) in Germany

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1.6	Principal investigators

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1.7	Cooperation partners

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2	Objectives of the Research Impulse
Using bullet points, please list up to a maximum of five overarching objectives that you consider to be the most important.

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3	Research project

3.1	Scientific objectives, research approach and positioning within the field of research

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3.2	Structuring of the research project

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3.3	Personnel and institutional composition

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3.4	Detailed description of the research project

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3.5	Relevance of sex, gender and/or diversity in the research project

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3.6	Research data management

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3.7	Project- and subject-related list of publications 
Please list the publications cited in the proposal, including a DOI/URL if available. The font used for the publication list should not be less than Arial 9 point. A maximum of ten of your own publications that are most relevant to the project can be highlighted in bold or some other way.

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3.8	Ethical and/or legal aspects of the project

3.8.1	General ethical aspects

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3.8.2	Descriptions of proposed investigations involving humans, human materials or identifiable data

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3.8.3	Descriptions of proposed investigations involving experiments on animals

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3.8.4	Descriptions of projects involving genetic resources (or associated traditional knowledge) from a foreign country

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3.8.5	Explanations regarding any possible safety-related aspects 

3.8.5.1	“Dual Use Research of Concern”; foreign trade law

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3.8.5.2	Risks in international cooperation

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3.8.6	Considerations on aspects of ecological sustainability in the planning and implementation of the project

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4	Priority research areas and research environment

4.1	General conditions and development strategies at the HEI 

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4.2	Equity and diversity

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4.3	Promotion of early career researchers

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4.4	Teaching

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4.5	Knowledge transfer and science communication

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4.6	Collaborations

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Institution as a cooperation partner	Location	
		
Individual as a cooperation partner	Location/institution	

5	Long-term funding of structures and improvement of research conditions

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6	Financial requirements of the RI
Please set out in a table the funds that are requested for the RI excluding the programme allowance and break these down as follows (all figures are to be rounded to the nearest €100). 

Table 6.1: Funds for Research Unit 1

Research Unit 1	Funding Year (FY) 1	Funding Year (FY) 2	Funding Year (FY) 3	Funding Year (FY) 4	Funding Year (FY) 5	
		
	Funding for Staff	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	
1.	<category, % >											
2.	<category, % >											
	Total											
		
	Direct Project Costs	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
3.	<category>						
4.	<category>						
	Total						
		
	Investment Funds	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
5.	Instrumentation up to €50,000						
6.	Instrumentation over €50,000						
	Total						
		
	Amount per year						
	Total amount for the project duration		

Table 6.2: Funds for Research Unit 2

Research Unit 2	Funding Year (FY) 1	Funding Year (FY) 2	Funding Year (FY) 3	Funding Year (FY) 4	Funding Year (FY) 5	
		
	Funding for Staff	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	
1.	<category, % >											
2.	<category, % >											
	Total											
		
	Direct Project Costs	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
3.	<category>						
4.	<category>						
	Total						
		
	Investment Funds	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
5.	Instrumentation up to €50,000						
6.	Instrumentation over €50,000						
	Total						
		
	Amount per year						
	Total amount for the project duration		

Tables 6.3 – 6.x: Funds for Research Units 3 – x
Use the above template to add further tables for each additional research unit.

Table 6.y: Funds for central tasks and structural measures	
Provide a breakdown of the funds which are requested for central tasks and structural measures and which are not listed in Tables 6.1 – 6.x. Break down the funds you are requesting for structural measures in all areas of activity relevant to the RI as follows, rounding the amounts requested per year and category to the nearest €100.

Central tasks and structural measures	Funding Year (FY) 1	Funding Year (FY) 2	Funding Year (FY) 3	Funding Year (FY) 4	Funding Year (FY) 5	
		
	Funding for Staff	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	Number	Amount	
1.	<category, % >	Area of activity											
2.	<category, % >	Area of activity											
	Total											
		
	Direct Project Costs	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
3.	<category>	Area of activity						
4.	<category>	Area of activity						
	Total						
		
	Investment Funds	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	Amount	
5.	Instrumentation up to €50,000	Area of activity						
6.	Instrumentation over €50,000	Area of activity						
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	Amount per year						
	Total amount for the project duration		

Table 6.z: Total funds requested

Total funds	Funding Year (FY) 1	Funding Year (FY) 2	Funding Year (FY) 3	Funding Year (FY) 4	Funding Year (FY) 5	
Funding for Staff						
Direct Project Costs						
Investment Funds						
Total Project Funds		
Spokesperson’s budget						

7	Declarations

The accuracy of the information provided in the proposal, including the research profiles, is hereby confirmed.

The DFG Rules of Procedure for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct (VerfOwF; DFG form 80.01) apply to persons holding positions of particular scientific/academic responsibility in funding proposals submitted by an applicant HEI. The applicant HEI confirms that all Principal Investigators involved have acknowledged the Rules of Procedure for Dealing with Scientific Misconduct (VerfOwF) as binding by submitting a Declaration of Obligation of Compliance (DFG form 80.02) to this effect.

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<Place, date>	<Signature>	

	<Name>
(Spokesperson of the Research Impulse)	
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	<Name>
(Rector or president of the applicant HEI)