1. Policy Supporting Research
Long-term modality 2019 —
Noémie Nyst
Program coordinator
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2. SUMMARY context Objectives Eligibility Budget Selection Submission
Timeline
Formats
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3. CONTEXT

4. CONTEXT New approach: ACROPOLIS  Policy Supporting Research
Upon request of government
VLIR-UOS and ARES followed, regarded it as an experiment
Broadening expertise, open up competition, varying nature of questions and funding modalities
Assessment of new approach before 2021
Input for preparation of PSR in next Five Year Programme ( )
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5. OBJECTIVES

6. OBJECTIVES
Policy supporting research delivers research output on specific themes of interest to Belgian development cooperation on demand of the Belgian government. The goal of PSR is to deepen the knowledge on themes that are of prime importance for the Belgian development cooperation, linked to building knowledge and capacity of DGD.
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7. Eligibility

8. Eligibility
Researchers of Belgian higher education institutions, both universities and university colleges, are eli- gible to submit for this call. The proposal must meet the application and submission requirements. ARES and VLIR-UOS will check the eligibility of the proposals and submit the eligible proposals to DGD on the 1st of October 2018.
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9. budget

10. Budget
About 500,000 € for VLIR-UOS and ARES Maximum budget proposal : ,00 € per year Daily fee : 1000 € “all inclusive” (salaries, operational costs, mission related costs, institutional overhead, etc.), lump sum also for reporting Focus on the first year (renewable twice after an assessment, decision before 1st of September) Justification of the number of days needed
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11. selection

12. selection
DGD is responsible for the selection during the month of October, results will be communicated in November 2018
CRITERIA:
Expertise and previous experience
Proposed approach
Research methodology and plan of collaboration with the DGD
COLLABORATION ENCOURAGED (IF ADDED VALUE):
inter-university partnerships within Belgium
with university partners from the South 
with other partners of the Belgian Development Cooperation
within global networks. 
with non-university centres and networks
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13. Submission of the proposals

14. Submission
The institution of the lead researcher determines whether the proposal should be submitted to ARES or VLIR-UOS Deadline 30 September 2018, ARES: VLIR-UOS: (+ ICOS of institution in cc)
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15. Calendar

16. Calendar
Deadline for submission to VLIR-UOS or ARES: 30 September 2018 Submission of eligible proposals to DGD 1 October 2018 Selection proposal by DGD: Before 1 November 2018 Communication of the results November 2018 Start of the PSR 1 January 2019
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17. FORMATS

18. FORMATS
Annex 5
Presentation of the research team, and, in case of a consortium, the constituent parties
The plan of action and the research methodology, previous experience with DGD
The strategy for uptake and outreach
The collaborations foreseen with other parties
The budget
6 pages maximum
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