Application form ABMP project
ABMP project
Please complete this form in English.
1. General information
Project title:
Planned start date:
Planned end date:
Date of application:
ABMP research themes
Primary Research Secondary Research
Theme:
Theme
(if applicable)
Emotion, stress and affective regulation
Attention, perception, action and consciousness
Decision making & executive control
Higher cognitive functions, - development & modelling
Brain Mechanisms in health and disease
Departments
Department 1 (main applicant 1)
Name department, VUA, UvA (or AMC, as long as PI is member of ABC), contact details
Department 2 (main applicant 2)
Name department, VUA, UvA (or AMC, as long as PI is member of ABC),contact details
For administrative reasons the postdoc can only be appointed in the faculty and laboratory of one of
the main applicants, but the postdoc will functionally execute their ABMP project in research
facilities of both main applicants.
Project team
Project leader
Name, title, department, contact details:
Role in project:
Project member 1*
Name, title, department, contact details:
Role in project:
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Project member 2*
Name, title, department, contact details:
Role in project:
*Repeat for all other project members involved.
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2. Project information
Provide the scientific aim of the study, the objectives and the strategy/work plan to achieve these
objectives (use a maximum of 2,000 words, including footnotes and illustrations but excluding
literature references).
If the research proposal consists of specific sub-projects, per project a detailed and feasible work plan
should be given.
A Summary
B Keywords (max 5)
C Problem definition
Describe your main research question(s). Indicate the scientific and societal relevance of the main
research question(s).Indicate the uniqueness of the research question(s).
D Relevance to ABMP
Explain the relevance of the research project in relation to the objectives of the ABMP . Describe how
the research project bridges a gap between brain & mind oriented research approaches.
E Objectives – scientific aim
Give a clear and concise description of what the project aims to achieve and/or what expertise or
resources are built or strengthened? Specify targets and deliverables. Describe the feasibility of your
research outcome.
F Strategy - workplan
Describe the strategy (methods and analyses) that you intend to apply to answer the research
question or achieve the formulated objectives, including theoretical and/or empirical arguments.
Indicate the innovative character of your strategy.
G References (max 10)
Selection criteria:
Quality of the research proposal (20 points max, weighing 50 % in the final selection)
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Is the project innovative (high risk high gain)? (max 5 points)
Is there a unique research question being proposed? (max 5 points)
Is the research project bridging the gap between brain & mind oriented research
approaches? (max 5 points)
Is a high impact research outcome feasible (are there preliminary data or insights
coming from the labs of (one of the) applicants that shed light on the putative
outcome of the project); in other words is there ‘proof of concept’ of the technology
being applied? (max 5 points)
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3. Collaborative nature of the project (weighing 25% in selection procedure)
Describe in a maximum of 1000 words how the collaboration between VUA and the UvA/AMC is being
set up: provide detail on why this collaboration will provide surplus value to the outcome of the
project and the alliance between the various research groups involved. Also indicate the
complimentary and interdisciplinary aspects of the collaboration.
Give the rationale for the collaboration and choice of the primary ABMP research theme.
How will the collaboration contribute to a potential endurable alliance between VUA and UvA?
Describe how the project will go beyond existing collaborations?
Why is appointment of a coworker as post-doctoral fellow preferred?
Selection criteria:
Collaborative nature of the research proposal (10 points max, weighing 25 % in the final selection)
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Is the project truly collaborative (i.e. ‘beyond business as usual’)? (max 5 points)
Are there arguments given that underscore the sense of urgency of the collaboration
or unique opportunity that this collaboration? (max 5 points)
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4. Quality of the applicants (25%)
Include a biographical sketch for each of the project team members listed (max 2 A4 per team
member)
The bio should include:
Name
Education/ Training
A. Position(s)
B. Citation index and selected peer-reviewed publications of the last 5-10 years
(max of 10 publications per applicant)
C. Research activities and funding
Past research support:
(Summarize total production as XX projects in total since PhD defense; YY Euro in total since PhD
defense.)
Currently ongoing support:
(title, grant agency, grant number, total amount of grant, total amount spent on research directly
supervised or coordinated by me)
Selection criteria:
Quality of the applicants (10 points max, weighing 25 % in the final selection)
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Indication of previous high impact research output of applicant(s)? (max 5 points)
Indicators of peer reviewed grant support from other resources: in particular
personalized grants, EU funding and/or other indicators of prestige? (max 5 points)
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5. Financial data
2016
Personnel costs (post-doc)*
Material costs, incl. outsourced work**
subtotal per year
Total
2017
Max 190.000
Max 50.000
*Provide detail on potential matching, where necessary (it is required that the postdoc is appointed
for 2 consecutive full years.
** Motivation for the requested budget
Provide a motivation for and intention to use the shared infrastructure available to ABMP, including:
• scanning hours on fMRI scanner (at the SPINOZA centre or elsewhere)
• investments in other imaging facilities (including MEG-VUmc)
• investments in genomic, transcriptomic, epigenetic data assessment across samples and
tissues
• investments in data storage facilities
• investments in computing facilities
• investments in innovative techniques such as optogenetics, smartprobes, brain-machine
interfaces, new microscopy, novel genetically coded dyes (e.g. VSD) and live cell imaging
• investments in higher order data analyses such as connectomics or big data analysis
• measurement costs for joint internships for research Master’s students
• investments in research assistants or technicians, i.e. manpower for joint projects
• pooling various research resources
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6. Please include formal consent from the heads of departments:
Department head 1:
Affiliation: VUA or UvA
Name:
Place:
Date:
Signature
Department head 2*:
Affiliation: VUA or UvA:
Name:
Place:
Date:
Signature
*Repeat for all other department heads involved (if applicable)
Project leader
Name:
Place:
Date:
Signature
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