Technical eligibility check of project proposals submitted for the first call - Results

A number of 49 project proposals from the total of 50 project proposals submitted for the first call passed the eligibility check - 29 project proposals under the outgoing fellowship scheme, 18 project proposals under the incoming fellowship scheme, and 2 project proposals under the reintegration fellowship scheme. The evaluation process of the project proposals is currently being implemented. The exact number of project proposals included in the negotiation phase will be published in December 2013. 

Second Call for Proposals under NEWFELPRO

Based on a decision of the Selection Committee, second call for proposals for all fellowship schemes under NEWFELPRO will be opened on 5 December 2013 and it will last for 90 days, until 4 March 2014. Documentation package for the second call will be available online as of 5 November 2013.

First call for proposals under the project NEWFELPRO is closed

A total of 50 project proposals have been submitted in the first call for proposals under the project NEWFELPRO, and they will compete for 34 projected fellowships. From the total number of submitted project proposals, 30 project proposals were submitted by experienced researchers, while 20 projects were submitted by senior researchers. Distribution of research proposals based on the number of years of research experience shows an almost equally strong interest among experienced and senior researchers, for developing their research careers through the project NEWFELPRO in the years ahead. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Corrections of Part B – Description of Research Proposal

Section F - Signatures of responsible persons from the host institution and return host institution, under bullet 2., is changed in a way that the title of the document NEWFELPRO Guidelines 2013 is being erased. 

Payment of overheads to the host institutions under the outgoing mobility scheme

Payment for the host institution overhead under the outgoing mobility scheme will be allowed in the maximum amount of additional 2% of the total amount planned for the researcher’s fellowship costs during his/her stay abroad. This decision was made because of the concern expressed by potential project applicants that the outgoing mobility scheme projects could be eliminated by the host institution abroad. The reason for this was that there were no overhead costs planned for the administration costs of the host institution.