AGROPOLIS FONDATION

Call for Proposals 2015 International Mobility [Ref. CfP 2015-02]

APPLICATION FORM: INTERNATIONAL OUTBOUND MOBILITY (2.A) Postdoctoral Fellowship

The size of the boxes in this sheet can be adjusted according to requirements but the total length of the Application Form should be between 10 to 15 pages (Font type: Verdana; Font size: 8). This Application Form should be accompanied by additional documents: a financial table; a Gantt chart; Postdoc Description; CV of the Postdoc (if already identified) and other key partners involved; and other additional information deemed useful by the proponents. This form must be completed in English.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT

Project identification Leave this box blank

Full title

Short title

Scientific fields and ___ Genetics and genomics, plant breeding, ecophysiology interdisciplinary axes involved in ___ Integrated crop protection, plant pests and diseases, symbiotes, the project population ecology (Please tick one or more) ___ Agro-ecosystems, agri-environmental innovations and resource mgt. ___ Agri-food systems, processing and quality of food and non-food materials ___ Innovation processes and social management of innovation

Keywords (up to 5)

Unit(s) submitting the project

Project leader SURNAME, Given name Position Institution Postal address E-mail address Tel./fax

Information on the Postdoc SURNAME, Given name information, if already identified Institution Postal address E-mail address Tel./fax

Scientific SURNAME, Given name collaborator/counterpart where Position the Postdoc will spend part of Research Unit, Institution his/her Fellowship Postal address E-mail address Tel./fax

Other participating units within the Foundation’s scientific network, if applicable

1 of 5 Other French partners, if applicable (e.g., units outside the Foundation’s scientific network, other French organizations, private sector, etc.)

Foreign partners, if applicable (Institution, country)

Duration (max. 18 months; around 9 months in the scientific network) Project’s FULL Cost (in €) (in € and as specified in the Finan- cial Annex) Total funding requested from the Foundation (Up to €90K max)

PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION

I. Executive Summary of the Proposal (1 page max.)

a) Objectives b) Actions planned c) Expected outputs d) Milestones and deliverables

II. Scientific quality and overall coherence a) State of the art, project context, and hypotheses

b) Describe objectives and explain how these will be achieved c) Methodology, research activities

d) What are the major outputs/outcomes expected from the proposed project?

e) Present publication plan, e.g., articles, book chapters, etc. and include number of publications, date, target journals, …

III. Multidisciplinary nature of proposed project

Describe the multidisciplinary nature of the proposed actions. (Kindly refer to the thematic research domains covered by Agropolis Fondation as presented on p.1 of this Application Form)

IV. Relevance, originality and innovativeness

2 of 5 a) Explain the relevance and strategic nature of the research project b) What makes the proposal original and innovative? What are the scientific breakthroughs expected, if any? c) Provide justification in the choice of the host institution

V. Quality of partnership and collaboration

a) Explain how will the proposed initiative contribute to the rein- forcement of the collaboration between the proposing unit and the scientific counterpart that will host the Postdoc

b) Describe how data (incl. pre-ex- isting ones) and knowledge be shared, exchanged and man- aged across partners. What mechanisms are to be put in place to ensure this?

VI. Potential contribution and complementarities a) Potential contribution of the proposed support action to the priority research lines of the co- funding French institutions? To the Labex Agro network?

If relevant, provide a short presentation of the project(s) funded by Agropolis Fondation, for which this Postdoctoral Fellowship shall be attached/linked to. b) Describe complementarities with existing (French and international) initiatives, if any.

VII. Overall feasibility and potential trajectory a) Indicative timeframe and organization (including the starting date/end date of the Postdoctoral Fellowship) b) Describe the proposed action’s potential trajectory (i.e., strategic positioning and ambition). How will the proposed action be further pursued beyond project funding?

3 of 5 VIII. Counterpart contribution, added value and leverage effect

a) Provide details of counterpart contribution by the partners involved. (The figures here should tally with the Annex Financial Table)

-Salary estimates of staff directly involved in the project, e.g., project leaders, etc. (Fill up the table) Staff category Name of Total Average Total in (e.g., Research Direc- partner months monthly EUR -Access to infrastructure and tor, admin support) or- over salary laboratories gani-za- project (Gross + tion duration charges) Research supervisor/ Provide information on the Project leader 1 source and level of funding for Research supervisor/ operational costs. Project leader 2

Total b) Explain the added value of the funding under this Call. To which extent is the foundation the most appropriate funding source for the proposed initiative (vis-a-vis other funding sources)? What is the expected leverage effect of this funding?

IX. Other useful information a) Environmental, ethical and gen- der issues NB: For gender issues, consider the following, e.g., gender bal- ance in the research team, in what sense is gender relevant in the objectives and methodol- ogy of the project, how the products and outputs of the proposed project benefit men and women. b) Other useful information

Signature of the head of the research unit of the Project Leader

Surname, Given name Position Organization and Postal address

4 of 5 E-mail address, Tel./fax

CHECKLIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENT for SUBMISSION Please submit the documents in Word and Excel as well as in PDF format

 Duly completed Application Form  Financial Table  Gantt Chart  Postdoc Description  CV of the Postdoc (if already identified) and key partners involved (Use required CV format)

IMPORTANT:  Submitted application for funding without the signatures of the head of the research unit of the Project Leader shall be disqualified.  The proposal should be submitted electronically to [email protected]. Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be considered.

Agropolis Fondation shall not be held responsible for submissions not received due to technical problems preventing the transfer of proposals electronically. Please note that all proposals received under this CfP shall be archived and could be used by Agropolis Fondation for analysis in the context of its activities. A proposal shall not be shared with a Third Party without prior consent of its proponent.

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