Call for Proposals For

SPECIAL RESEARCH FUND 2017 CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR DOUBLE DOCTORATE DEGREE PROJECTS

IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE COOPERATION BETWEEN HASSELT UNIVERSITY AND MAASTRICHT UMC+

Indicative title of the research project

N° of annexes:

☐ copy of the CV of both supervisors must be included *

Signature principal supervisor (date) UHasselt

Signature principal supervisor (date) Maastricht UMC+

*Required annex: without this annex, the application will be declared inadmissible

This application document shall be filled out in English.

This application document, duly filled out, has to be sent at the latest on 01.04.2017, 17h00 to: [email protected] and [email protected]

Only upon receipt of your confirmation e-mail, your application has been successfully submitted.

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 PART I –GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Supervisor(s) (cfr. Doctoral Studies Regulations article 9)

Principal supervisor* at 2nd supervisor at partner contracting institution institution

Name First name Research group Research Institute/ School

* copy of the CV of both supervisors must be included

2. (If applicable) co-supervisor(s) – max. 2

Co-supervisor* at Co-supervisor* at partner contracting institution institution

Name First name Postdoc / ZAP / UHD / UD / other Research group Research Institute/ School

* copy of the CV of co-supervisor(s) must be included

3. Discipline in which the project will be prepared (PhD degree):

The PhD project must fit within the domains of (interdisciplinary) research in Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. Interdisciplinary applications will also be considered.

@UHasselt side

Geneeskunde en Levenswetenschappen / Medicine and Life Sciences ☐ medische wetenschappen / Medical Science ☐ biomedische wetenschappen / Biomedical Science ☐ revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie / Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy Wetenschappen / Sciences ☐ wetenschappen / Sciences ☐ wetenschappen: wiskunde /Sciences: Mathematics ☐ wetenschappen: fysica / Sciences: Physics ☐ wetenschappen: chemie / Sciences: Chemistry ☐ wetenschappen: biologie / Sciences: Biology ☐ wetenschappen: informatica / Sciences: Information Technology Bedrijfseconomische Wetenschappen / Business Economics ☐ toegepaste economische wetenschappen / Applied Economic Science School voor mobiliteitswetenschappen / School for Transportation Sciences ☐ mobiliteitswetenschappen / Transportation Sciences

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 Rechten / Law ☐ rechten / Law Industriële Ingenieurswetenschappen / Engineering Technology ☐ industriële wetenschappen / Engineering Technology Architectuur en Kunst / Architecture and Art ☐ architectuur / Architecture1 ☐ audiovisuele en beeldende Kunst / Audiovisual and Visual Arts1

@Maastricht UMC+ side

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences ☐ medische wetenschappen / Medical Sciences ☐ biomedische wetenschappen / Biomedical Sciences ☐ gezondheidswetenschappen / Health Sciences

1 The area of study may be supplemented by the name of a discipline.

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 PART II – THE DOCTORAL RESEARCH

1. Title

Nederlands (verplicht)

English (compulsory)

2. Research group and - if applicable - Research Institute in which the project will be prepared at UHasselt side

Research group and Graduate School / Research Institute in which the project will be prepared at Maastricht UMC+ side

3. The doctoral research

Outline the proposed doctoral research (problem statement, objectives & methodology) and, as far as possible, indicate the work plan and time schedule. – max. 5 pages in Verdana 9 .

Including information on the quality of the research environment, embedding of the research project in current initiatives of the Research Institute / School, possible contribution to regional development and elements of valorization

Indicative time schedule, giving the periods of the time spent at UHasselt and at Maastricht UMC+ (50/50)*.

Jan Febr March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 *Indicative timesheets

4. Added value of the project in relation to the collaboration between Hasselt University and Maastricht UMC+.

Please tick the box: ☐ the proposal fits within an existing collaboration between both institutions, ☐ it is a new collaboration.

Please explain how the collaboration will be continued after this project and illustrate the added value for both research groups/institutions.

5. Possible ethical implications relating to the proposed research:

Confirmation that neither of both statements below apply to the proposal ☐ True ☐ False Confirmation that the application will be submitted for clearance at the ethical ☐ True ☐ False committee of the host institution Confirmation that the application is submitted for clearance at the ethical ☐ True ☐ False committee of the host institution

Ethical issues(s) concerning the application:

Does your research involve Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs)? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve the use of human embryos? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve the use of human foetal tissues / cells? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve human participants? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve volunteers for social or human sciences research? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve persons unable to give informed consent? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Are they vulnerable individuals or groups? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve children/minors? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve patients? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve healthy volunteers for medical studies? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve physical interventions on human study participants? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve invasive techniques on human study participants? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does it involve collection of biological samples of human study participants? ☐ Yes ☐ No Does your research involve human cells or tissues (other than from Human ☐ Yes ☐ No Embryos/Foetuses)? Does your research involve personal data collection and/or processing? ☐ Yes ☐ No Does it involve the collection and/or processing of sensitive personal data (e.g.: health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious or philosophical ☐ Yes ☐ No conviction)? Does it involve collecting/processing of genetic information/data? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does it involve tracking or observation of participants? ☐ Yes ☐ No Does your research involve further processing of previously collected personal ☐ Yes ☐ No data (secondary use)?

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 Does your research involve animals? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve vertebrates? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve non-human primates? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve genetically modified animals? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve cloned farm animals? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research involve endangered species? ☐ Yes ☐ No If your research involves low and/or lower middle income countries, are ☐ Yes ☐ No benefits- sharing measures foreseen? Do you plan to use local resources (e.g. animal and/or human tissue samples, ☐ Yes ☐ No …) Could the situation in the country put the individuals taking part in the research ☐ Yes ☐ No at risk? Does your research involve the use of elements that may cause harm to the ☐ Yes ☐ No environment, to animals or plants? Does your research deal with endangered fauna and/or flora and/or protected ☐ Yes ☐ No areas? Does your research involve the use of elements that may cause harm to ☐ Yes ☐ No humans, including research staff? Does your research have the potential for military applications? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Does your research have the potential for malevolent/criminal/terrorist abuse? ☐ Yes ☐ No

Are there any other ethics issues that should be taken into consideration? ☐ Yes ☐ No Please specify:

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017 PART III - ABSTRACTS

Please provide a brief summary of the research proposal in layman’s terms in Dutch (min 250 – max 1.500 characters). This text is intended for the university administration. This text will be used for communication purposes on internal and external websites. We suggest not to include any confidential information.

Please provide a brief summary of the research proposal in layman’s terms, in English (min 250 – max 1.500 characters). This text is intended for the university administration. This text will be used for communication purposes on internal and external websites. We suggest not to include any confidential information.

Special Research Fund 2017 Call for Doctoral grants in the framework of UHasselt – Maastricht UMC+ cooperation 14-02-2017