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CALL FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE FUNDING OF RESEARCH PROJECTS OF NATIONAL RELEVANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE AREAS OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AND AREAS OF INTERVENTION DEFINED BY PNR 2021-2027

 
 
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CALL FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE FUNDING OF RESEARCH PROJECTS OF NATIONAL RELEVANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE AREAS OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AND AREAS OF INTERVENTION DEFINED BY PNR 2021-2027

SECTION A
1 ‐ Research Project Title
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2 - Acronym
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3 - Duration (months) 30
4 ‐ Main ERC field
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5 ‐ Other ERC field
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6 ‐ ERC subfields (one field mandatory)
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7 ‐ Keywords (at least 4: 3 from the CUN archive and one free)
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8 ‐ Principal Investigator
(Surname) (Name) ………………………
(Qualification) ………………………
(Department) ………………………

9 ‐ List of Research Units (U.O.) including P.I.’s Unit
RESEARCH UNITS	NAME AND
SURNAME of the responsible person 	QUALIFICATION	DEPARTMENT	AREA
(Biomedical-Scientific- Social Sciences - Technological - Humanities and Training)	
P.I. Unit 1					
Unit 2					
Unit 3					
……					

10 - Principal Investigator’s Substitute (to be identified among one of the Research Units participating in the project) and Operation Unit managers’s Substitutes.
P.I. Substitute (Surname) (Name) (Qualification) (Department) (Area)
R.U.O. 2 Substitute (Surname) (Name) (Qualification) (Department) (Area)
R.U.O. 3 Substitute (Surname) (Name) (Qualification) (Department) (Area)

11 - Research Group’s composition: PA/PO and researchers (RU, RTDA, RTDB) belonging to the Department of the Unit Manager
P.I. - Unit 1
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	DEPARTMENT	

				

Unit 2 
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	DEPARTMENT	

				

Unit 3 
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	DEPARTMENT	

				

If necessary add more tables for additional Research Units.

The Research Group is composed of the proponents and at least 7 other PA/PO and researchers (RU, RTDA, RTDB) belonging to the Departments of the P.I. and of the U.O. Managers (for a total of at least 10 members).
12 - Proposal Abstract (max. 2.000 characters)

SECTION B
1 Quality of the project (max. 8 pages)
1.1 Detailed description of the project: state of the art, objectives, originality and methodology adopted, with particular reference to interdisciplinary aspects;
1.2 Relevance of the main elements of the project idea to the thematic priorities of the PNR 2021-2027.

2 Project feasibility (max. 10 pages)
2.1 Qualification, composition and complementarity of the Research Team;
2.2 Description of the project with regard to the proposed objectives, the timeframe deemed necessary and the required resources;
2.3 Costs of the project and any co-financing per single Operational Unit, including that of the P.I., broken down by items:
OPERATIONAL
UNIT	ITEM A	ITEM B	ITEM C	ITEM D	
POSSIBLE 
CO-FINANCING

	TOTAL PROJECT COST	AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR FUNDING*	
1								
2								
3								
……….								
TOTAL								
*Total costs of the project without the amount of possible co-financing.
Item A) Staff: Costs related to the person/months dedicated to the research project. Only person/months for the staff recruited exclusively for the project are allowed (co-funding of temporary researchers positions RTDA, research fellows, co-funding of PhD grants) Staff costs should not exceed 50% of the total cost of the project;
Item B) Instruments, scientific equipment, scientific softwares and user licenses for scientific softwares, insofar as they are used for the project;
Item C) Other operating costs, such as, but not limited to: consumables, costs for publications (including open access publications), travel costs and participation in training and /or dissemination events, expenses related to the organization of seminars, conferences, conventions, workshops, including reimbursement of expenses for visiting professors, provided that they are incurred specifically for the project and strictly related to it;
Item D) Costs related to scientific consultancy services or scientific and technical assistance services used exclusively for the purposes of the project which must not however exceed 20% of the total cost of the project.

All items of expenditure may be subject to increase or decrease during the execution of the project, without prejudice to the obligation to maintain unchanged the scientific objectives identified at the time of project submission.
Note: Debit notes made by any of the University’s Structure are not eligible.

2.4 Description of the time commitments of the members of the Research Team and the Staff to be recruited and the relevance of the expenditure plan with the objectives and the articulation of the activities;
2.5 Indication of the foreseeable time commitment for P.I., U.O. Managers and Research Team Members. 
P.I. - Unit 1
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	ESTIMATED 
PERSON/ MONTHS	

				

			TOTAL	

Unit 2
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	ESTIMATED 
PERSON/ MONTHS	

				

			TOTAL	

Unit 3
SURNAME	NAME	QUALIFICATION	ESTIMATED 
PERSON/ MONTHS	

				

			TOTAL	
If necessary add more tables for additional Research Units. 
For all staff, the time commitment envisaged must be consistent with the overall commitments dedicated also to other projects already approved, as well as with the commitments (including teaching and/or study) towards the University.
The cost of person/months of structured staff cannot be included within financial reports.  

2.6 Information on the main new contracts and the time commitment of the Staff to be recruited:
Head
of Unit	Number of planned 
RTDA contracts 
(co-financed)	Number of research fellows planned	Number of PhD grants 
(co-financed)	Predictable total time commitment (months)	
Unit 1 					
Unit 2					
Unit 3					
….					
…..					
TOTAL					

3 Project’s Impact (max. 2 pages)
3.1 Description of how the project will contribute to: achieving the expected results, improving innovative capacity and the attainment of new knowledge and, where relevant, proposing innovative solutions; how it will contribute to economic growth and the resolution of social problems, the protection of cultural or environmental heritage through interdisciplinary approaches;
3.2 Description of any other significant environmental impact (in compliance with the DNSH principle) and social impacts (if not previously described);
3.3 Description of the communication measures proposed for the promotion of the project and its results. The measures should be proportionate to the project with clear objectives and calibrated with respect to the potential target and oriented especially towards the general public;
3.4 Description of the project’s impact on the scientific community and society in light of the objectives defined by the PNR 2021-2027.
Note: As provided for in art. 4 of the Call, the proposal must provide for free online access (at least in green access mode) to the results obtained and to the contents of the research subject to “peer-reviewed” scientific publications within the project, in accordance with the provisions of art. 4, paragraphs 2 and 2 bis, of the Decree Law 8 August 2013, n. 91, converted with amendments by Law n.112 of 7 October 2013. Any obligations of confidentiality or personal data protection remain unaffected. Data that could compromise the achievement of the main objective of the research itself are exempt from open access.

SECTION C
1 Curriculum vitae and publications of the P.I., consistent with the content of the project proposal; 
2 Curriculum vitae and publications of Unit Managers, consistent with the content of the project proposal; 
3 Curriculum vitae and publications of the other members of the Research Group, consistent with the content of the project proposal; 
4 Declaration that the applicants meet the requirements set out in Article 2 (DNSH requirement included) of the Call (P.I. and RUO). If the P.I. or the Unit Manager is an RTDB, it is mandatory he/she has the National Scientific Habitation.