Cooperation Indonesia-The Netherlands Call 2018
NWO, in close cooperation with the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI), launches a call for proposals 2018 of the Cooperation Indonesia-The Netherlands programme. Consortia of research institutes and other organisations (both public and private) in the Netherlands and in Indonesia can apply for funding of joint research projects that focus on i) food, ii) water, and iii) rule of law.
Purpose
The Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education (RISTEKDIKTI) and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) work together in the Cooperation Indonesia-The Netherlands programme to finance joint research that is in alignment with the national science agendas of Indonesia and the Netherlands, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the EU Societal Challenges. The aim of the Cooperation Indonesia-The Netherlands programme is to:
strengthening co-operation in the fields of science and innovation;
address the pressing current problems in society, to strengthen research capabilities and to encourage scientific excellence in Indonesia and the Netherlands through interactions of scientists and scholars at institutions in both countries;
promote interdisciplinary research in areas of medium and long term interest, particularly those related to mutual priorities.
The objectives of this call for proposals are:
to further develop the scientific and societal agenda on food, water and the rule of law;
to create the appropriate inter- and transdisciplinary research partnerships from both countries;
to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular to SDGs 2, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14 (food and water/maritime) and SDGs 16, 5 and 10 (governance & law).
Who can apply
Applications can be submitted by consortia that include:
a Dutch research organisation, acting as the main applicant;
an Indonesian-based research organisation;
at least one other for-profit or not-for profit private and/or public matching partner to enhance the impact of research for society;
a researcher awarded granting for 2018 by RISTEKDIKTI (non-compulsory but considered an added value).
For the 2018 call for proposals, a list of examples of relevant research proposals awarded in 2018 by RISTEKDIKTI can be found in Annex 1 of this call. In case of inclusion of an awarded researcher to the consortium, the awarded granting by RISTEKDIKTI can be considered as top-up funding to the NWO grant. The awarded researcher by RISTEKDIKTi is not necessarily the consortium partner, but may also be a member of the research team.
What to apply for
Consortia can apply for a project with a duration of three years. The maximum grant of NWO is 250,000 euros. This call invites full proposals to be submitted, preceded by a Letter of Intent. All consortium members have to be involved in the formulation of the research questions, in the development of the proposal and in the execution of the research project. Each consortium can apply for one project only.
Full proposals should make clear how they will constitute and operationalize activities and projects for the following facilities:
Personnel costs of project staff;
Research costs;
Knowledge sharing & research uptake costs;
Audit costs (for all other organisations than a Dutch university).
Top-up funding to the NWO grant
If a researcher awarded granting for 2018 by RISTEKDIKTI is part of the consortium or the research team, the awarded funding by RISTEKDIKTI can be considered as top-up funding to the NWO grant. This RISTEKDIKTI funding is a maximum of 40,000 euros guaranteed for the first year. Awarded researchers may be given priorities for funding for the following two years, subject to the selection process and availability of the RISTEKDIKTI’s funding.
More information can be found in section 3.2 of the call for proposals.
When to apply
The deadline for submitting the compulsory Letter of Intent is 17 May 2018, 14.00 hours CE(S)T. The Letter of Intent must be submitted via indonesia-nl@nwo.nl
The deadline for the submission of full proposals is 14 June 2018, 14.00 hours CE(S)T.
Assessment
Criteria
The Letters of intent will not be assessed and are meant to gauge the interest in this call and organise the assessment procedure appropriately.
Eligible applications will be assessed on three criteria:
Scientific quality;
Relevance for innovation in development;
Quality of collaboration, capacity development and communication.
More information about the assessment criteria can be found in section 4.2 of the call for proposals.
Procedure
This call is executed by NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development. If eligible, proposals will be reviewed on the basis of the selection criteria mentioned in Section 4.2 of the call for proposals. Independent, international expert advisors (peer reviewers) will pre-assess the proposals for all criteria. At least two referees' reports will be requested for all admissible proposals. The main applicant will be offered an opportunity to respond within five working days to the comments of the experts.
Advice
During an assessment meeting, the International Advisory Committee (IAC) will discuss all proposals, pre-assessment reports and responses thereof by the applicant and will rank the proposals. The six projects to be awarded will be evenly divided between the three foci, two projects per focus. Based on the ranking and the spread across the foci, the IAC will present an advice on funding to the Steering Committee (SC) of NWO-WOTRO. In case of insufficient quality for a specific focus, the IAC will advise upon allocation of an additional project to one of the other foci. The composition of the IAC will be agreed upon in consultation with RISTEKDIKTI.
More information
Mr. Hali Aprimadya, E-mail: hali@ristekdikti.go.id (only for questions regarding the researchers who have been honored by RISTEKDIKTI in 2018).
Ms. R. Miedema, MA, E-mail: indonesia-nl@nwo.nl.
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