Provide a full description of the proposed project (max. 1500 words) presenting the items below:

  1. Research topic and research questions
  1. Key aims of the project
  1. Key aspects of innovation in relation to the state of scholarship in the field
  1. Proposed plan, activities, time schedule and budget

Please provide a work plan for the fellowship at NIAS.

Include in the work plan the proposed activities to be carried out, a time schedule reflecting these activities, and state reasons for the period requested (3 or 5 months).

Include a budget summary filling the table below in support of this work plan.

The total budget available is € 25.000. Please see the annex of the rules and regulations for instructions (including standard rates) to fill the budget table.

Budget item / Per month (€) / Total 3 months (€) / Total 5 months (€)
NIAS facilities / 700
Replacement costs / FTE x € 2600
Housing (if applicable) / 500 or 750
Travel costs
Additional child care costs
NIAS workshop
Activity after NIAS (only applicable to a 3-month stay)[1]
Total
  1. Describe the expected added value of the interdisciplinary NIAS environment for the proposed project

Describe how a fellowship at NIAS is of added value and of importance to your proposed projectbearing in mind the key aims of the project.

Please note that the fellowships are preferably meant for candidates for whom the interdisciplinary research climate of NIAS and the interaction with the other fellows are particularly attractive, or in other words, when the NIAS environment provides particular added value to both candidate and project proposal.

  1. Relevance to society: potential for knowledge dissemination and application

Describe the potential of the proposed project to be of relevance to society.Briefly describe intended modes of dissemination of the project’s results and how the results may have practical application to create societal impact.

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[1]In the case of a 3-month fellowship the remaining budget can be spent on a related activity during or after the stay at NIAS, for example a visit to a university or research institute outside the Netherlands or the organization of an (international) workshop, e.g. at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, which is a national center for scientific workshops in all scientific disciplines, and a partner of NIAS. Please provide an additional budget summary specifying this activity.