Project Description – Draft Proposal for a Research Unit

[Title of the Research Unit]

[First name, last name, research institution of spokesperson, research area]

Project Description – Draft Proposal for a Research Unit
Sections 2-3 must not exceed 10 pages in total.

1	Overview of participating researchers and projects

1.1	Participating researchers: Project leaders (applicants) and co-applicants
(Co-applicants are defined as researchers who assume significant responsibility in the project but neither request nor receive project funding.)
(academic title, first name, last name, year of doctoral completion, institution, research area and, where applicable, project code)

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1.2	List of projects
(project code where applicable, project leader, project title, institution, research area)

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2	Summary of the joint work programme
With reference to the structure and items listed in the proposal instructions (DFG form 54.03, section II), summarise the Research Unit’s joint work programme and additional objectives and measures (following chapter 3) in no more than 10 pages.

-	Objectives of the overall project, potential impact on the state of the art, expected benefits of collaboration 
-	(Joint) Preliminary work and project-specific qualifications of participating researchers/working groups as they relate to the proposed project
-	Joint work programme including proposed research methods
-	Potential impact on the research area and local research environment (for local collaborations) as well as how the Research Unit differs from other programmes working in a directly related area 

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3	Additional objectives and measures 

-	National and international cooperation, collaboration with international partners
-	Measures relating to the handling of research data within the Research Unit and support from the institutions involved in the project
-	Measures to advance research careers
-	Measures to promote diversity and equal opportunity

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4	Project- and subject-related list of publications
Works cited from sections 2 and 3, both by the applicant(s) and by third parties. Please include DOI/URL if available. A maximum of ten of your own works cited may be highlighted; font at least Arial 9 pt.

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5	Estimated overall project costs including individual projects
Please provide a cost estimate for the first four years as well as for the entire duration of the Clinical Research Unit.

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6	Summary of individual projects
(max. two pages each including project- and subject-related list of publications with works cited from the individual project description, both by the applicant(s) and by third parties. Please include DOI/URL if available. A maximum of ten of your own works cited may be highlighted; font in the list of publications at least Arial 9 pt.)

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7	CVs of participating researchers
Please use DFG form 53.200.

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8	Cooperation outside the Research Unit, researchers with whom you have collaborated scientifically within the past three years

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