Application Form - Work Life Research 2023
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Introduction
General Information
Summary
Project Consortium
Budget
Communication
Data Management Plan
Ethics
References
Enclosures
Approval and Submission
Introduction

Funds for Work Life Research 2023

Research Council Faroe Islands offers funding for research projects on work life in the Faroe Islands. Funded projects must be of gain to the future labour market in the Faroe Islands.

Thematically, projects may cover the labour market in general, or aspects relating to employees in a certain industry or field of work.

The scope of the projects is not limited; however, the research is required to cover either a topic relevant for labour market stakeholders, or other work related areas warranting further investigation.

Only researchers employed at or associated with research institutes in the Faroe Islands can apply for funding. All funding must be used in the Faroe Islands, except expenses for travelling and conferences.

Application deadline is February 15th 2023, 12:00 noon GMT.

Funding may be granted for research:
- carried out by a Faroese researcher, or
- carried out at a Faroese research institute, and
- considered significant in a Faroese context

Funding may be granted for basic and applied research:
- PhD projects
- Research projects spanning a minimum of 6 months

Advantage is given to projects that strengthen the Faroese Research community with:
- data and lasting knowledge and skills
- cooperation between various researchers/research entities and relevant institutes/organisations
- international cooperation and mobility.

Requirements:
- a minimum of 1/3 of the total cost must be covered by sources other than the Research Council.

The minimum amount available to apply for is 300,000 DKK. There is no set maximum for the budget total, however, funding granted by the Research Council rarely exceeds 1 million DKK for research projects and 1.5 million DKK for PhD projects.

The total amount available for funding in 2023 is up to 2.5 million DKK.

Please read the full Terms of reference before submitting the application.

Applications must include a thorough project description. Furthermore, the applicant’s academic and scientific qualifications are to be fully specified. Academic qualifications, financial requirements, and other information relevant for the board’s consideration must be documented.

Applications must be written in English and submitted through this application portal.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Research Council Faroe Islands for detailed guidance.

Published 8th September 2022

This call for proposals and Terms of reference may be subject to revision until six weeks before the application submission deadline. If the call is revised, we will provide notification here.

General Information

Project Period

Please provide expected start and end date for the project. We recommend the start date to be 1st August 2023 or later. The project period may be minimum 6 months and maximum 4 years.
Summary

Please note, if the application is granted the summary will be published on the Research Council’s website.

Project Consortium
Budget

A detailed budget for the entire project must be enclosed. Please consult with the budget guidelines in the Terms of reference

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Communication
Data Management Plan
Ethics
References
Enclosures

All enclosures must be in pdf format.

Standard page definition for uploaded documents: 2400 characters including spaces.

This equals Calibri, 12-point, 1½ line spacing. Please include line numbers in the Project description.

Project Plan Template
Management Plan template

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Approval and Submission

The host institution is the formal applicant. Therefore the project leader must send the full application to the head of institution for final approval and submission via the application portal.

Drafts of the application can be downloaded in pdf version throughout the process.

Process

When ready for submission, the project leader must send the application to the head of institution for final approval and submission.

While approval is in progress, the application is closed for further editing.

The head of institution can either approve and submit the application or deny the request for approval. In the latter case, the application can be sent back to the project leader for corrections.

Upon return, the project leader can access the application again and edit before resending request for approval.

When the application is finally submitted, the head of institution, the project leader and the key researchers will receive an email with a copy of/link to the submitted application.

Prior to deadline, it is possible for the Head of Institution to reopen the application and allow editing bt the project leader. The submission process will be the same as described above.

When the call is closed, the submission is final and no changes will be accepted.

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