AFR PhD Application Form Annex PhD Project Description and Ethical Issues Table

To be uploaded as .pdf to the AFR-PhD online submission tool before the deadline of submission

Deadline: 20th March 20 !" !:00 #ET

Please carefully read the Guidelines for Applicants before starting the description of your proposal. Bear in mind that the proposal will be evaluated according to the selection criteria set out in the guidelines. To be successful, the description has to clearly address these criteria. The project description must use the headings on page 2. To allow a better reading, please delete the explanations below the headings when you complete the form. The minimum font size allowed is 11 points. The page size is !, and all margins "top, bottom, left, right# should be at least $% mm "not including any footers or headers#. &nsure that the font type chosen is clearly readable "e.g. rial or Times 'ew (oman#. The maximum number of 4 pages should be respected "excluding cover page, bibliography, list of abbreviations, and ethical issues table#) otherwise the *'( may decide to only forward the first ! pages to the external evaluators. $ame o% PhD Applicant: Project Title: Project acron&m: Project's (e&)ords: Public*pri+ate partnership: &es * no $ame and countr& o% host institution: $ame o% PhD ,uper+isor or scienti%ic contact in -I: $ame and countr& o% 2nd institution .i% applicable/: $ame o% PhD ,uper+isor in 2nd institution .i% applicable/: En+isa0ed or e%%ecti+e PhD project start: Duration o% AFR %undin0 re1uested:

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The project description must follow the structure hereafter: 2 Introduction and literature re+ie) .Theme/ +ive a brief review of the literature in your research field "state,of,the,art#, highlighting the scientific interest, the ongoing developments and the contribution you intend to ma-e to the field. 22 -&pothesis and3or Research 4bjecti+es +ive a clear definition of the hypotheses of the research project and the objectives to be achieved in a realistic and, as far as possible, measurable form. .tatement of the research /uestions and0or hypotheses1 e.g. statement of the problem, purpose, significance of the project. 52 Inno+ation3ori0inalit& 6 Expected 4utcomes 2hat is the innovation0originality of the research project3 2hat are the expected project outcomes and mid, to long,term perspectives of your research3 Briefly describe the purpose of the project and the envisaged outcome) including number of publications foreseen "$st author publication expected# !2 Methodolo0& Present an overview of the methodology "approach# to test the hypotheses and to reach the objectives defined above. 72 8or( plan Please indicate roughly the different stages of activities "i.e. wor- pac-ages, milestones# with the corresponding timetable "when3#, location "where3# and collaborating research groups "with whom3#, preferably in spreadsheet format. provisional date for thesis submission and0or final thesis examination should be indicated. The wor- plan must typically be limited to finalise the Ph4 within a period of 5 years. &xceptions can be made for applicants who participate in an official Ph4 programme that is initially planned over a period of ! years "for example Ph4 schools#. 92 :iblio0raph& .short/ and list o% abbre+iations .i% applicable; max2 pa0e/ Please indicate the most relevant papers concerning your research /uestion and methodology, as well as the main literature. Please highlight the most relevant 26 publications followed by the list of the other references. &ach reference must include the names of all authors, the article and journal title, boo- title, publisher, volume number, page numbers and years of publications. 7f the document is available electronically, the website address should be mentioned too. <2 #omment on Resubmission; onl& i% applicable .max2 pa0e/ Please add an extra page, where you explain the modifications and describe how the points raised in the panel synthesis have been addressed "max. $ page, not within the page limit#. 7n addition, if possible, the resubmission should be based on the initial proposal by highlighting in a different colour any changes or additions that were made to the initial version. Please be aware that the re,submitted project will be evaluated by the same standards as 8new9 applications and in the competition of the new call. Thus, even if all points raised in the first synthesis have been addressed, the project might not be retained for funding.
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ET-I#A= I,,>E, TA:=E "#ote: Research in$ol$ing acti$ities mar%ed with an asteris% & in the left column in the table below will be referred automaticall' to (thics Re$iew) Research on -uman Embr&o3Foetus
Does the proposed research in$ol$e human (mbr'os* Does the proposed research in$ol$e human Foetal Tissues+ ,ells* Does the proposed research in$ol$e human (mbr'onic -tem ,ells "h(-,s)* Does the proposed research on human (mbr'onic -tem ,ells in$ol$e cells in culture* Does the proposed research on .uman (mbr'onic -tem ,ells in$ol$e the deri$ation of cells from (mbr'os* / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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Does the proposed research in$ol$e children* Does the proposed research in$ol$e patients* Does the proposed research in$ol$e persons not able to gi$e consent* Does the proposed research in$ol$e adult health' $olunteers* Does the proposed research in$ol$e .uman genetic material* Does the proposed research in$ol$e .uman biological samples* Does the proposed research in$ol$e .uman data collection* / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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Does the proposed research in$ol$e processing of genetic information or personal data "e.g. health7 sexual lifest'le7 ethnicit'7 political opinion7 religious or philosophical con$iction)* Does the proposed research in$ol$e trac%ing the location or obser$ation of people* / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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Research on Animals
Does the proposed research in$ol$e research on animals* Are those animals transgenic small laborator' animals* Are those animals transgenic farm animals* Are those animals non-human primates* Are those animals cloned farm animals* / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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Research on Animals
Does the proposed research in$ol$e the use of local resources "genetic7 animal7 plant7 etc)* /s the proposed research of benefit to local communities "e.g. capacit' building7 access to healthcare7 education7 etc)* / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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Research ha$ing direct militar' use Research ha$ing the potential for terrorist abuse / ,0#F/R1 T.AT #0#( 0F T.( A203( /--4(- APP56 T0 16 PR0P0-A5

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