Guide for Applicants

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CONEX Incoming Fellowship Programme
GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS
Second Call for Applications: CONEX-2014-2
Publication Date: November 3, 2014
Deadline Date: February 17, 2015 (at 13:00 CET)
Version: 13-01-2015
CHANGES TO VERSION 30/10/2014
Career breaks details Included:
• Pag 13 “Career Breaks: Please, provide also details in section Part B.1. “
• Pag 17 “Part B.1- Curriculum vitae of the candidate “In case of career breaks, please,
also detail them in this section”
CONEX International Incoming Fellowships
Guide for Applicants – Second Call for Applications: CONEX-2014-2
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GUIDE FOR APPLICANTS
Table of Contents
1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONEX PROGRAMME ........................................................................ 5
2. ABOUT THE EXPERIENCED AND VERY EXPERIENCED PROFESSOR FELLOWSHIPS......................... 6
a. Who can apply? Eligible Researchers, Mobility Requirements ............................................. 6
b. What kind of research can be funded? The UC3M Departments and ANEP areas .............. 6
c. Duration and Contract Conditions ........................................................................................ 7
3. HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION ............................................................................................ 10
1. CEMS Registration ............................................................................................................... 10
2. Create a draft proposal ....................................................................................................... 11
3. Instructions to complete “Part A” of the application.......................................................... 13
4. Instructions to complete “Part B” of the application.......................................................... 16
5. Instructions to complete “Part C” of the application.......................................................... 18
6. How to submit and modify your proposal .......................................................................... 19
4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS ..................................................................................... 23
a. Eligibility Check.................................................................................................................... 23
b. First and Second Evaluation Steps. Evaluation Criteria....................................................... 23
c. Ethics review ....................................................................................................................... 28
d. Outcome of the results ....................................................................................................... 28
e. Feedback to applicants........................................................................................................ 28
f.
Redress ................................................................................................................................ 28
5. THE PROJECT PHASE .................................................................................................................... 29
6. CALL TIMETABLE AND LIFECYCLE OF THE FELLOWSHIPS ............................................................ 30
7. CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 32
DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................................. 33
ANNEX 1: ANEP Areas ........................................................................................................................ 34
ANNEX 2: Research departments and institutes at the UC3M .......................................................... 40
ANNEX 3: Ethical Issues Table............................................................................................................ 42
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Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is a Spanish
public university of excellence which stands out for
its teaching, research, innovation and social
commitment. It is located in Madrid, the top5
European transportation hub and one of the most
important culture heritages of the world.
The UC3M is a young university, founded in 1989 and
provides teaching of the highest quality and focused
primarily on cutting-edge research and knowledge transfer.
It has 18.676 students, being similar in size to some of the major European universities. 8% of
students at UC3M are foreign and this proportion is notably higher at both master’s (22%) and
doctoral (44%) levels.
UC3M is included in the QS ranking of the top 50 universities under 50 years old. UC3M is one
of the top 10 Spanish universities to be awarded European research projects in ICT, Aerospace
and Socio-economics Sciences.
The UC3M has signed 440 agreements with
universities in 52 countries. These include some of
the world’ top universities (13 of which are in the
top 50 of the Shanghai Ranking). The UC3M is the
1st university in Spain and 3rd in Europe in terms of
undergraduate students taking part in the Erasmus
student exchange.
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1. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF CONEX PROGRAMME
On October 1, 2013, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) launched a new fellowship
programme for incoming mobility called CONEX - CONnecting EXcellence to UC3M. CONEX is
co-funded by the European Commission through the Marie Curie-COFUND programme
(PCOFUNG-GA-2012-600371), Banco Santander, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
(COFUND2014-51509) and other funds.
This fellowship programme offers experienced and very experienced professors of any
nationality a unique opportunity to progress in their career development through an excellent
training. CONEX will run for five years (2013-2018) and will employ 20 professors with more
than 4 years of experience and 8 professors with more than 10 years of experience to carry out
a break-through research project for three years in any of the UC3M’s scientific fields.
Researchers, who must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more
than 12 months within the three years prior to the call deadline, are fully free in the choice of
their research topic, department and supervisor/mentor, to allow their career development to
benefit from the fellowship as much as possible.
To support the researchers in their career advancement, all researchers will have a supervisor
or mentor and are required to set up a Personal Career Development Plan. The selection
process, recruitment and project execution will follow the guidelines of The European Charter
for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
(http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/europeanCharter)
CONEX is also expected to have positive effects on UC3M, in particular through its policy of
‘Concentrating talent’ and on the Spanish landscape in general. CONEX supports the objectives
of the activity heading life-long learning and career development and other European policies,
such as the Innovation Union.
For this second and last call, the CONEX programme offers:
2 fellowships with a minimum duration of 36 months to Very Experienced Professors
(>10 years research experience). The main objective of this scheme is to allow the
researchers to set up their own, new research lines in UC3M. The researchers’ excellence
will be promoted and recognized, with the aim of highlighting personal achievements and
supporting their further development and international recognition.
10 fellowships with a minimum duration of 36 months to Experienced Professors (4 – 10
years research experience). The main objective of scheme 2 is to provide researchers
with training to deepen and/or broaden their skills and start or consolidate their own
independent research team or project.
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2. ABOUT THE EXPERIENCED AND VERY EXPERIENCED PROFESSOR
FELLOWSHIPS
The CONEX programme offers fellowships for incoming mobility at UC3M for extended periods
of research to a specific target group: postdoctoral, highly-qualified scientists in different
stages of their careers – from Ph.D. holders with 4-10 years of experienced to very
experienced researchers with an established scientific career.
a. Who can apply? Eligible Researchers, Mobility Requirements
The criteria for the applicants, who intend to establish and conduct their research activity at
UC3M, are as follows:
1. Applicants must have the degree and research experience appropriate to the CONEX
scheme they apply to (please see below)
2. Applicants may be of any nationality.
3. Applicants must engage in international mobility. Researchers who wish to apply must not
have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months within the
three years immediately prior to the call deadline (except for holidays or similar
situations).
The research experience requested for each scheme is:
CONEX Very Experienced Professors
This scheme is directed at Ph.D. holders with more than 10 years of research experience
and a track record of significant research achievements at least in the last 10 years.
CONEX Experienced Professors
This scheme is aimed at Ph.D. holders with 4-10 years of research experience.
In both cases, the years of experience are measured from the date of his/her first Ph.D. The
time limit to fulfil this condition is on September 15th , 2015. The research career breaks which
are eligible are:
Maternity leave and parenthood: a discount of two years (two months for a man) for
each child. This discount must be applied, if it is beneficial for the candidate.
Compulsory military service: a discount that will be equal to the duration of the
mandatory military service, if it is beneficial for the candidate.
Prolonged certified illness (over ninety days)
Candidates can only submit one application in this call
b. What kind of research can be funded? The UC3M Departments and ANEP areas
Incoming researchers will benefit from a world-class university. The UC3M offers a theoretical,
practical, applied and innovative learning environment, which will ensure that researchers can
achieve their full potential.
Applicants are fully free in the choice of the Department or Research Institute they wish to
work at within the UC3M. The application can include more than one department indicating a
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priority order, but the proposal can only be executed in one of them. Further information
about research at UC3M: www.uc3m.es/research
The University is organized into 27 departments and 26 university research institutes .
The three areas of the CONEX programme are:
1. Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Physics
2. Social Sciences & Law
3. Humanities, Library Science & Communication
The CONEX programme fully complies with the concept of individual driven mobility with
regards to providing the fellows a free choice of their research topic, but applicants must
select the most appropriate scientific sub-area/s on their application form in order to be
evaluated by the proper panel (Step 1 of the evaluation process –see point 4 for further
information about the evaluation process-) Please see Annex I: ANEP Areas.
Applicants are also fully free in the choice of their supervisors. All UC3M group leaders who are
willing to host a CONEX fellow can act as a supervisor/mentor of this fellow.
Therefore, the freedom of the applicants to choose their own research topic, department and
supervisor allows for the project to be tailored to the very specific and individual needs of the
researcher. This in turn will support the researcher in deepening and/or diversifying their
scientific areas of expertise and in expanding their professional networks. Through the CONEX
fellowships, the researchers will have the opportunity to advance their scientific careers,
taking one step further to strengthening or attaining an independent research position.
c. Duration and Contract Conditions
CONEX offers fellowships with a minimum duration of 36 months.
Successful applicants will be offered an employment contract within 30 days after the
evaluation process. They must start their fellowship before the 15th September 2015.
In conformity with Spanish legislation, experienced and postdoctoral researchers are
employed with an employment contract which entitles them to full Social Security coverage.
The Social Security scheme regulated by law covers, among other things, health and accident
insurance, pension and unemployment benefits, maternity leave, temporary or permanent
disability and family benefits.
The condition of being contracted in this program is incompatible with other contractual or
statutory links that could take away from the exclusivity of dedication to research.
Economic Conditions
All the payments included herein are subject to the fiscal obligations and Social Security costs
which, if applicable, are established by current Spanish legislation.
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Living allowance
Very Experienced Professors will receive a minimum gross living allowance of
€65,861.69/ year. This amount shall be paid in 12 monthly instalments
Experienced Professors will receive a minimum gross living allowance of
€37,019.85 / year. This amount shall be paid in 12 monthly instalments.
The living allowance amount is a minimum and will be negotiated subject to additional
non-sporadic academic/research activities. Payments from academic teaching
activities (courses, conferences or speaking engagements) or research (books or
articles) may be authorized, as long as they are of a sporadic and not habitual nature.
Monthly mobility allowance
In addition to the living allowance, all fellows will receive a gross monthly mobility
allowance of:
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€684 per researchers with no family
€977 per researchers with family.
This amount shall be paid in 12 monthly instalments.
Family is defined as persons linked to the researcher by (i) marriage, or (ii) a
relationship with a status equivalent to a marriage recognised by the national
legislation of the country of the beneficiary or of the nationality of the researcher, or
(iii) dependent children who are currently being cared for by the researcher.
The reference date for determining the family situation is the relevant deadline for
submission of the application. No changes to the allowance will be made if the family
status of the researcher changes after that date.
Research expenses
Moreover, each grant holder will receive a contribution to the research expenses of:
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€782 per month for Very Experienced Professors
€391 per month for Experienced Professors
This contribution will be managed by UC3M for expenses related to the participation
of the researcher in research and training activities (except bonus payments) such as
meetings, conference attendance, training actions, courses, etc.
Fellowship start and Duration
The holders of the contract are expected to start their fellowship before the 15th September.
All fellowships have a minimum duration of 36 months. Extensions to these periods may be
made under UC3M regulations. When a fellow takes a maternity/paternity leave during the
fellowship period, the fellowship will automatically be extended for an equivalent period, in
line with statutory maternity entitlements. In all cases, the extension of the fellowships will not
be funded by the CONEX programme if they run beyond September 30, 2018. Any other
extensions of the fellowship will be negotiated in a case-by-case situation.
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Documentation
In order to execute the labour contract, the beneficiary of the fellowship must present the
following documents at the University Human Resources and Organization Service (Servicio de
Recursos Humanos y Organización) before the anticipated date of incorporation:
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A copy of his/her identity card or passport.
A certified photocopy of his/her degree.
A photocopy of his/her Social Security number (if the beneficiary does not have one, it
shall be necessary to apply for one in any Social Security office).
Bank account information.
A passport photo.
Non-European Union beneficiaries must present the corresponding work permit which
allows them to work under contract.
Documents to prove the family condition to determine the mobility allowance.
Proof that the candidate has been engaged in international mobility, not having
resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months within the
three years prior to the call deadline.
The documents must be notarized if necessary.
Intellectual Property Rights
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid will have the ownership of the exploitation rights, both
intellectual and industrial rights, of the results generated by the project.
The researcher fellow will maintain his/her moral rights to his/her work, in special he/she shall
be named as such in the applications.
The researcher fellow is entitled to benefit from the exploitation of the results of the project,
according to the “Regulation for the protection of the research results at Universidad Carlos III
de Madrid” . The sharing of these benefits is governed by this regulation.
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3. HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION
All applications must be made through the online system called the CONEX Electronic
Management System (CEMS): https://aplicaciones.uc3m.es/Cems
Proposals must be submitted electronically using the CEMS. Proposals arriving by any other
means are regarded as ‘not submitted’, and will not be evaluated.
The official language for this call is English; applications which are submitted in any other
language will not be eligible.
Each application consists of the following parts:
• Part A: Administrative forms:
o Information on the researcher
o Proposal Information
• Part B: Scientific and technical forms:
o B.0- Motivation of the applicant
o B.1- Curriculum vitae of the candidate
o B.2- Description of the project
o B.3- Impact of the fellowship
• Part C: Ethical issues form
All documentation must be submitted before the deadline.
New documentation or modifications of the submitted documentation may not
be accepted after the call deadline.
1. CEMS Registration
All applicants must register in the CEMS in order to write and submit the proposal.
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Please, fill in the e-mail field with your individual e-mail address (take into account that
this e-mail address will be the username to access your application, and the contact email
for all the communications),
Password characteristics: First character must be a letter, it must contain at least 4
characters and no more than 15 characters and no characters other than letters, numbers
and the underscore may be used.
Once registered, check your mailbox as a confirmation e-mail of your registration will be
sent within a few minutes.
2. Create a draft proposal
You can log in to the CEMS portal using your e-mail as a username and the password
entered in the registration step.
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The menu consists on:
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Open Positions: The schemes open for that call.
Contact: To contact CONEX Helpdesk
My Submissions: The application saved or submitted. Remember you can modify
and resubmit your application at any time before the deadline date.
Logout: To leave the online application system.
Go to Open Positions Tab:
After logging in, the applicant must choose one of the CONEX schemes and select the
corresponding “Submit Application” button.
In order to fill in your application, you will find three different tabs:
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Call Details: Please check you have selected the right scheme:
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Researcher Info: Form to be filled in.
Proposal Information: Form to be filled in and including the uploading of Part B
and Part C.
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3. Instructions to complete “Part A” of the application
Part A is the administrative data about the research proposal and the researcher, including the
departments or research institutes chosen and the areas for evaluation.
3.1. Go to “Researcher Info”
Please notice that fields in green in the “Researcher Info” online form are compulsory.
Information on the Researcher
Family Name
Family Name at Birth
First Name
Middle Name
Title
Gender
Passport number
Pre-filled in by the system.
Your last name at birth. Optional.
Pre-filled in by the system. Your first name(s) as given on
Passport or Identity Card.
Optional.
Please choose one of the following: Prof. / Dr.
Indicate female or male as appropriate.
Please insert your passport number. Mandatory.
Documentation Type
Optionally, you can add your Spanish identification
number: DNI or NIE
Number
The identification number
1st Nationality
2nd Nationality
Date of birth
Please select one country.
Please specify your date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY).
Nationality at birth
Please select your nationality of birth.
Contact Address:
Street name
Number
Town
Postal Code
Country
Phone 1 (including country code)
Phone 2 (including country code)
The complete street name and details.
The street number. Optional.
The town.
The postal code.
Please insert complete phone number including country
and city/area code. Example +32-2-2991111
Optional.
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E-mail
Pre-filled in by the system.
Ph.D. Information:
Doctorate / Date of Award
Please specify the date of award of your Ph.D.
(DD/MM/YYYY)
Dissertation title
Name of the doctorate or keywords.
Institution
Name of the institution.
Country
You can add more than one Ph.D. degree.
Research Experience:
Full time post-Ph.D. researcher
(years)
Number of years of postdoctoral full-time research
experience (See definitions)
Name of your current institution
Name of the institution. If not applicable, please write N/A
Place of Activity / Place of Residence
Place of activity or residence during the previous three years (most recent first):
Indicate the period(s) and the country/countries in which you have legally resided and/or had
your main activity (work, studies) during the last three years up until the deadline for the
submission of the application.
(*) Proof that the candidate has been engaged in international mobility “Applicants must not
have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months within the 3
years immediately prior to the call deadline” will be provided by the funded fellows during the
recruitment phase.
Period from
DD/MM/YYYY
Period to
DD/MM/YYYY
Duration (months)
Country
In months (click on the calculator icon to get an autocalculated number of months)
Institution
Name of the institution. If not applicable, please write N/A
You can add as many rows as you need.
Breaks during the researcher career:
Among the eligible breaks: maternity leave and parenthood, compulsory military service,
Prolonged certified illness. (See point 2.a. for more information).
Please, provide also details in section Part B.1.
(*) Proof of the breaks during the research career may be properly documented by the funded
fellows during the recruitment phase.
Did you have breaks during your
Yes/No. Optional
research career?
Period from
DD/MM/YYYY
Period to
DD/MM/YYYY
Reason
Free text. There is a limit of 500 characters.
You can add as many rows as you need.
Mobility Allowance:
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Are you eligible for the family-related mobility
allowance?
Yes/No. (See point 2.c. for more
information)
3.2. Go to “Proposal Information”
Please notice that fields in green in the “Proposal Information” online form are compulsory.
Proposal Information
Proposal Number
Proposal Acronym
Proposal Title
Scheme
Scientific UC3M Area
Priority Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Filled in by the system.
A short title or acronym will be used to identify the
proposal. It should be of no more than 20 characters (use
standard alphabet and numbers only; no spaces, symbols
or special characters, please).
The same acronym should appear on each page of Part B.
The title should be no longer than 200 characters
Filled in by the system:
• CONEX Very Experienced Professors
• CONEX Experienced Professors
1. Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Physics
2. Social Sciences & Law
3. Humanities, Library Science & Communication
Please choose the Priority Area (ANEP areas) (See Annex 1)
by which you would like your proposal to be evaluated.
Mandatory.
You can choose a secondary area that you consider most
relevant to your proposal. Optional.
You can choose a third area that you consider most
relevant to your proposal. Optional.
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Keywords
Please enter free text keywords that you believe best
characterise the scope of your research proposal. There is a
limit of 200 characters.
Abstract
The abstract (summary) should, at a glance, provide the
reader with a clear understanding of the objectives of the
research proposal and how they will be achieved. The
abstract will be used as the short description of your
research proposal in the evaluation process.
The abstract must be written in English. There is a limit of
2000 characters (spaces and line breaks included).
Does this proposal include any of Yes/No. Please see the part of the application related to
the sensitive ethical issues “Ethical issues form”
detailed in the Research Ethical
Issues table?
UC3M Department/institute (1st Please choose your first option for the department or
Option)
research institute where you wish to work (See Annex 2 for
further information). Mandatory.
UC3M Department/institute (2nd Please choose your second option for the department or
Option)
research institute where you wish to work. Optional.
UC3M Department/institute (3rd Please choose your third option for the department or
Option)
research institute where you wish to work. Optional.
Tentative Starting Date
Project Duration (in months)
Tentative starting date of the contract if your proposal is
successful. Mandatory field but not binding for the
applicant in the event of obtaining a CONEX fellowship.
Project duration in months. Eligible proposal should be 36
months duration.
4. Instructions to complete “Part B” of the application
The template of Part B can be downloaded on the CONEX Call for Application webpage and its
use is mandatory. In order to fill it in, open the template Part B (rtf file) and edit it. Once it is
completed, convert it to PDF format and then upload it in the CEMS (Proposal Information
Form).
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The following parameters must be respected for the layout:
Page Format
A4
Font Type
Font Size
Times
New At least 11
Roman
Line Spacing
Single
Margins
2 cm side
1.4 cm bottom
The information to be included and the maximum length of each section is described below.
Page limits must be strictly adhered to; in case a proposal exceeds the maximum number of
pages indicated for a section of the proposal, or for the proposal as a whole, the evaluators
will disregard any excess pages.
Each proposal page must carry a header presenting the PI’s last name and the acronym.
Regardless of any page limits specified in this guide, the pdf file must not exceed 5 Mbytes.
Cover Page:
Proposal full title
Proposal acronym
Name of the Principal Investigator (PI)
Proposal summary: copy/paste of abstract from administrative form A
Part B.0 – Motivation of the applicant (maximum 1 page)
Part B.1- Curriculum vitae of the candidate (maximum 7 pages)
To include the applicant’s CV and a list of main achievements, such as:
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Research experience.
Research results including patents, publications, teaching etc., taking into account the
level of experience.
Independent thinking and leadership qualities, supervision of Ph.D.
International commitment, participation and directions of research projects.
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In case of career breaks, please, also detail them in this section.
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Part B.2- Description of the project (maximum 6 pages):
In the description of the proposed project, the applicant must take into account the
evaluation criteria of this part:
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Scientific / technological quality, including any interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary
aspects of the proposal.
Innovative nature and originality of the project. Ambitious objectives. Novel or
unconventional concepts and/or approaches.
Methodology and approach. Suitability of the methodology.
Feasibility of the project. Achievable objectives.
Part B.3- Impact of the fellowship (maximum 4 pages)
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In the description of the impact of the fellowship, the applicant must take into account the
evaluation criteria of this part:
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Potential impact and benefit of this fellowship on his/her research career.
Clarity of the training plan (Experienced Professor scheme) or research plan (Very
Experienced Professor scheme)
Potential of the scheme to further improve the prospects of reaching and/or
reinforcing a position of professional maturity, diversity and independence.
Benefit of the mobility to UC3M and specific departments/institutes at the UC3M.
5. Instructions to complete “Part C” of the application
The template of Part C can be downloaded on the CONEX Call for Application webpage and
its use is mandatory, even if the proposal does not have ethical or sensitive issues. In order
to fill it in, open the template Part C (rtf file) and edit it. Once it is completed, convert it to
PDF format and then upload it in the CEMS (Proposal Information Form).
All CONEX-funded research shall comply with the relevant national, EU and international
ethics-related rules and professional codes of conduct. Where necessary, the
beneficiary(ies) shall provide the CONEX Management Team with a written confirmation
that it has received (a) favourable opinion(s) from the relevant ethics committee.
Part C.1 Ethical Issues Description (maximum 2 pages)
If the answer to any of the questions of the Ethical Issues Table (see below) is yes, you
must provide in this section a brief explanation of the ethical issue involved and how it
will be dealt with appropriately. Please specify as well any authorisation or permission
you already have for the proposed work.
Part C.2 Ethical Issues Table:
The applicant must complete the “Ethical Issues Table” to identify any ethical aspects of
the proposed work. This table has to be completed even if the proposal does not have
ethical or sensible issues (simply confirm that none of the ethical issues apply to the
proposal)
You can find a model of the Ethical Issues Table in Annex 3.
You have to choose the Attached file type as Part C- Ethical Issues before upload it in CEMS.
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6. How to submit and modify your proposal
Applicants may modify their data and proposal at any time before the deadline. You can
save your data at any time, pressing the
button, and submit your
application several times before the deadline date. Each subsequent submission
overwrites the previously submitted version. The latest version available at the deadline is
considered the one submitted.
Before submitting the application, you must upload Part B and Part C:
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Log in to the CEMS
Go to the “Proposal Information” tab.
At the bottom you will find the browse button to locate the part B and part C files,
selecting the attached file type.
Next, you can press the “Submit” button
.
It is recommended that the file name contains the ‘Proposal Short Name’, such as:
PartB_[Proposal-Short-Name].pdf
Part C_[Proporsal-Short-Name].pdf
The system will offer you an application summary after an automatic check and will give
warning messages if mandatory fields are not completed.
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Remember: Without submission, all the uploaded data (Forms, Part B and Part C) are
simply saved in the database without forming an application package and without being
recognised as a submitted application.
Before the final submission of the application in the online system, the candidate must
accept the following compulsory declarations:
I acknowledge that I am aware of the eligibility
requirements to apply to the CONEX Fellowship
Programme as specified in the Official Call Text (3
November 2014Resolution by the President of
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), and certify that,
to the best of my knowledge, my application is in
compliance with all these requirements and
specifically with the following eligibility criteria:
1. Applicants must have the appropriate
degree and research experience
according to the CONEX scheme they
apply to.
2. Applicants must engage in international
mobility. Applicants must not have
resided or carried out their main activity
in Spain for more than 12 months within
the 3 years immediately prior to the
deadline of the call.
REQUESTS to be admitted to the selection process
referred to by the present petition, DECLARES
that the recorded information is true, and that
he/she meets the necessary conditions to
participate in the aforementioned call, including
the required degree, committing to show proof of
all the information that appears on this
application. GRANTS EXPRESS CONSENT for the
information provided to be subjected to
automated handling and included in the
Computerized Files of the University, necessary
for the processing of this application, with the
Yes
Please confirm that you are eligible
according to all requirements established
in the CONEX Official Announcement–
please pay particular attention to Section
4, ‘Eligibility criteria’.
The candidate must take into account
that in order to execute the labour
contract, the beneficiary of the fellowship
must present different documents at the
University before the date of
incorporation –please see Section 11 of
the call text, “Contract Execution,” for
more information.
Yes
Please confirm that you meet the
conditions to participate in this call and
you give express consent to data
protection.
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knowledge that the right to access, rectify, and
cancel the handled information may be exercised
before the staff responsible for the file. (Decision
of May 20, 2004, passed by the President of the
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.)
Personal data gathered will be incorporated and
dealt with in the file, Comprehensive
Administration of Research, whose purpose is the
economic-administrative processing of research
projects, the search for research-related funding,
promotion and financing of the research with
institution funds, the hiring of personnel to be
financed by research funds, the exploitation of
research information by way of the research
report and other indicators, providing researchers
with tools of curricular administration and
obtaining data for statistics and official
consultations related to the research. The file is
registered in the General Registry of Data
Protection at the Spanish Agency for Data
Protection. Personal data could be transferred to
Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología
(FECYT), Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y
Prospectiva (ANEP), national and european
funders of R&D, as well as others established in
the legal code. The organ responsible for the file
is the University Office of Administration, and the
address where the interested party can exercise
rights of access, rectification, cancellation and
opposition to the same is: Servicio de
Investigación, Avenida de la Universidad, 30,
28903 Leganés (Madrid), all of which is
communicated in compliance with Article 5 of
Organic Law 15/1999, from December 13th, on
the Protection of Personal Data.
The system makes an automatic validation so in case you have not filled in all the
compulsory fields, you will have a new Application Summary with the missing fields
marked with
Remember: Applicants could modify their proposal and data submitted at any time before
the deadline, as long as they will do a re-submitted. Each subsequent submission
overwrites the previously submitted version. The latest version available at the deadline is
considered the one submitted.
Upon reception of the complete application in the CEMS system, the applicant will receive
an e-mail to confirm that he/she has entered the selection process, along with an
application reference.
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After the call deadline, no update of the proposal will be accepted. Only the information
that the application (part B and Part C) contains within the given page limits will be
evaluated. However, a read-only access to the submitted application is granted in case the
PI wishes to verify what has been submitted.
CONEX Application Checklist
I. Choose the call and scheme for which you want to apply.
II. Fill in the forms and save the forms.
III. Upload the Part B and the Part C files.
IV. Save the proposal.
V. SUBMIT THE PROPOSAL!
You are advised to download a Checklist for Applicants from the CONEX Call for Applications
webpage.
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4. EVALUATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
a. Eligibility Check
All applicants and proposals are checked for eligibility. If the applicant and/or proposal are not
eligible, UC3M will send a notification to the ineligible applicant, informing him/her of the
reason(s) for the ineligibility of the applicant and/or the proposal. This notification will be sent
within 15 calendar days after the deadline.
Eligibility criteria:
1. Applicants must have the degree and research experience appropriate to the
CONEX scheme they apply to.
2. Applicants must engage in international mobility. Applicants must not have resided
or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months within the 3
years prior to the deadline of the call.
3. Applicants should propose proposals for a stay of 36 months.
4. Proposals must be complete, as indicated in point 3.
5. Proposals must be submitted through the CEMS before the call deadline.
6. Proposals must be executed at a Department or Research Institute at Universidad
Carlos III de Madrid.
7. Proposals must include only one candidate.
8. The application must include a tentative starting date of the contract (before
September 15th). Applicants must take into account that this date is compulsory
when filling in the application form, but tentative and not binding in case of a
successful application.
Proposals from ineligible applicants / ineligible applications will not be evaluated.
b. First and Second Evaluation Steps. Evaluation Criteria.
All eligible proposals will be included in the evaluation process. UC3M aims to finalize the
evaluation process and inform the applicants of the evaluation results by June, 2015.
Evaluation process
The evaluation process is a two-step evaluation process, with a final score of up to 100 points.
The first step of the evaluation is carried out by the National Evaluation and Foresight Agency
(ANEP). The second step involves evaluation by the UC3M Selection Committee. Evaluation in
step one will focus on the scientific and technological quality of the proposal and the applicant.
Evaluation in step two will focus on the expected impact of the fellowship on the career of the
researcher, the expected impact on the Department/Institute and on the University.
First Step
The first step of the evaluation procedure is a scientific and technical peer-review evaluation,
by evaluators selected by the ANEP (Spanish Evaluation and Foresight Agency, within the State
Department of Research of the Ministry of Science and Innovation).
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The selection process will follow the guidelines of The European Charter for Researchers and
Code
of
Conduct
for
the
Recruitment
of
Researchers
(http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/europeanCharter). The selection committees
will bring together diverse expertise and knowledge and will have an adequate gender balance
and, where appropriate and feasible, include members from different sectors (public and
private) and disciplines, including from other countries and with relevant experience to assess
the candidate.
Each proposal will be read by two evaluators, and a consolidated evaluation report will be
written. Each proposal will receive a score of up to 80 points. The reviewers will also indicate
whether, in their view, the proposal deals with sensitive ethical issues.
Second Step
Step 2 involves a strategic evaluation and a remote interview by a selection panel. Step 2 is
carried out by a UC3M Selection Committee. This Selection Committee is composed of three
professors which have no direct or indirect interest in the proposal submitted. One member of
this committee will be female and one of them will be an international member. The selection
procedure will be monitored by two representative authorities of the UC3M.
The UC3M Selection Committee will receive the evaluation reports and the ordered list of
candidates with the scores received from the ANEP for the scientific and technical evaluation
(up to 80 points). The Selection Committee will evaluate only those proposals which have
reached a minimum threshold of 45 points.
The Selection Committee will look at the strategic aspects of the application in relation to the
objectives of the CONEX programme.
The UC3M Selection Committee can assign up to 20 points to each proposal (15 points related
to the strategic aspects of the application and 5 points for the interview). Recommendations
for improvements to be discussed as part of a possible negotiation phase are given, if needed,
by the Selection Committee. Moreover, evaluators will decide whether an ethical review will
be necessary. The Selection Committee will provide a score for each proposal.
Interview
Candidates with the highest scores in the strategic evaluation will be invited to a remote
interview.
The number of candidates invited to the interview will be three times the number of
candidates for whom funding is available.
The interview may be conducted by tele- or videoconference or Skype. The language of the
interview will be English, but the candidate and the committee can agree to use Spanish. Both
languages are used for teaching at UC3M.
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1. Evaluation process
The final score for each proposal will be the sum of a maximum of 80 points awarded by the
Evaluation Committee in the ANEP and a maximum 20 points awarded by the UC3M Selection
Committee.
Selection criteria
The selection criteria for the fellows and proposals are the following:
1. Academic excellence of the candidate
2. Excellence of the project
3. Impact of the fellowship
4. Selection, through an interview with the delegate representative
For each criterion and sub-criterion, the research experience of the applicant will be taken into
account. For example, researchers applying to scheme 1 are expected to present more highimpact publications and patents than researchers applying to scheme 2.
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Table 1. Selection criteria for the CONEX fellowship call
Academic excellence
of the candidate (*)
Excellence of the
project
Evaluation by ANEP
Research
experience.
Research results
including patents,
publications,
teaching, etc.,
taking into account
the level of
experience.
Independent
thinking and
leadership
qualities,
supervision of Ph.D.
International
commitment,
participation and
directions of
research projects.
Scientific /
technological
quality, including
any
interdisciplinary
and
transdisciplinary
aspects of the
proposal.
Innovative nature
and originality of
the project.
Ambitious
objectives. Novel or
unconventional
concepts and/or
approaches.
Impact of the fellowship
Evaluation by UC3M
Selection Committee
Potential impact
and benefit of
this fellowship on
his/her research
career
Clarity of the
training plan
(scheme 2) or
research plan
(scheme 1)
Methodology and
approach. Suitability
of the methodology.
Ambitious
objectives.
Potential of the
scheme to further
improve the
prospects of
reaching and/or
reinforcing a
position of
professional
maturity, diversity
and independence
Feasibility of the
project. Achievable
objectives.
Benefit of the
mobility to UC3M
(or specific groups
at UC3M)
Strategic view of the
applicant (scheme 1)
Scientific view of the
applicant
Motivation of the
applicant
(*) The candidate’s academic excellence will be based on the evaluation of the merits of each
candidate (research experience, high-impact publications, patents, leadership, supervision of
Ph.D. students, international collaborations, international commitment, participation and
direction of research projects funded in open calls –FP7, NSF,…-, collaborations with
companies/organizations). Moreover, the ANEP will take into account the following
bibliometric indicators:
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Bibliometric indicators of
scientific production
Field 1: Engineering, Number
of
published
Applied
papers in indexed journals
Mathematics
and in the last 10 years in Web
Physics
Of Science (Thomson).
Field
2:
Social
Sciences & Law
2.1.
Economics,
Business
and
Finance
Number
of
published
papers in indexed journals
in the last 10 years in Web
Of Science (Thomson).
Field
2:
Social
Sciences & Law
2.2. Law and other
Social Science fields
Number
of
published
documents (journals, books
and book chapters) in the
last 10 years.
Field 3. Humanities, Number
of
published
Library Science and documents (journals, books
Communication
and book chapters) in the
last 10 years.
Bibliometric indicators of impact and
visibility
Total number of citations of candidates’
papers in the last 10 years and
normalised according to his/her
research field.
Number of publications in the first
quartile according to WoS.
Total number of citations of candidates’
papers in the last 10 years and
normalised according to his/her
research field.
Number of publications in the first
quartile according to WoS.
Number of publications in journals,
which are included in the European
Reference Index for the Humanities
(ERIH)
in
the
INT1
category
(international publications with high
visibility and influence), or number of
published papers in indexed journals in
Web Of Science.
Number of publications in journals,
which are included in the European
Reference Index for the Humanities
(ERIH)
in
the
INT1
category
(international publications with high
visibility and influence), or number of
published papers in indexed journals in
Web Of Science.
The weight of the four evaluation criteria and sub-criteria will be different for applicants in the
two schemes, to allow for their different research experiences and training needs. Please see
the table below for the maximum number of points awarded for each evaluation criterion per
scheme.
Table 2. Evaluation criteria and scores for each scheme
Evaluation Criteria
First Evaluation
Second
Evaluation
Excellence of
applicant
Excellence of the
project
Impact of the
fellowship
Interview
Total Score
Very Experienced
Professors
Experienced Professors
50
40
30
40
15
15
5
5
100
100
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c. Ethics review
The ethical rules for CONEX are fully in line with the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
rules on ethical issues (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ethics_en.html). Applicants must indicate
in their proposal whether their research deals with ethical issues. During the evaluation
process, both the Evaluation Committee from the ANEP and the UC3M Selection Committee
will check whether the statements from the applicants are correct and whether ethical issues
are dealt with adequately. An ethical review by the UC3M´s “Ethics Committee” will take place
for those fellows that are ultimately selected for funding or in the reserve list and for whom
some ethical issues in the Ethical Issue Table or in the evaluation process have been identified.
After the evaluation process, if needed, the Selection Committee will send the proposals to
the UC3M Ethical Committee to carry out this ethical review. They may propose
recommendations, regarding the ethical issues assessed, which have to be taken into account
to carry out the project.
d. Outcome of the results
All applicants receive an Evaluation Summary Report (ESR) with the results of the evaluation,
including the scores and the comments of the peer-review evaluators,. The comments of the
evaluators include the strengths and weaknesses identified in their proposals.
e. Feedback to applicants
For each scheme, a resolution from the Office of the University Rector with list of the
successful candidates and substitutes will be published. This resolution will not be published
prior to June.
All applicants will receive the Evaluation Summary Report.
Within 30 days after the publication of the evaluation results, the University will contact
successful applicants who will receive a draft contract.
f. Redress
After receiving feedback of the evaluation of their proposal, the applicants will have 15
calendar days to submit a request for redress. Requests must be sent by email to the email
address provided on the CONEX website. The template will be available in the website. The
candidate will receive an AOR of his request in the following days.
The management team of CONEX will process and examine the requests and forward them to
the Selection Committee who will decide and provide a definitive reply. The Selection
Committee will reply within one month of the date of the request.
Redress requests cannot be made with regards to the scientific judgments of the reviewers
and Selection Committee, but only with regards to procedural issues or perceived incorrect
application of eligibility criteria.
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5. THE PROJECT PHASE
Successful applicants who join the UC3M will receive the “Guide for Practical Issues” in order
to facilitate the arrival of visiting international researchers. This guide provides information on
the administrative procedures to be carried out in Spain and provides practical support to
researchers in any administrative procedures outside UC3M: opening a bank account, applying
for a foreigners’ identification number (NIE), registering with Social Security, requesting a
health card at the Health Centre, registering with the Official Registry for Foreigners and
further issues.
a. Scientific Reporting
Researchers contracted under the CONEX programme must submit an interim scientific report
within 30 days after the first and second annual deadline of the project. These reports must
describe the project, give relevant information on its development as well as the preliminary
results obtained, and describe any changes compared to the original proposal. At the end of
the project, the fellows must submit their final scientific report. All interim and final scientific
reports must be sent to the CONEX management team.
Researchers will be provided with the “Guide for Reporting,” which will include the relevant
information and templates for reporting.
b. Suspension of Fellowships
As is indicated in the Call text, the contract modifications which are allowed are:
Interruptions
Interruptions in situations of temporary incapacity for a period equal to or greater than
three consecutive months because of maternity, adoption or transitional or permanent
foster care of minors under the age of six will be of a duration equal to those legally
established for said cases. In accordance with current regulations, the fellowship will be
extended for the same period of time it was interrupted for any of the reasons cited in the
previous section.
Contract termination
UC3M, as the employer of funded fellows, has the right to cancel a fellowship that has
already been awarded in the following situations:
a. The fellowship has been accepted but has not commenced within the timeline, unless
for justified reasons (e.g., difficulties in obtaining the necessary documents).
b. The fellowship is interrupted without justified reasons.
c. A justified suspension of a maximum of 30 days is not considered a cause for
cancellation.
d. The evaluation of interim and final scientific reports has not successfully been passed.
Contract Resignation
Should the fellow not be able to conclude his/her fellowship period for personal reasons,
he/she must promptly notify the CONEX management team.
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6. CALL TIMETABLE AND LIFECYCLE OF THE FELLOWSHIPS
Publication date:
Deadline date:
Evaluation:
Project starting date:
November 3
2014
February 17
2015
February - May
2015
Before September
15 2015
Evaluation
results
June 2015
Deadline: February 17, 2015 at 13:00 CET
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•
•
•
•
•
•
CONEX Call for Applications
Applications Forms
Guide for Applicants
Checklist for Applicants
FAQs
Online Application System
• Acknowledgment of Receipt
Call Publication
Stage 1: Call
publication
rd
3 November, 2014
Receipt of
applications
Stage 2: Application
Submission
th
17 February, 2014
• Guide for Evaluators
1st Step Evaluation
Threshold 45 points
Stage 3: ANEP review
Up to 80 points
• Guide for Evaluators
2nd Step Evaluation
Applicants with highest
impact score
Interview
Stage 4: UC3M
Committee review
Up to 20 points
June, 2015
Resolution &
Negotiations
Stage 5:Resolution &
Incorporation
Accept?
Incorporation
Start of the project
th
Before 15
September, 2015
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7. CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions about any aspect of the CONEX Programme in general and the Second
Call for Applications in particular, send an e-mail to [email protected]
Please make sure to submit any enquiries at least 2 days before the deadline so the Help Desk
can have sufficient time to provide an answer in time.
In any case, we recommend you visit our Frequently Asked Questions webpage first.
CONEX Helpdesk
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Edificio Juan Benet
Avda. de la Universidad, 30.
28911 Leganés (Madrid) SPAIN
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: www.uc3m.es/CONEX
Phone: +0034 916245809
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DEFINITIONS
Research experience: This is measured from the date when the researcher obtained the
doctorate. Career breaks such as maternity leave and parenthood, compulsory military service
or prolonged certified illness are taken into account.
Full-time research experience: This is the researcher’s full-time postdoctoral research
experience at the time of recruitment. Only time spent on postdoctoral research activities
should be included. Any periods of part-time activity in research should be translated into fulltime experience (e.g., 3 years half time = 1.5 years full-time). Please note that the candidate
may be asked to produce evidence of this experience.
Mobility: At the time of the relevant deadline for submission of applications, researchers shall
not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Spain for more than
12 months within the three years immediately prior to the deadline date.
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ANNEX 1: ANEP Areas
BMED
Biomedicine
COM
Electronic and Telecommunications Technology
CS
Social Sciences
DER
Law
ECO
Economic Sciences
FFI
Philology and Philosophy
FI
Physics and Earth and Space Sciences
HA
History and Arts
IEL
Electrical, Electronic and Automatic Control Engineering and
Technology
IME
Mechanical, Naval and Aeronautical Engineering and
Technology
INF
Computer Science and Technology
MCLI
Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology
MTM
Mathematics
PS
Psychology
QMC
Chemistry
TM
Materials Science and Technology
TQ
Chemical Technology and Engineering
A brief description of each area can be found below:
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BMED
Biomedicine
Includes:
- Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Immunology
- Cardiovascular
- Neuroscience
- Anatomy
- Hepatology
- Cellular death
- Genetics
- Cancer
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic Diseases
- Microbiology
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Pharmacology
- General and Systems Pharmacology
- Cellular and Systems Physiology
COM
Electronic and Telecommunications Technology
Includes:
- Electronics
- Optical Communications
- Photonics technology
- Signal processing
- Telematics
CS
Social Sciences
Includes:
- Audiovisual Communication
- Human Geography
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Political Science and Administration
- Sociology
- Techniques of Social Research
DER
Law
Includes:
- Administrative Law
- Civil Law
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure Law
- European Community Law
- Private International Law
- Procedural Law
- Public International Law
ECO
Economic Sciences
Includes:
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-
Applications to banking systems and services
Applied Economics
Business Organisation
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Economic Theory
Economics of Organisations
Empirical Finance
Fundamentals of Economic Analysis
Game Theory
Household Economics
Industrial Economics
Information Economics
International Economics
Labour Economics
Macroeconomics
Mathematical Economics
Microeconometrics
Regulation, Competition and Business Behaviour
FFI
Philology and Philosophy
Includes:
- Classical Philology
- Comparative Literature
- English Literature
- Gender Studies
- General Linguistics
- Greek Linguistics
- Language
- Literature
- Literature Theory
- Logic
- Modern Philology
- Philosophy
- Philosophy of Logic and Language
- Philosophy of Science
- Spanish Literature
FI
Physics and Earth and Space Sciences
Includes:
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Atomic, Molecular and Optical
- Particles
- Statistical Physics, Biophysics and Nonlinear Physics
- Theoretical Physics
- Condensed Matter
HA
History and Arts
Includes:
- Ancient History
- Prehistory and Archaeology
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-
Arts
Medieval history
Contemporary History
IEL
Electrical, Electronic and Automatic Control Engineering and
Technology
Includes:
- Control Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Devices
- Microelectronics
IME
Mechanical, Naval and Aeronautical Engineering and
Technology
Includes:
- Biomechanics
- Computational Fracture Mechanics
- Computational Mechanics
- Energy
- Energy Optimization
- Finite Element Method
- Machines and Mechanisms
- Manufacturing
- Materials Modelling
- Plastic Forming
- Sheet Metal Forming
- Structural Mechanics
- Thermal Energy Storage
INF
Computer Science and Technology
Includes:
- Advanced Interfaces
- Computer Science
- High Performance Computing
- Information Management
- Open Distributed Systems
- Smart Systems
- Software Engineering
MCLI
Clinical Medicine and Epidemiology
Includes:
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Epidemiology
- Health Services
- Infectious Diseases
- Metabolic Diseases
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Surgery
MTM
Mathematics
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Includes:
- Algebra
- Applied Mathematics
- Geometry
- Mathematical Analysis
- Numerical Analysis
- Topology
PS
Psychology
Includes:
- Evaluation
- Methodology
- Personality
- Psychobiology
- Psychological Treatments
- Social psychology
QMC
Chemistry
Includes:
- Analytical Chemistry
- Biological Chemistry
- Biotechnological Chemistry
- Catalysis
- Environmental Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Molecular Materials
- Nanochemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Organometallic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Supramolecular Chemistry
TM
Materials Science and Technology
Includes:
- Binders
- Building materials (characterisation, preparation and
applications)
- Characterisation and modelling of polymer colloids useful
in biomedical applications
- Construction Technology
- Durability
- Electrical Supplies
- Magnetic Alloys
- Magnetic Materials
- Magnetic Sensors
- Magneto Caloric Effect
- Magneto Resistance
- Magneto Transport
- Materials for Energy (batteries, catalysis)
- Polymerisation in Disperse Medium
- Reuse of Waste
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-
TQ
Solid State Chemistry
Sustainability
Synthesis
Chemical Technology and Engineering
Includes:
- Advanced Separation Processes
- Biotechnological Processes
- Environmental Remediation
- Environmental Technologies
- Preparation and Application of Adsorbents and Catalysts
- Sustainable Management of Energy
- Utilisation of Waste Biomass
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ANNEX 2: Research departments and institutes at the UC3M
Departments
- Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering
- Business Administration
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis
- Criminal Law, Procedural Law and History of Law
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Technology
- Humanities: Geography, Contemporary History and Art
- Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory
- International Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Philosophy of Law
- Journalism and Audiovisual Communication
- Library Science and Documentation
- Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
- Private Law
- Private Social and International Law
- Public State Law
- Signal and Communications Theory
- Social Analysis
- Social Sciences
- Statistics
- Systems Engineering and Automation
- Telematics Engineering
- Thermal and Fluids Engineering
Institutes
- Institute "Flores de Lemus"
- Institute for Justice and Litigation "Alonso Martínez"
- Institute of Business Development (INDEM)
- Institute of Chemistry and Materials Technology "Álvaro Alonso Barba"
- Institute of Classical Studies on Society and Politics "Lucio Anneo Séneca"
- Institute of Comparative Public Law "Manuel García Pelayo"
- Institute of Culture and Technology
- Institute of Documentation and Information Management "Agustín Millares"
- Institute of Entrepreneurial and Family Business "Conde de Campomanes"
- Institute of History and Social Sciences "Figuerola"
- Institute of Human Rights "Bartolomé de las Casas"
- Institute of International and European Studies "Francisco de Vitoria"
- Institute of Land, Urbanism and Environment "Pascual Madoz"
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-
Institute of Motor Vehicle Safety "Duque de Santomauro"
Institute of Policy and Governance
Institute of Social Security "Juan Luis Vives"
Institute of Technology Development and Innovation "Pedro Juan de Lastanosa"
Intercollegiate Institute of Advanced Research on Evaluation of Science and
Universities (INAECU)
Interuniversity Institute for Cultural Communication
Joint Institute of Social Science (IC3JM) Carlos III de Madrid - Fundación Juan March
University Institute for Modelling and Simulation in Fluodynamics, Nanoscience and
Industrial Mathematics "Gregorio Millán Barbany"
University Institute of Economics
University Institute of Historiography "Julio Caro Baroja"
University Institute of Law and Economics (IUDEC)
University Institute on Gender Studies
University Research Institute for Security and Defence Intelligence "Juan Velázquez de
Velasco"
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ANNEX 3: Ethical Issues Table
The Ethical Issues Table is in line with the FP7 form and includes the following information:
Please indicate here the page number of Part B of your application on which the ethical issue
in question arises.
Research on Human Embryos/ Foetuses
Does the proposed research involve human Embryos?
Does the proposed research involve human Foetal Tissues/ Cells?
Does the proposed research involve human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs)?
Does the proposed research on human Embryonic Stem Cells involve cells in
culture?
Does the proposed research on Human Embryonic Stem Cells involve the derivation
of cells from Embryos?
YES
Page
I CONFIRM THAT NONE OF THE ABOVE ISSUES APPLY TO MY PROPOSAL
Research on Humans
Does the proposed research involve children?
Does the proposed research involve patients?
Does the proposed research involve persons not able to give consent?
Does the proposed research involve adult healthy volunteers?
Does the proposed research involve Human genetic material?
Does the proposed research involve Human biological samples?
Does the proposed research involve Human data collection?
YES
Page
YES
Page
YES
Page
Privacy
Does the proposed research involve processing of genetic information or
personal data (e.g., health, sexual lifestyle, ethnicity, political opinion, religious
or philosophical conviction)?
Does the proposed research involve tracking the location or observation of
people?
Research on Animals
Does the proposed research involve research on animals?
Are those animals transgenic small laboratory animals?
Are those animals transgenic farm animals?
Are those animals non-human primates?
Are those animals cloned farm animals?
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Research Involving non-EU Countries (ICPC Countries)
Is the proposed research (or parts of it) going to take place in one or more of the
ICPC Countries?
Is any material used in the research (e.g., personal data, animal and/or human
tissue samples, genetic material, live animals, etc) :
a) Collected and processed in any of the ICPC countries?
b) Exported to any other country (including ICPC and EU Member States)?
YES
Page
YES
Page
Dual Use
Research having direct military use
Research having the potential for terrorist abuse
Areas excluded from funding under FP7 (Art. 6):
(i) Research activity aimed at human cloning for reproductive purposes;
(ii) Research activity intended to modify the genetic heritage of human beings which could
make such changes heritable (research relating to cancer treatment of the gonads can
be financed);
(iii) Research activities intended to create human embryos solely for the purpose of
research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic
cell nuclear transfer.
Information on Ethical Issues
•
Guidance notes on informed consent, dual use, animal welfare, data protection and
cooperation with non-EU countries are available at:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ethics_en.html
•
For real-time updated information on animal welfare, also see:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/lab_animals/home_en.htm
•
For real-time updated information on data protection, also see:
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/index_en.htm
•
For information on dual use:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:134:0001:0269:en:PDF
•
In accordance with Article 12(1) of the Rules for Participation in FP7, ‘International
Cooperation Partner Country’ (ICPC) means a third country which the Commission
classifies as a low-income (L), lower-middle-income (LM) or upper-middle-income
(UM) country. Link: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/fp7/206006/wp2013-annex-1-icpc-list_en.pdf
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