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MPDL Project Aspects

The MPDL has an annual budget for MPDL Projects, so called "institutsüberbreifende Maßnahmen" provided by the Präsidium of the MPG. If you would like to write a proposal for such a project, please take the following points into account:

• The outcome of a MPDL Project has to benefit more than one Max Planck institute.
• The outcome of the project has to have a scientific benefit.
• The project is supposed to strengthen the link between the participating Max Planck institutes and the MPDL.
• A MPDL Project is therefore always defined in close collaboration between the MPDL and one or more Max Planck institutes.
• The project proposal is reviewed by two independent reviewers and the points mentioned above are the main review criteria.
• The Präsidium of the MPG takes the final decision on whether or not to fund the proposed project based on the reviews and the subsequent recommendation by the steering committee of the MPDL, LA sInfo.
• An annual report (see form here) on the project's progress in written form has to be delivered. The LA sInfo can request additional information.
• Once a year a project day is organized where all projects present their results.
• Funds are called in annually by the project partners from the Administrative Headquarters (GV). 15 % of the total granted budget is retained until the MPDL has positively reviewed the outcome of the project and the outflow of funds is accounted for. The retained funds are taken from the sum allotted to the last project year.

Application Stages

1. The project proposal is prepared by members of the institutes and the MPDL.
2. The project proposal including a statement on how the project fits into the overall strategy of the MPDL is submitted to a group of three members of the steering committee LA sInfo and three members of the MPDL.
3. Two external (non-MPG) experts review the project proposal.
4. If necessary the project proposal can be revised once, after which it is reviewed again.
5. In its next meeting the steering committee LA sInfo of the MPDL decides on the basis of the proposal and the reviews about suggesting the project to the Präsidium for funding.
6. In the next meeting of the Präsidium the decision about funding the proposed projects is taken.
7. If approved, the partners receive a letter of the finance department of the Administrative Headquarters with the administrative and financial details (Vorhabennummern).

How to apply for funding for a MPDL Project (institutsübergreifende Maßnahme)

Your proposal should be formulated by a joint team of members of MPIs and the MPDL.

Components of the proposal

1. Title and short name for the project
2. Names of the persons responsible for the proposal (one person from the institutes and one from the MPDL)
3. Short description of the preparation phase, why and how the project was started (maximum half a A4 page)
4. Short summary of the aims of the project
5. Background information on the scientific importance of solving the problem
6. Description of work including
   1. Project phases and the corresponding milestones
   2. Description of work as well as number of person months and pay scale grouping of the corresponding positions
   3. Detailed Gantt Chart describing the work plans of the people to work on the project
   4. List of people involved in supervising the project and their affiliations

Funded projects (successful applications)

For a list of funded projects and their description, please visit http://mpdl.mpg.de/projects/projects_intern_en.htm?mp=64

MPDL Project Progress Report

Please use the form provided here to write your progress report.

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