Art. 7 Call for research proposals on assumptions underlying Dialogue & Dissent

Applications should be submitted electronically by the main applicant using the ISAAC system. If you are not registered in ISAAC as a user it is recommended that you try to submit timely, we recommend at least five working days before the deadline. Some additional remarks on the use of ISAAC: The electronic application consists of two parts: a fact sheet and the application form itself; The fact sheet relates to the basic details of the applicant. Note that the fact sheet can only contain plain ASCII characters and that no formulas or layout formats can be used. These may be used in the application form; The application form must be attached to the fact sheet. Note that a PDF format is required for the attachment. In order to be able to process the details of the application properly, the file should not be protected in any way (no passwords, etc.); For Technical questions about ISAAC, see Section 5.2; The receipt of your application will be confirmed by e-mail; Within the context of the general research focus, research projects should focus on one of the themes mentioned in section 2.a. and explicitly reflect on the relevance of their project for the two other themes. Please consult Annex 2 for a more detailed description of the research foci and examples of possible research questions. Please fill in the code and field of research that correspond to the subject of your research. The NWO listing of research fields should be used: www.nwo.nl/researchfields. Provide the details of the applicants and their employing consortium member organisations, i.e. those organisations and individuals that together carry the responsibility for the project. The consortium should consist of at least two members as outlined in Section 3.1 of the Call. Please bear in mind that the main applicant should hold a senior position at a Dutch university and that at least one of the co-applicant should be from a research organisation located in one of the LLMIC(s) where the project that is subject of the empirical research is implemented. Provide a summary of your project proposal, written for the interested layman. The summary should describe briefly, in no more than 200 words, the main research objectives of your project, its research focus, and its relation to the underlying assumptions of the Theory of Change of the MFA’s policy framework ‘Dialogue and Dissent’. Please supply a maximum of 5 keywords. Provide a detailed description of the proposed research in no more than 2000 words. Please consult and take into consideration the assessment criteria against which the scientific quality and relevance of the proposal will be assessed (section 4.2.) The narrative outline of the project should include the following aspects: Research objectives. Provide a brief analysis of the main research objectives, including the projects relation to the research foci mentioned in section 2.1. Elaborate on the assumptions of the Theory of Change of ‘Dialogue and Dissent’ the research aims to scrutinise. Research questions and methodology. Describe and justify the research questions and methodology. Describe how these questions and methodology have been developed from the research objectives of your project and explain their relevance. Please note that your research must not be evaluation research and must use qualitative research methods. A description of the literature review. Relate your research to existing insights from diverse scientific traditions. Identify some of the key publications and demonstrate the new and innovative contribution your project will make. The literature review may address both peer-reviewed scientific publications and grey literature. A description of the empirical project Describe the empirical project and its relation to the framework ‘Dialogue and Dissent’ of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Demonstrate clearly its link to projects/programmes implemented in LLMICs by CSOs supported by the MFA in the context of ‘Dialogue and Dissent’. Please explain also how your project extends beyond this framework. Note that it is obligatory to include actors, projects and/or cases which have no relation to this framework. Describe in no more than 750 words the expected outcome and impact of the project, related to the framework ‘Dialogue and Dissent’ of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Explain the type of evidence-based knowledge the project will provide on the assumption of the Theory of Change of the Dialogue and Dissent framework. Elaborate on its relevance for policymakers and CSOs in the Netherlands and LLMICs. Share your plans for making this knowledge accessible, available and applicable for the MFA and other parties, including the obligatory project kick-off and final- assessment workshop. A timeline of the project and its expected outcome in terms of knowledge utilization and sharing. Please take into account that the project may not last longer than 18 months, with 3 months devoted to the literature review and 15 months to the empirical project. It is possible that certain knowledge outcomes will be reached after the end of the project. In no more than two pages A4, describe the role and contribution of the consortium partners. This part should consist of three sections: A description of the specific relevance of each of the applicants and their employer (the consortium member organisation) in terms of experience, skills, know-how and expertise. A list of a maximum of five key publications per consortium member. You may refer to scientific manuscripts, abstracts and reviews but also to publications that address non- scientific stakeholders such as policy or company briefs or reports, websites, et cetera. Please provide the following details in full: authors, year and title. Also make sure reviewers can track the publication (for example by providing the name of the journal or series in which the publication appeared, web-links, contact details, et cetera). Brief CVs of the consortium members. It is recommended to tailor the CVs such as to clearly bring out the expertise and experience of relevance for the current project. Using 1 page A4 only, list relevant literature and include full bibliographical details, e.g. authors, title article, title book/journal, eds., year, page nrs. Please use the budget template to specify the costs of your project. You must include the budget in the grant form and submit it separately in Excel-format. Section 3.2 provides an overview of reimbursable costs. If the total costs exceed the reimbursable costs, please provide an overview of the co-funding, including financial guarantee or a letter of support. Please note that all costs must be made during the project duration. There exists no possibility of extension. The application must be signed by all members of the consortium. Faxed, electronic or scanned signatures will be accepted. Please prepare the following annexes in PDF and submit to ISAAC: Proof of legal registration for each non-Dutch consortium member organization. Letters of commitment outlining the availability and commitment of consortium members, signed by heads of the participating department Budget (in Excel) Letters of support or financial guarantee concerning co-financing (if applicable) Letters of support concerning use of data (if applicable) Vastgesteld door de NWO-WOTRO Stuurgroep op 28 mei 2017.

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