FAQ

A researcher or research team may submit more than one proposal. Each submission should be considered completely separate, without any dependencies between them for execution.

Please refer to Section 3 of the Call Text.

The proposed project can be conducted either within the proposed budget (no more than $ 400.000), or in conjunction with other awards or resources that have already been secured. 

No. Please keep proposed scope to no more than 18 months. Please note that proposal scope will be evaluated for adherence to this requirement, as well as the practicality that the proposed scope could be completed in the proposed timeline.

Please consider attending the webinar on 23 September, or watching the recording which will be available on the same page after that date. You can submit questions in advance of this webinar. Many questions will be addressed in the webinar and then incorporated as an addendum to this FAQ. Should you still have questions after the webinar, please contact us via the form on this page. 

Other than factors related to eligibility criteria, there are no geographic restrictions for proposed project teams.

No, all proposals must be submitted in English. All awarded projects must correspond with TIP and produce project deliverables in English. 

Please identify all key personnel and include letters of support/collaboration from any key personnel who are outside the proposed project lead’s institution.

In principle, the selected grantee retains the IP developed during the Project while TIP and its affiliates a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license to display and make publicly available the resulting publications of the Project results through its website. Additional licenses may be subsequently agreed by the parties based on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.

Grant funds are disbursed in installments tied to the respective reports of specific milestones achieved as outlined in the project proposal.