LARGE VISION GRANT

Deadline for draft proposal: April 15, 2012

Netspar supports innovative scientific research on all aspects of the social sciences related to aging and retirement. As part of these efforts, Netspar offers Vision Grants for up to 50% of a project’s budget for three years, with a maximum of € 500,000 per project. This year, Netspar has a total budget of €1,000,000 to allocate.

• Risk Management during Working Life
• Risk Management during Retirement Years
• The Art of Choosing
• Supervision of Fully Funded Pensions: Solvency and Transparency
• Risk Sharing and Distribution among Generations: Full Funding, Pay-as-you-go, Taxation
• The Labor Market
• Heterogeneity within Generations and the Position of Senior Citizens

A more detailed description of the research agenda can be found in the Netspar Research Agenda for 2011-2014 (English/Dutch).

Main Characteristics

• Funding for 50% of the project budget for three years, with a maximum of €500,000.
• The project team consists of several scientists, plus staff members from an industry partner. Depending on the size of the project, they represent one or more universities and/or industry organizations.
• Project team members are available during the course of the project to present research results at Netspar events.
• The PIL coordinator will encourage the project team to form task forces for writing industry-oriented Netspar publications, so that other academics and industry professionals can be involved.
• The project leader is responsible for the project in terms of content and finances. The project leader also serves as the first point of contact for project monitoring.

Selection Criteria

• The proposal must link up with one of the PILs defined in the research agenda.
• For grant applications of up to €250,000, the project team should consist of scientists and pension practitioners affiliated with at least one university and one business organization. For grant applications of between €250,000 and €500,000, the project team should consist of scientists and pension practitioners affiliated with at least two universities and two industry organizations.
• The application must be submitted by a Dutch university that will handle the administration if the grant is awarded.
• At least 10% of the project capacity (in €) must be supplied by one or more scientists associated with a foreign university.
• At least 10% of the project capacity (in €) must be supplied by one or more scientists associated with a Dutch university.
• 50% of the total cost of the project must be offered as matching.

Application Requirements

• Completed Application Form
• Annex I: Detailed Description of the Proposal
• Annex II: Budget Plan
• Annex III: Output Commitments
• Annex IV: CVs of the applicant and all project members (converted into a single pdf-file)
• Annex V: Scientific End Reports for any Netspar theme projects the applicant has participated in

Only applications in accordance with the Netspar format will be accepted for the selection procedure.

Selection Process

• Applications are evaluated for academic quality by the Scientific Council.
• Applications with sufficient academic quality are submitted to the Partner Research Council, which makes recommendations to the Netspar Board.
• Grants are awarded by the Netspar Board.

Timetable for 2012

Submission

Submit to info@netspar.nl and mention ‘Application for Netspar Large Vision Project’ in the subject line.

Contact

• Ellen van de Wetering, Policy Officer, +31 (0)13 466 89 84, e.w.m.v.d.wetering@uvt.nl, or 
• the appropriate PIL coordinator.