FONDAZIONE CARIPLO

Highlight of the CARIPLO CALL FOR PROPOSAL 2013 
“Scientific Research in Biomedicine”
(please read carefully the all call for proposal available at:
http://www.fondazionecariplo.it/static/upload/rst/rst_bando_ricerca_biomedica_2013.pdf)

GOALS OF THE CALL 
This call is to support research projects focusing on the study of the molecular bases of a specific human disease. Applicants have to identify the target disease and the molecular mechanisms they will investigate in the proposed research project. Human diseases are all eligible, except for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Particular attention will be paid to the innovative aspects, the methodological approaches and the expected biomedical outcomes. In particular, the projects must reflect well-focused research plans, based on clear and concrete work hypotheses, elaborated on the basis of substantial preliminary data. In addition, the experimental plan must adopt a multidisciplinary approach, combining a broad range of medical and biological disciplines, thanks to the involvement of various research teams and organizations. When looking for partners, it will be essential to identify additional expertise needed to the main applicants in order to fulfill the proposed research project.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
In addition to the overall scientific quality of the research project, the proposals will be judged on the following criteria:
• the state of the art knowledge;
• the presence of preliminary data;
• the clarity of the research project objectives and strategies;
• the expected results and impact on the biomedical field;
• the potential impact on health;
• the originality and innovativeness of the research;
• the adoption of multidisciplinary approaches;
• the authoritativeness of the scientific leadership;
• the curriculum vitae of the principal investigator and research team involved;
• the ability to attract young talent in the team and/or as project leaders and thus invest in the human capital of scientific research;
• the collaboration between research organizations both at the national and international level and the development of networks and various forms of partnership;
• the degree of structuring of the partnership and the added value of each partner for the implementation of the project;
• the experience acquired in the specific field of research and the consistency of the project with the development strategies of the applicant organizations;
• the adequacy of the project’s duration and budget;
the level and forms of scientific communication and dissemination of results;
• the added value of the present application, in the case of the continuation of previously funded project.

INELIGIBLE PROJECTS
• Merely descriptive research projects.
• Clinical trials on drugs.
• Projects of an exclusively clinical nature.
• Projects in which the existence of a partnership between at least two different eligible organizations is not documented.
• Financing requests for the set up of new research centers/laboratories/animal facilities.

*Dettagli sulle regole Cariplo per la costruzione del Budget e del Cofinanziamento
BANDO - Ricerca scientifica in ambito biomedico

Il contributo richiesto alla Fondazione Cariplo:
•	dovrà essere non inferiore a 100.000,00 euro e non superiore a 350.000,00 euro;
•	è previsto un co-finanziamento minimo pari al 20% del costo totale, per il quale è possibile valorizzare il tempo/uomo del personale strutturato coinvolto
•	Se il progetto è svolto in partenariato con altri enti, la quota di cofinanziamento dovrà essere coperta proporzionalmente da ciascun ente. 

Esempio - costo totale del progetto €. 300.000
Finanziamento
Max 80% - €.240.000 a carico Fondazione 
Cofinanziamento
	Min 20% - €.60.000 di personale strutturato (no assegnisti, dottorandi, borsisti - per la Fondazione non è personale strutturato)

INDICAZIONI OPERATIVE PER LA COMPILAZIONE DELLA PRE-PROPOSTA: 

Le pre-proposte dovranno essere compilate in lingua inglese e con font Trebuchet 10 pt, interlinea singola e inviate esclusivamente in formato pdf (non saranno accettati altri formati) entro e non oltre il 4 marzo 2013 ore 16.00 a sportello.ricerca@unimi.it
Si richiede cortesemente di assegnare al file un nome contenente le seguenti informazioni:
cognomedelcoordinatore_nome_bando (es. rossi_mario_cariplo)
Non è possibile superare il numero di caratteri indicati nel form e/o allegare altri documenti

PRE-PROPOSAL
LEAD INSTITUTION Università degli Studi di Milano

PROJECT TITLE:

(Maximum 250 characters)

ACRONYM: 

(Maximum 50 characters)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: 
•	Name:
•	Surname:
•	Department:
•	E-mail:
•	H-index (Hirsch index) of the Principal Investigator (please specify index and type of calculation, i.e. ISI Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar):

OTHER UNIMI (IF ANY) PARTICIPANTS:
•	Name:
•	Surname:
•	Department:
…….

OTHER PARTNERS (AT LEAST ONE PARTNER/INSTITUTION):
•	Name:
•	Surname:
•	Institution:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

(Maximum 1.500 characters)

DURATION OF THE PROJECT:

SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND

(Maximum 1.500 characters)
-	description of the background of the proposed project
-	critically evaluation of the existing knowledge
-	identification of the gaps that the project is supposed to fill
-	how the objectives of the project represent a significant step forward beyond the current state of the art

AIMS AND RELEVANCE TO CARIPLO FOUNDATION

(Maximum 1.500 characters)
-	information about the specific aims of the proposed research
-	description of any expected scientific and technical benefits
-	how the goals of the project fit with the Cariplo foundation objectives, as stated in the Call for proposal

The proposal was submitted to Fondazione Cariplo for funding in the past years, and not funded?
if YES specify:
-	Year of submission
-	Project title
-	Name of principal investigator
-	Score obtained (…/100)
-	Please address here the reviewers’ critiques and explain how the proposal has been improved.

(maximum 800 characters)

RESEARCH TEAM, PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS

(Maximum 500 characters for each individual)
For each individual, including Principal Investigator, provide:
-	a short CV 
-	the role in the project 
-	a selection of the peer-reviewed publications in the last three years (maximum 10 publications per scientist)

•	Title of other projects financed by Fondazione Cariplo, if any:

•	If any, has the progress of previously funding projects been properly documented as requested by Fondazione Cariplo?

PROJECT OVERALL BUDGET:

FUNDING REQUESTED TO FONDAZIONE CARIPLO: 

FONDAZIONE CARIPLO
“Scientific Research in Biomedicine”	
Legal name of the Institutions	Requested to Fondazione Cariplo (€)	
Own resources
Permanent staff salary
(€)	Total project cost
 for each Institution (€)	
 	A	B	A+B	

Lead organization:
Università degli Studi di Milano			0	
Partner 1: 
(legal name of the Institution)			0	
				
Partner 2:
(legal name of the Institution)			0	
Partner 3:
(legal name of the Institution)			0	
Total				
Project overall budget (Lead organisation + Partners) (€)	0	

(*) The sums indicated in Column B will not be reimbursed by Fondazione Cariplo but they are useful for the quantification of the personnel effort involved in the implementation of the project.