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By 30 September 2020
Submission of a short outline of the project (max. 3 pages) with information on:
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research needs: motivation and explicit questions as well as theoretical background, literature
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content and methodological reference to the NEPS (specification of cohort(s), if necessary design, in particular timing for panel items) with concurrent presentation of the additional benefit/distinction from the existing
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notes on operationalization and quality assurance, example items (if not yet available: notes on the planned procedure for quality assurance)
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proof of the applicant's professional expertise with regard to the research field
Selection - Stage 1: review of methodological feasibility by a NEPS-CfM committee at LIfBi and examination of the necessity for further pretests; identification of the possible field; consultation with submitters if necessary
By 14 October 2020
Feedback from the NEPS-CfM committee and request for the development of a concrete proposal after positive decision
By 15 January 2021
Submission of a detailed outline of the project (5-10 pages), based on the brief outline, supplemented by:
From 16 to 21 January 2021
Preparation of the submissions
From 22 January to 02 February 2021
Selection - Stage 2: Online rating (by the members of the Annual General Meeting of NEPS and the Scientific Advisory Board of LIfBi)
From 03 to 07 February 2021
Preparation of the rating results for the Annual General Meeting of NEPS
By 26 February 2021
Final decision by the LIfBi Board of Directors, based on a recommendation from the Annual General Meeting of NEPS
Implementation into the NEPS processes: start of item integration into the survey program up to 10 months before the start of the field, depending on the starting cohort; the survey phase varies between 3 and 6 months; the prepared data of the Scientific Use File are available at the latest 18 months after the end of the field