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Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en technologie
Agency for Innovation by Science and Technology
Agentschap voor Innovatie
door Wetenschap en Technologie
Doctoraatsbeurzen voor strategisch
basisonderzoek (SB)
Doctoral (PhD) Grants for Strategic Basic Research
Dr. ir. Dirk Otte
Call June 2015
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Overview
What you should learn today…
1. What is IWT?
2. Why choose for an IWT PhD-grant?
3. What is an IWT PhD-Grant?
4. Who can apply?
5. How to apply?
6. How does IWT select?
7. How to prepare?
8. Who to contact?
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• Mission
• Stimulating knowledge for innovation in Flanders
• Financial support, advice, co-ordination
• Enterprises, research org., innov. platforms a.o.
• Added value:
• economy (employment & investments)
• society
• R&D is a tool, innovation the goal
• Agency
• °1991
• 340 M€ annual budget (2014)
• PhD Grants (2014): 32 M€ ~ 800 fellowships
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What is IWT?
agency for Innovation by Science and Technology
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What will become of IWT?
Merge and transfer in 2016
Merge IWT - Enterprise Agency (AO)
-> Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen
-> targeting enterprises a.o.
Transfer Strategic Basic Research programmes
-> extended FWO (Fund for Scientific Research)
-> targeting universities a.o.
PhD Grant Strategic Basic Research –> FWO
• 2015 call according to IWT criteria & procedures
• Contract (1/1/2016): FWO (adaptations of rules)
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Why choose for an IWT PhD-grant?
Some statistics
- 8700 doctorandi in Flanders (2012)
- 65% scholars (IWT, FWO, VLIR, university, research projects…)
- 800 IWT-fellows = 9%
- 18% scientists under contract (IWT-Baekeland, research projects,…)
- 17% AAP (university)
Source: ECOOM
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Why choose for an IWT PhD-Grant?
To become a doctor-innovator …
Strategic Basic Research
= research with a goal/application!
high quality, innovative research with enough challenges for the PhD-student
scientific or technological capacity as a base for future application
Economic purpose
… in the long-term!
potential for applications for companies
potential for applications for a(n) (industrial) sector
in line with one of 6 VRWI transition priorities*
80% succes rate (PhD after 4-5 years)
= highest success rate in Flanders
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Why choose for an IWT PhD-Grant?
Transition 2025 priorities - VRWI
1. Health & Well-Being.
2. Smart Resources Management
3. Food
4. New energy Demand & Delivery
5. Urban planning, mobility dynamics & logistics
6. Digital society
Flanders in Transition overview of the Priorities :Science, Technology and Innovation towards 2025. (www.vrwi.be)
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Why choose for an IWT PhD-Grant?
Granted projects: Diploma portfolio 2014
- 200 IWT-grants/year
- 700-800 candidates… (2014: 787 applications, 755 eligible)
- Who are they?
- (Bio-)engineering, exact sciences, human sciences,…
- MSc Ind. Eng., Pharmacy, medicine, fysiotherapy, veterinary…
- Foreign diploma’s: 17 (20% success rate)
- Re-submissions: 41 (30% success rate)
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What is an IWT PhD Grant?
See reglement en handleiding, rules and handbook (www.iwt.be)
Duration• 4 years, (2+2: mid term evaluation after 24 months)
• Fulltime!
Principles• Grantholder
• Promoter
• IWT is employer (-> FWO)
• University is host (In co-operation with higher education institute, research institute…)
• Owns the research results!
Finance (-> FWO)
• Scholarship: € +2.000 netto/month (incl holiday and end-of-year bonus, allowance for commuting)
• Bench fee: € 3.700/year
• Doctoral bonus: € 1189,92 after 4 years when PhD is obtained
Start date• October 1st, November 1st, December 1st, Januari 1st 2016
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What is an IWT PhD Grant?
See reglement en handleiding, rules and handbook (www.iwt.be)
Tax• equal to a study grant
Social Security• equal to an employer
Leaves/sick-leaves• Maternity- and breastfeeding leave
• illness/accidents > 1 month
Child’s allowance and birth premium
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Who can apply?
Applicants eligible for funding
See: “reglement en handleiding”, “rules and handbook” (www.iwt.be)
Diploma: Master from a Flemish University (ManaBa)
Master from a higher education institution
Foreign Masterdiploma [+ certification of university]
Study results (distinction)
"age requirement" (<5y after Ma)
Nationality (EEA+CH)
<18 21 months scientific experienceTo be confirmed
Resubmission: same criteria!
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Who can apply?
Project related conditions
Promoter
- ZAP, FWO research director
- Other (approved by university)
Place of research
- Lab promoter
- Other research institution
- International mobility
- Flemish company
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How to apply?
Grant application
- Call : 19/06/2015- 11/09/2015
- Language: Dutch or English (language of defence)
- How to apply:
- Online registration tool (http://aanvragen.iwt.be)
- Closes September 11, 2015 10:00h
- Personal data sheet
- Information form
- Promoter’s recommendation
- “Finalise” your data entry!
- Application file (# copies!)
- At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h (NOON)14
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How to apply?
Application file
At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h
- Downloadable printable documents
- Detailed project description
- Supporting documents
- Additional documents (October 5, 2015)
- Check # copies required!
- “Aandachtspunten” “Issues Lay-out application”
- www.iwt.be/subsidies/sb/documenten
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How to apply
Application file
At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h
- Downloadable printable documents
- Personal data sheet
- Information forms
- Summary PhD project(incl research hypothesis)
- Summary MSc dissertation
- Activity report
- Promoter’s recommendation
- Detailed project description
- Supporting documents
- Additional documents (October 5, 2015)
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How to apply
Application file
At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h
- Downloadable printable documents
- Detailed project description (max 15pages, font 12)
- Problem definition
- Strategic objective
- Project description
- Planning
- Application potential
- Supporting documents
- Additional documents (October 5, 2015)19
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How to apply
Application file
At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h
- Downloadable printable documents
- Detailed project description
- Supporting documents
- Nationality: copy id-card/passport
- Diploma MSc
- Foreign diploma’s: statement Flemish university
- Previous employment contract(s)
- Additional documents (October 5, 2015)
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How to apply
Application file
At IWT on September 11, 2015 12:00h
- Downloadable printable documents
- Detailed project description
- Supporting documents
- Additional documents (October 5, 2015)
- Statement Flemish university on foreign diploma
- (in batch by the university)
- Cooperation agreement with company*
- Response to explicit requests
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How does IWT select?
Handling procedure and timing
- Completeness and eligibility analysis
- By Oct 9, 2015
- Eligible applicants invited to evaluation
- Evaluation of the application by experts
- November 3 – December 10, 2015
- Award decision by IWT
- December 16, 2015
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How does IWT select?
Evaluation of the application by experts
Jury = panels of experts (ad-hoc and mixed)
Academic/industry
Language: of the written application
Duration : 30’ per candidate• 1 minute introduction (warming-up)
• 15-20’ interactive discussion
• Scoring by jury (consensus)
Score based on 3 criteria (score grid on website)• Candidate /20
• Project /5
• Application /5
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How does IWT select?
Candidate: /20
“Not worth an IWT-grant”: < 14
“Barely worth an IWT-grant”: 14
“Fairly good”: 15
“Good”: 16
“Very good”: 17
“Exceptional”: 18
Resubmission? Your (statistical) chances:
<14-14,5/20 -> low success rate (<15%)
15/20-15,5/20 -> succesrate = or > average
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How does IWT select?
Candidate: 16/20
Good scientific and literature knowledge, good expertise in the research field (no mistakes no gaps)
Necessary research skills
Good motivation
Masters the research proposal, critical scientific mindset
Is able to explain the application potential
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Project: 3/5
Good scientific quality, scientific and intellectual challenges
Innovative and inventive
Good planning, approach is well thought out to achieve the targeted objectives
Good feasibility
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How does IWT select?
Application Strategy: 3/5
The project has a strategic dimension
The chosen research approach is alligned with and will (in case of success) contribute to the intended application
The targeted application is relevant
The support is aimed at developing application oriented thinking (->4/5)
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How to prepare ?
Writing your application (practical suggestions)
Be 100% convinced that a PhD is the right start foryour career
Know why you choose for an (IWT) “SBO”-PhD grant(strategic research, innovation)
Be motivated
Check the score grid (http://www.iwt.be/sb)
Good planning, right methodology
IMPORTANT: Incomplete = ineligible!
Start in time (online module)
Keep in mind the final date
for submission!
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How to prepare ?
Before the defence (practical suggestions)
Refresh your knowledge!
“Live” your project, know it inside out
Consult relevant literature
Be the devil’s advocate!
Exercise your 1 minute introduction and the interactive discussion with colleagues /promotor(s)!
Be on time, but not too early!
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How to prepare ?
During the defence (practical suggestions)
your introduction: keep to the time limit, give only the essentials
Anticipate to the questions, give yourself enough time for reflection, be precise.
Be enthusiastic!,
Defend your project,
Do not get discouraged because of difficult questions
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Who to contact?
Doctoral (PhD) Grants for Strategic Basic Research
Programme: Dirk Otte
Secretariat: Ann Joris
Database en information processing: Kristof Fostier
(sb-support@iwt.be )
Management: Maarten Sileghem
Website: http://www.iwt.be/subsidies/sb
Also read:
- “reglement en handleiding”= “Rules and handbook”
- “scorerooster” = “score grids”
- “aandachtspunten voor de opmaak…”= “issues for
the composition of the application”31
Ellipsgebouw, Koning Albert II-laan 35 bus 16
B-1030 Brussel
Tel.: +32 (0)2 432 42 00
Fax.: +32 (0)2 432 43 99
E-mailadres i.v.m. beursaanvragen: sb-support@iwt.be
www.iwt.be
Good luck!
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