consortium of applicants: promoters, copromoters, involved researchers

Spokesperson

Who? Members of Ghent University ZAP (professorial staff) (no guest professors, no postdoctoral researchers).

Retirement? The Spokesperson’s retirement cannot start during the GOA project.

Can be holder of the requested GOA budget? Yes, but not compulsory.

Consequences for applying for other BOF funding if the GOA is granted: the Spokesperson (with or without budget) cannot apply for BOF 2-4 year projects or Interdisciplinary research projects unless the GOA project is in its (second) last year. When applying for a new GOA, the Spokesperson (with or without budget) must take into account that the last year of the finishing GOA and the first year of the new GOA may overlap for maximum one calendar year.

Promoters(s)

Who?

1)  members of Ghent University ZAP

2)  visiting professors with at least a research assignment

3)  senior assistants, senior lectors, assistant professors, associate professors, full professors or senior full professors within the integration framework at UGent who hold a PhD degree

4)  scientific personnel at Ghent University in a statute that requires a PhD degree (for example postdoctoral research staff, postdoctoral assistant, postdoctoral assistants with a research assignment,…) as well as FWO postdoctoral researchers with Ghent University as host institution

5)  postdoctoral researchers financed by external funding with Ghent University as host institution and postdoctoral researchers with an appointment as researcher at the University Hospital, VIB Gent, IMEC Gent and/or Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School or at one of the University Colleges (“hogescholen”) from the Ghent University Association

Retirement? The retirement of a Promoter can start during the GOA but the application needs to contain an explanation of how the expertise that is at risk will be guaranteed for the remainder of the GOA.

Can be holder of the requested GOA budget? Categories 1 to 4 included: yes, but not compulsory. Category 5: no.

Consequences for applying for other BOF funding if the GOA is granted: the Promoter (with or without budget) cannot apply for BOF 2-4 year projects or Interdisciplinary research projects unless the GOA project is in its (second) last year. When applying for a new GOA, the Promoter (with or without budget) must take into account that the last year of the finishing GOA and the first year of the new GOA may overlap for maximum one calendar year.

Co-promoter(s)

  • Who?
  1. scientific personnel at Ghent University in a statute that requires a PhD degree (for example postdoctoral research staff, postdoctoral assistant, postdoctoral assistants with a research assignment,…) as well as FWO postdoctoral researchers with Ghent University as host institution;
  2. postdoctoral researchers financed by external funding with Ghent University as host institution and postdoctoral researchers with an appointment as researcher at the University Hospital, VIB Gent, IMEC Gent and/or Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School or at one of the University Colleges ("hogescholen") from the Ghent University Association
  • Can be holder of the requested GOA budget? No.
  • Consequences for applying for other BOF funding if the GOA is granted: there are no restrictions on applying for other BOF funding . When applying for a new GOA, the Co-promoter  must take into account that the last year of the finishing GOA and the first year of the new GOA may overlap for maximum one calendar year.

Involved Researcher (is not a member of the GOA consortium)

  • Who? Researchers from a research institution within or outside the Ghent University Association.
  • Can be holder of the requested GOA budget? No.
  • Consequences for applying for other BOF funding if the GOA is granted: there are no restrictions on applying for other BOF funding (insofar the researchers have a statute that allows them to apply for BOF funding). Involved Researchers can participate in more than one GOA at the same time.