Template for project description

NOTE:
For applicants for PhD positions: The project description should follow the page limit
specified in the announcement (normally 5-10 pages), including the bibliography. The
format is: A4 paper with 2cm margins, font size 12 (Times New Roman), single line
spacing. Font size 9 can be used for bibliography and captions.
For other applicants: The project descriptions should be approximately 10 pages,
including the bibliography. Otherwise as above.

Project title

1. Main objectives and summary of the project

In this section, you present the main goal of the project and show how you intend to achieve it by
summarizing your project. The aim is to give the reader enough information to assess whether the
project is of interest. This section should be short, usually about half a page.

2. Project background
In this section, you explain the current state of the knowledge in the field that the project is connected
to and how the project contributes new knowledge to the field.

Show briefly how your research is relevant to individual researchers, research groups, or projects at
the unit to which the project will be linked.

3. Theoretical framework
In this section, you briefly present and justify the theoretical foundation of the project.

4. Materials and methods

It is important to describe and define the data and/or source materials to be used and, if so, how they
will be collected and analyzed

The project description should include an explanation of the methodological foundation of your project
and any ethical challenges associated with the project. Justify the choice of methods and elaborate on
how they are suited to answer the research questions and/or hypotheses. Describe the data and
source materials to be used and how they will be collected and analyzed.

5. Issues/research questions and anticipated answers (hypotheses)

All issues and/or hypotheses should be presented in a clear way and be sufficiently limited with
respect to the project goals and schedule. Describe how the project will contribute to the expansion of
the existing knowledge, scientific innovation, and originality. The project must be perceived as realistic
and feasible within the prescribed time.