December 11, 2025
Research questions and/or hypotheses should be presented concisely and in a linguistic form that is understandable to generalists in the field. The research question should define, delimit and confine the topic.
The applicant must provide a short description of the theoretical framework for the research topic and provide an account of how theory may be applied in the exploration of the questions raised. The proposal has to offer adequate information to support the appropriateness of the choice of methods and theories with regard to addressing the research questions, or it must demonstrate that there is good potential to develop necessary methods and theory.
The project’s research design and methodological approach should be presented and discussed. This means that the empirical basis of the project (for instance primary and secondary sources, fieldwork, interviews, statistical information) should be described, together with information about how data will be collected and analyzed.
When relevant, questions regarding multi- and interdisciplinarity should be addressed.