Application for 
„Transformational Knowledge on Democracies under Change -Transdisciplinary Perspectives” – cooperation projects
Title of the project: [Please write your text here]
Applicant: [Please write your text here (academic title, name)]
Institution: [Please write your text here (target) institution for the fellowship)]
Total sum applied for (EUR): [Please write your text here (sum in EUR)]
Project duration applied for: [Please write your text here (years)]
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1	Description of object of research
Please describe your identified research gap and your research question(s) as well as the need for concrete recommendations for action on this subject. Which current and urgent challenges for democratic structures and their impact on society do you focus on?
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2	Description of project
Please describe which pioneering methods and theory concepts are used to generate transformational knowledge (including a state of the art) and please describe your work packages and mile. 
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3	Consistency with funding program
Please explain why your project matches the aims of the funding program. You may address several aims of the program (see information for applicants. 
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4	Scaling and impact
Please explain how your project results and experiences will be translated into concrete recommendations for actions and how you will contribute to their implementation. How will you scale your project results and which impact do you expect with regard to your own and other academic disciplines, partner institutions, societal stakeholder groups, policy actors etc..
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5	Possible challenges and reflection of research process
Please list possible challenges which you expect and please address possible scientific critique with regard to your project. Which impact will your results possibly have on the constitution of societal transformation processes on democracy? Please describe also which self-evaluation processes and learning processes from interim results are integrated into your project and how you will manage the process knowledge in your project.
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6	Chances and risks of partner constellation
Please explain the specific partner constellation between researchers and non-academic partners in this project. What are the advantages of this team and what are the risks? How will you address the challenges your team is met with? How will you address the specific agendas, goals, value systems of each partner?
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7	References
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8	Images (optional)
You are welcome to deposit a maximum of 3 images with regard to the research concept here.

You are welcome to deposit a maximum of 1 image with regard to the partner constellation here (optional).