5. Requirements for recommendations by the institution
See section 3 in the regulations on the division of responsibility between the research fellowship programme and the institution, which is to be the candidate’s employer. Applications that are not submitted through one of the institutions involved will not be considered.
For the institution, the most important prerequisite must be whether the project is interesting and relevant to the institution’s academic environment, that the institution has the needed capacity to support the project and that the applicant hat de necessary professional and personal qualifications to complete the project and be an active partner in the institution’s professional/academic environment.
In separate attachments submitted together with the application from the candidate, the institution in question must confirm/describe:
5.1. That the institution supports the application
The institution must confirm that the applicant – based on information available at the time – will be appointed if the Steering Committee decides to admit the candidate to the programme. With reference to this, the institution should accentuate which strategic importance the project in question may have for the relevant professional environment and which emphasise in may bear on the institutions artistic research activities.
5.2. Follow-up of the research fellow during the project period
The institution must describe how the research fellow will be supported and monitored during completion of the programme. See section 3 of these guidelines in this context.
5.3 The realism of the project
It is important that the institution consider the realism of implementing the project based on factors such as:
- The applicant’s artistic qualifications;
- The time frame;
- Relevant academic environment at the institution, including available supervisory competence, see section 4.6 above;
- The possibility of providing a suitable workplace during the employment period;
- The research fellow’s access to necessary equipment and materials;
- Forms of presentation and documentation that may be relevant to the final assessment;
- The estimated level of expenses, see section 4.5 above and section 6 below.
5.4 Endorsement by the institution
These attachments must be signed jointly by the director of the institution, or by the person who, on the director’s behalf, makes the final recommendation on appointments to the appointing body, and by the person at the institution who will have academic responsibility for the candidate.