GENERAL PRINCIPLES

    1/ Subject matter and scope

    The purpose of this call is the award of THREE RESEARCH STAYS  to researchers and professionals in the field of cultural and natural heritage management for the development of a research or territorial project with a high innovative character within one of the fields of activity or area of work specified below.

    Proposals may address zero or preparatory phases, development phases or piloting and testing phases of ongoing projects.

    Proposals must include as a fundamental part of their development a justified physical stay in one or more of the localities of Territorio Mudéjar. The projects presented must demonstrate a direct impact on at least three partner towns of Territorio Mudéjar and provide evidence of the influence of this impact on the rest of the territory.

    Objectives:

    • To promote the knowledge of the rural territory from its Mudejar identity through innovative approaches innovative approaches whose main aim is to have a positive impact on the villages.
    • To encourage work with a high territorial impact developed from the experience of the habitability of the peoples.
    • To help the creation and implementation of a working network under a common vision of the possibilities of heritage, cultural and natural resources that helps to strengthen the rest of the sectors through interdisciplinary and collaborative work.
    • Create mechanisms for social participation in the management of heritage resources from a territorial perspective. of heritage resources from a territorial perspective.

    Specific objectives:

    • To promote knowledge of heritage resources in order to encourage the implementation of projects, contribute to a better protection and favour the conservation of the Mudejar heritage of the villages.
    • To contribute to a better knowledge of UNESCO WorldHeritage and the benefits it brings to the territory as an international brand. the benefits it brings to the territory as an international brand.
    • To give special support to projects that refer to the previous sections and that include two or more localities of the above and which include two or more localities of the Mudejar Territory.
    • Support projects that provide a framework for action for a wide range of sites or assets. framework for action for a wide range of sites or assets, or that propose solutions and formulas that contribute to improving the sustainability and management capacities of the and management capacities of the Mudejar Heritage at a general level.
    • Support projects that help to promote the social function of cultural heritage.

    The areas covered by the call are the following:

    AREA 1. New perspectives on Mudejar art

    • Updating of data and knowledge on Mudejar heritage in all its diversity: Monumental, urban, ethnographic, linguistic, agrarian, hydraulic, geography, materials, processes, etc.
    • Technical languages applied to the Mudejar: planimetry, photogrammetry and Mudejar 3D.
    • Geolocation, cartographies and maps.
    • Any subject that will broaden the scientific base on Mudejar art.

    AREA 2. Strategic management of Mudejar heritage. Cultural Landscape and Urban Landscape

    • New models of use beyond the classical classic concept of ” tourist or leisureuse “.
    • Physical, economic and intellectual accessibility studies
    • Future models for conservation or intervention.
    • Property resources and the actions of individuals
    • Natural and socialcontexts
    • Interactions between landscape and monumentality

    AREA 3. Mudejar heritage: Communication, dissemination and social function as a key element of territorial development .

    • Mudejar heritage and the media
    • New media discourses
    • Interpretation and ways of accessibility to knowledge of the Mudejar heritage
    • The emotional bond as a key element for the care, protection and management of heritage.
    • Population Contexts: The Value of Intergenerational Experience
    • Social participation in the valorisation, exchange and collective construction of knowledge and new forms of learning.

    The procedure for awarding grants will be processed on a competitive basis in accordance with the assessment criteria established in the call for applications. in accordance with the assessment criteria established in the call for applications and, in accordance with Article 22.1 of the Ley 38/2003, de 17 de noviembre, Ley General de Subvenciones (Law 38/2003, of 17 November, General Law on Subsidies)

    2/ Applicants

    Proposals may be submitted by natural persons and groups of natural persons without legal personality who fulfil all the requirements of this call for proposals.

    The applicant (or group of applicants) may be at an early or intermediate stage of their research career or professional activity and must be able to demonstrate:

    • Higher education related to the areas covered by the call.
    • Documentary evidence of at least two years of research or professional experience -remunerated or not-.
    • The equivalent of a professional career will be understood to be the completion of specialised studies linked to the management of Cultural Heritage, historical-artistic heritage, or to any of the proposed areas of work that add up to a minimum of two effective years of training and in which work has been carried out using “Project” methodologies.

    The call is not open to legal entities of any kind: companies, partnerships, associations, communities of property or groups under any other type of legal associative formula.

    When the project is submitted by two or more persons, the formula is called “team” and each member of the team must be accredited individually.

    If the project submitted is part of a research project linked to a university, public research centre or private (non-profit) centre, this must be indicated in the project report.

    The acceptance of the project and the development of the stay is compatible with other professional activities as long as the compatibility mode is specified and justified in the project report.

    The project submitted may have other sources of funding as long as they are complementary and are specified in the report.

    Total income may never exceed the development costs of the projects.

    3/ Requirements

    • Hold a Bachelor’s, Graduate’s or Architect’s degree or equivalent.
    • Master’s degree in heritage and/or in the different areas related to heritage or accredit a minimum of two years of research experience and/or professional career in the field in which the proposal is developed (whether paid or unpaid).
    • Be up to date with their tax and social security obligations, as well as accrediting compliance with obligations for the reimbursement of subsidies.
    • Not be affected by any of the causes established in art. 13 of the LGS.

    4/ Deadline for submission

    The deadline for submitting applications is THURSDAY, 31 August 2023.

    Proposals sent by e-mail will be accepted until 23.59 hours (Spanish time).

    If the application contains errors that can be rectified, the applicant will be informed by the organising body so that, within a non-extendable period of three days from the date of communication, they may rectify them as an essential condition for the application to be taken into account in the evaluation process.

    5/ Characteristics and conditions

    Duration: Proposals for PROFESSIONAL STAYS must run for a minimum of FOUR months and a maximum of SEVEN months.

    Timetable: Projects and placements can be carried out according to the following timetable:

    Work phases 1 and 2: Until 24 December 2023.

    Phase 3: Analysis, presentation and delivery of results. Until 31 March 2024.

    Endowment: The projects will have a maximum financial allocation of 7,500.00 € which must be justified in the project report according to the expenses indicated in the following section.

    Expenditure chargeable to the grant: In all proposals, the budget must identify the concepts subject to and deriving directly from the needs of the project – for example: expenses arising from the development of the work, materials, travel, meals, accommodation, others – including, if any, the corresponding taxes, as well as payment for reproduction, exhibition and public communication rights, if the project requires it.

    If the project has other sources of funding , it must be specified: Entity, duration, actions financed (object and content) and to which part of the project it is addressed.

    Compatibility: The development of the stay is compatible with other work, professional or research activities justified to the organisation. The project must indicate the degree of compatibility and the method of work to be carried out in order to avoid overlapping and non-compliance with the conditions indicated in this call.

    Number of calls: Beneficiaries may not obtain full support in more than two consecutive calls for the same project. Therefore, resident researchers who have been beneficiaries in the last two calls will not be eligible to apply for the call and will be excluded if they do so.

    ** Exceptionally, researchers who have not exceeded the amount of €12,000.00 in two consecutive calls may be considered as beneficiaries if they have been runners-up in previous years’ calls.

    Others:

    The beneficiaries shall be included in the entity’ s liability insurance.

    Beneficiaries shall not enter into any kind of employment relationship with the entity.

    All aid will be subject to the withholding and taxes stipulated by the legislation in force, which will be deducted from the corresponding financial endowment.

    6/ Applications

    Applications must be sent to the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar in digital format to the following e-mail address: info@territoriomudejar.es

    1. Application-Basic identification data of the applicant and the project.
    2. Copy of ID card.
    3. Summary of the applicant/s professional career (maximum 2,000 characters)
    4. Project/proposal summary (max. 2,000 characters)
    5. Abbreviated academic and professional CV (max. 5 pages)
    6. Five developed works that, in the applicant’s opinion, are relevant as a starting point for the proposal (Summary of each project of max. 2,000 characters).
    7. Report on the project to be carried out, including (max. 5 pages): Title; Background and current status of the subject; Hypothesis, methodology, work plan and timetable; Description of the specific objectives of the project; Locations directly and indirectly affected by the proposal; Location or locations proposed for the stay and expected length of stay; Detailed budget for the research, which will refer to the amount requested.
    8. Optionally, a letter of recommendation from a relevant person in the field of the proposed work may be provided.
    9. In the case of teams, both the application and the award decision must expressly state the implementation commitments undertaken by each member of the team, as well as the amount of subsidy to be applied by each of them, who will also be considered as beneficiaries. A sole representative or proxy of the grouping must be appointed, with sufficient powers to fulfil the obligations which, as beneficiary, correspond to the grouping. The team must undertake not to dissolve the grouping until the limitation period provided for in Articles 39 and 65 of Law 38/2003 of 17 November 2003 has elapsed.

    7/ Selection process and criteria

    The project selection process will be carried out on the basis of the evaluations of the Scientific Committee and the entity’s management team, which will draw up a ranking according to the following criteria:

    • Curricular profile, training and previous achievements of the applicant: 10%. The orientation of the curricular profile in relation to the area of work chosen by the applicant will be assessed.
    • Quality of the project and innovative nature of the proposal: 30%. The project must be well thought out and presented in a rigorous and detailed manner. The framework of objectives/actions/resources/budget should be well planned. The timetable should be realistic. The project should provide for its evaluation and future viability.  
    • Territory of impact / number of localities involved: 35%. The way in which the project acts on the territory will be assessed. It may be a direct present or future impact, but in any case it will be an essential requirement. A realistic impact will be highly valued without being biased and mediatised.
    • Complementary activities involving the local population: 15%. An activity involving the local population in the development of the project will be considered. Involvement does not necessarily have to be through a cultural activity. The introduction of activities that have an unconventional cultural impact will be considered.
    • Digitisation strategy Mudejar Territory : 10%. Adaptation of the expected results to the criteria published for the” Common EuropeanSpace for Cultural Heritage “. Contribution of ideas and perspectives.

    8/ Evaluation and resolution

    The resolution of the grants will   communicated as of MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2023.

    The call may be declared totally or partially void and the decision of the commissions shall be final.

    Once the call has been resolved, the list of beneficiaries and the composition of the evaluation commission will be published on the website of the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar www.territoriomudejar.es.

    In no case will individualised information on the applications received or on the deliberation of the evaluation committee be provided.

    9/ Formalisation, justification and payment of aid

    Formalisation: Beneficiaries must sign before the start date of their project, according to the calendar, and at the latest before 30 September 2023, the acceptance commitment that will act as an indispensable document for the receipt of the aid. Once the acceptance document has been signed, they must join the project on the date indicated in the calendar.

    Payment: The payment of the aid will be made according to the established phases:
    Phase 1. 40% once the acceptance commitment has been signed. 1 October 2023.

    Phase 2. 30% halfway through project development. 24 December 2023.

    Phase 3. Remaining 30% on delivery of the final project report. 31 March 2024

    These conditions shall be general to all beneficiaries unless , exceptionally, the project report justifies the need for a different financial distribution over time.

    Justification and presentation of results:

    Beneficiaries will be obliged to justify compliance with the requirements and conditions established in this call for proposals by means of: An intermediate report halfway through the stay that allows the progress of the project to be evaluated. A final report on digital support of the project describing objectives, fulfilment of aims and results; and a financial report justifying the cost of the activities carried out.

    Beneficiaries must deliver to Territorio Mudéjar all the results derived from the project financed according to the proposal presented in the application, it being understood that this proposal will act as a contractual document for the grants.

    In the case of works subject to intellectual property, current legislation will be applied with regard to authorship and the transfer of rights of use and reproduction will be assigned to Territorio Mudéjar.

    Financial control:

    The interim report shall include a revision of the estimated budget either confirming its continuity or proposing necessary adjustments where justified.

    The final report shall include a detailed financial report as follows:

    • A list of expenses incurred indicating creditor, amount, date of issue and payment. As the project includes an estimated budget , the list of expenses will be classified according to the items of the project or subsidised activity. Where applicable, any deviations that may have occurred in the development of the project must be justified.
    • Proof of payment: Invoices, tickets or supporting documents and proof of payment. If the payment has been made in cash, this must be indicated on the expense document with the concept correctly specified.
    • The justification of nominative hours devoted to the project will be detailed in the report in terms of the results developed, specifying the working hours assigned to the actions carried out.
    • The justification of mileage expenses shall be made by means of a sworn statement and a detail shall be included in the report according to the results developed, specifying the journeys made and assigned to specific actions.

    Non-compliance:

    The aid will be cancelled and the amounts received will be reimbursed if the conditions established in these rules are not met, and in general in the cases established in article 37 of the General Law on Subsidies.

    10/ Dissemination of project results

    The Asociación Territorio Mudéjar may request the collaboration of the beneficiaries of the grants in activities to disseminate the projects. To this end, the beneficiary will provide the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar with all the information and documentation required and will grant the latter, free of charge, the appropriate rights for the dissemination of the results.

    Beneficiaries must mention in materials or results the origin of the aid by means of the phrase “Project carried out with funding from Territorio Mudéjar through the call for applications Estancias Gonzalo M. Borrás Gualis 2023” and include the organisation’s logo whenever possible.

    For its part, the association Territorio Mudéjar will always identify the authorship of the projects.

    11/ Acceptance of the rules

    Participation in this call for applications implies acceptance of its rules and its decision, which shall be final, as well as the waiver of any type of claim.

    Exceptionally and for duly justified reasons, the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar reserves the right to interpret and modify the wording of the rules in order to clarify or specify their content, without this implying a substantial or arbitrary alteration of the same.

    For any queries , applicants may contact the Asociación Territorio Mudéjar by e-mail at info@territoriomudejar.es.