PNCDI-PD: LaTeX Template

Warning

These templates target the PD 2026 call, which is still not finalized. As such, they have not been submitted to the UEFISCDI yet and may be ineligible. However, we strive to keep as close as possible to the provided documents and will update the template as required going forward. Any suggestions for improvements and bug reports for inconsistencies are very welcome!

This repository contains templates for the Postdoctoral Research Grants from UEFISCDI. The latest version targets the PD 2026 call and contains templates for the forms in the manual annexes. In particular, we have

1. Annex 3 A: Identification Information (this is provided for book keeping and should not be submitted).
2. Annex 3 B: Project Description (main document).
3. Annex 3.1: CV.
4. Annex 5.1-5.8: Various forms and disclosures required for grant submission.

Warning

These are not all the required documents for the grant. Read the official manual carefully before submitting.

Usage

The templates follow the guidelines given in the official grant manual as closely as possible. To use them, we recommend to:

1. Copy all the LaTeX files and the pncdi-pd.cls file to some desired location.
2. Remove all the -template suffixes (potentially add name or project acronym instead).
3. Start filling in the documents with a close eye on the official requirements!
4. Once the documents are filled in, remember to remove the draftproposal option.

Forms

The forms (i.e. the pncdi-pd-annex-5X-template.tex files) require minimal changes. In particular:

1. In the documentclass, change masculine to your preferred gender. Once the form is filled out, also remove the draftproposal option (this will remove all the italic comments in the forms).
2. Fill in the \placeholder commands with your information.
3. Adding signatures probably requires printing or using some fancier electronic signature. Consult the official manual and instructions for this part.

The gender should be chosen appropriately for each document and form (the forms are meant for the project director, mentor, and institution representative and could have different genders!). This is mostly meant to avoid writings like Subsemnatul/Subsemnata and instead uses a command

\gendered{Subsemnatul}{Subsemnata}

that dynamically changes based on the class option.

Project Description

The main project description can be found in pncdi-pd-annex-3-b-template.tex. This has some main sections, but is generally very field dependent, so it is up to the project director to include all the required information. We merely try to help with the typography of it all!

The CV should be filled in through the pncdi-pd-annex-31-cv-template.tex document.

The pncdi-pd-annex-3-a-template.tex contains additional metadata about the project and should not be submitted. This information needs to be filled in on the EVOC platform at submission time.

Gantt Charts

A Gantt chart must also be provided in the proposal. There are some LaTeX packages, e.g. pgfgantt, that can be used to create such charts. However, you can also just use a third party application, export the chart as a PNG or PDF, and include it like that.

Documentation

The pncdi-pd class contains all the requirements for the project templates. It has some minimal options to control its behavior. The main document class options are given below.

Option	Description
draftproposal	Adds helpful comments and other drafting helpers
masculine	Sets the gender in the grant forms to masculine
feminine	Sets the gender in the grant forms to feminine
pncdiform	Flag that marks the current document as a form
pncdia	Flag that marks the template for Annex 3 A
pncdib	Flag that marks the template for Annex 3 B
pncdic	Flag that marks the template for Annex 3.1
showframe	Shows a frame for page margins (debug)
layoutgrid	Shows a grid on the page to check margins (debug)

All the templates in this project are already correctly marked with e.g. pncdiform and should not be changed. The template also defines the following commands.

Command	Description
\pncdiauthor{<>}	Project director full name
\insertpncdiauthor	Retrieves the author name
\pncdititle{<>}	Project full title
\insertpncdititle	Retrieves the project title
\pncdiacronym{<>}	Project acronym
\insertpncdiacronym	Retrieves the project acronym
\pncdiinstitution{<>}	The hosting institution for the project
\insertpncdiinstitution	Retrieves the host institution
\pncdiidentifier{<>}	Sets the grant call identifier
\insertpncdiidentifier	Retrieves the grant call identifier
\rodate	A more locale specific formatted date
\gendered{<m>}{<f>}	Choose one of the two word inflections
\placeholder*[<w>]{<>}	Adds a little dotted placeholder for forms
\comment{<>}	Adds italic text based on draftproposal

The \pncdiidentifier command should generally not be set by the user. Instead we suggest updating the template in pncdi-pd.cls.

The \placeholder command is slightly more complex and requires additional explanation. It can be used to achieve 3 results based on the options:

1. \placeholder[10]{}: adds a set of 10 uniformly spaced dots to signal a part of a form that needs to be filled in.
2. \placehoder[10]{Content}: ignores the [10] dots part (could even be removed) and just shows the contents.
3. \placeholder*{Content}: similar to the above, but makes the text bold.

The empty dotted placeholders (as provided here), use the first form. The user can then fill them in using the second or third form, as desired.

License

Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0).