FP7 IDEAS Programme ERC Funding Schemes & Review Process Dr Antonella Di Trapani Research Programme Officer Scientific Management Department Starting Grant Unit Venezia 23 June 2010
Presentation Outline Part 1 - Intro and Background Seventh Framework Programme (2006-2013) - overview Part 2 - Funding Schemes Starting Independent Researcher Grant Advanced Investigator Grant Part 3 Submission and Evaluation Panel Structure Evaluation criteria Previous Calls- data
Seventh Framework Programme Main instrument of the EU for funding research Cooperation Collaborative Research Ideas Frontier Research People Marie Curie Actions Capacities Research Capacity
FP7- Ideas => ERC The first European funding body set up to support bottom-up, investigator-driven frontier research Supporting and encouraging the very best, truly creative scientists, scholars and engineers to be adventurous and take risks in their research Targets both new and established researchers Encouraged to go beyond established frontiers of knowledge and the boundaries of disciplines Implemented through a new Agency => ERCEA
How is the ERC organised? An integrated structure with a specific vocation Independent scientific governance Scientific Council with 22 members Dedicated Implementation Structure Executive Agency with 389 employees by 2013
The Scientific Council The Scientific Council Establishing and controlling the funding strategy/methodologies 22 scientists reflecting the full scope of European research and scholarship President : Prof. H. Nowotny Honorary President: Prof. F. Kafatos Vice president : Dr. D. Estève Establishes overall scientific strategy establishes annual work programmes (incl. calls for proposals, evaluation criteria); defines peer review methodology; ensures selection and accreditation of experts Controls quality of operations and management Ensures communication with the scientific community
ERC- Current State of Play ERCEA became autonomous on 16 July 2009 Executive Agencies - Set up for a fixed time to manage EC programmes EAs are autonomous but accountable to the EC Other examples are REA (Research Executive Agency) and EACI
The Executive Agency : ERCEA Implementing and operating the funding strategy/methodologies Executes annual work programme as established by the Scientific Council Implements calls for proposals and provides information and support to applicants Organises peer review evaluation Establishes and manages grant agreements Administers scientific and financial aspects and follow-up of grant agreements
The Executive Agency : ERCEA The Executive Agency : ERCEA Implementing and operating the funding strategy/methodologies Secretary General Prof. Andreu Mas Colell Ensures liaison between SC, ERCEA and EC Monitors the effective and sound implementation of the SC s strategy and positions Director (ad-interim) Dr. Jack Metthey Responsible for implementing the strategy as established by the Scientific Council Managing the agency and staff
The Executive Agency : ERCEA Based in Covent Garden, Brussels Currently over 280 staff Scientific Department (B) Many staff have research experience
ERC Grant Schemes Who can apply? General Requirements Principal Investigator Nationality, age or current place of work not relevant Host organisation To be located in MS or AC Frontier Research Project All fields of science, engineering and scholarship are eligible (investigator-driven, bottom-up) Individual research team PI has freedom to choose team members
Host institution Applicant legal entity: institution that engages and hosts the PI for the duration of the project Any type of legal entity: universities, research centres, business research units as long as it is in MS or AC Commitment of HI: to ensure that the PI may - apply for funding independently - manage research and funding for the project - publish independently as senior author - have access to reasonable space and facilities => Intra-EU portability of the grant 12
ERC Grant Schemes What kind of research is funded? Frontier Research pursuit of questions at or beyond the frontiers of knowledge Any field of research Pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research Unconventional, innovative approaches Impact on science, scholarhip or engineering High-gain/High-risk
ERC Grant schemes Boost European excellence in frontier research Funding Strategy: 3R and 2 schemes Aim: Retain Repatriate Recruit Favour brain gain and reverse brain drain improve career opportunities and independence - especially for young researchers increase competition, recognition and international visibility - for excellent individual scientists and scholars in Europe raise aspiration and achievement of basic research in Europe Activities: Two complementary funding schemes ERC Starting Grant (StG): attract & retain the next generation of independent research leaders ERC Advanced Grant (AdG): attract & reward established independent research leaders 14
ERC Grant Schemes Operational Principles Application in response to calls for proposals -Principal Investigators applies in conjunction and on behalf of a researchperforming host institution -Electronic submission only -via EPSS https://www.epss-fp7.org/epss/ Staged Evaluation Procedure -to manage large number of expected applications Panel-based international peer review process Scientific Council defines panels, selects panel chairs/members and peer reviewers -Panels assess and rank proposals (based on individual assessments by additional peer reviewers, panel meetings, interviews with StG applicants) 15
ERC Calls and Budget 2006 2011 Prospective Schedule Starting Grant Advanced Grant Call Deadline 741 Mio 869 Mio 290 Mio 517 Mio 290 480 Mio 340 400 1st Call 1st Call 2nd Call 2nd Call 3rd Call 3rd Call 4th Call 4th Call Spring Spring Autumn Spring Autumn Spring Autumn Spring 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 16
Submission deadlines for 2011 European calls Research Council (currently planned) Date of publication StG 2011: mid July, 2010 Call closure deadline for submission : Physical sciences & engineering -October 14, 2010 (New dates!) Life Sciences -November 09, 2010 (new dates) Social sciences & humanities - November 24, 2010 (new dates) Call budget : 662 M Date of publication AdG 2010: October 2011 Call closure deadline for submission (according to last year) : Physical Sciences and Engineering 24 February 2011 Life Sciences 17 March 2011 Social Sciences and Humanities 7 April 2011 Call budget : 662 M 17
Presentation Outline Part 1 - Intro and Background Seventh Framework Programme (2006-2013) -overview Part 2 - Funding Schemes Starting Independent Researcher Grant Advanced Researcher Grant Part 3 Submission and Evaluation Panel Structure Evaluation criteria Previous Calls- data
Objective of the Starting Grant Objective is to provide critical and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers, whatever their nationality, located in or moving to the Member States or Associated countries, who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on the field, their independent research programme
Profile of StG applicant Am I a competitive candidate? Potential for research independence and leadership -evidence of scientific maturity to lead a team/programme -track-record of early research achievements appropriate to the research field and career stage -At least one publication without participation of PhD supervisor Promising track-record of early achievements - significant publications - invited presentations in conferences - funding, patents, awards, prizes Specific stage of research career at time of application - starters - consolidators Streaming
StG Applicant: PhD Requirement New timeframe window is currently planned First PhD awarded 2-10 (2-12!?) years before call publication date - starters (PhD award: 2-6 (2-7) years) - consolidators (PhD award: 6-10 (7-12) years) - responsability of applicant to justify change the stage (exceptionally) - final decision by the panel Extension may be requested: - up to 14.5 (16.5 ) years - maternity (up 18 months/child) / paternity leave (up 12 months/child), - long-term illness, military service, statutory reasons (clinical qualification) - applies to starter / consolidator stage - must be supported by official documents
Size of a StG Grant Possible requested amount : max 1,500,000 for 5 years + 500,000 if new research activity in EU by moving from third country Eligible costs: Support the project (personnel, equipment, consumables, travel, admin.) Non-eligible (taxes, provisions, debts, related to another project) No double-funding Assessment: Requested budget reviewed by panel- > total amount granted
Eligibility & Re-Submissions Ineligibility - submission after the deadline - incomplete proposals including annexes - no commitment letter from HI - HI outside EU or AC - PhD award date (>10 or <2) - missing supporting official documents Re-application - only one active ERC grant at any time - only one application per PI within a calendar year - if 2009 2010: only if > threshold step 2 - if 2010 2011: only if > threshold step 1
New Feature: Streaming First time implemented in 2010 Call Success rate will be kept comparable between the two streams Ultimate decision on streaming is with the panels
Streaming - Starters vs Consolidators Work programme states: PIs will be assessed by the evaluation panels as "starters" or "consolidators taking into account the specific stage of their research career at the time of the application. - PhD award date counting from the date of the Call publication 30.7.2009 Starters: 2<PhD <6 Consolidators: 6<PhD<10 All objective reasons that apply for extending the eligibility window apply by analogy to extending the starter window Valid reasons (only if the event happened in the first 6 years): 1 child=18 months; military service; illness. Career break outside science/research (e.g. volunteer work, professional activity completely unrelated to research career, unemployment, etc.) Non-valid reasons: difficulties with experiments ; personal difficulties with post-doc supervisor; two PhDs ; working as a professional in a company in same or close field
Streaming : Starters vs. Consolidators PI has to request the change from Consolidator to Starter (the opposite is not possible) Must be supported by documents Final responsibility/decision rests with the Panel Chair c2 Example: case of PhD > 6 Consolidator : - if birth of child (or military service or unemployment) occurred in the first 6 (7) years then the change to Starter is allowed - if the event occurred in years 6-10 (7-12) then change is not allowed as the PI had 6 (7) years to develop his/her career 26
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Starting Grant 2010 Interviews Are going to take place at Step 2 meetings Interviews will last between 20-30 minutes in total 5-15 minutes presentation by the PI 10-20 minutes: questions and answers Panels take into account the results of the interview alongside the other elements Invited applicants are reimbursed
Objective of the Advanced Grant Objective is to encourage and support excellent, innovative investigator-initiated research projects by leading advanced investigators across the Member States and Associated countries. This funding stream complements the Starting Grant scheme by targeting the population of researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right.
Size of an AdG Grant Normally, the level of the grant is expected to be limited to a maximum of around 2.5 M Euro An additional 1 M Euro may be applied for if the application involves a move of the PI to the EU or Associated Countries from a third country (for example, USA to France), purchase of major research equipment or a co-pi Max grant may be up to around 3.5 M Euro for a period of 5 years
Advanced Grant Am I a competitive candidate? Active researchers having a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years Benchmarks (one or more below) including 10 publications as senior author 3 major research monographs 5 granted patents 10 invited presentations International recognition through scientific prizes/awards or membership in well-regarded academies
Presentation Outline Part 1 - Intro and Background Seventh Framework Programme (2006-2013) - overview Part 2 - Funding Schemes Starting Independent Researcher Grant Advanced Researcher Grant Part 3 Submission and Evaluation Panel Structure Evaluation criteria Previous Calls- data
ERC Review Panels International Peer-Reviewing Peer review is carried out through 25 panels (for each StG and AdG- Shadow Panels for AdG) Panels have about 12-15 members plus a chair and are coordinated by an ERC Research Officer Panels may be assisted by external reviewers Panels are grouped along the main scientific domains covering all fields of science, engineering and knowledge
Scientific Domains For operational reasons : 25 panels in 3 main domains PE: Physical Sciences, Engineering (10 panels) LS: Life Sciences (9 panels) SH: Social Sciences and Humanities (6 panels) Plus one horizontal domain: Interdisciplinary Allocation of Call budget per domain as follows: PE domain: 39% (40%) LS domain: 34% (35%) SH domain : 14% (15%) Interdisciplinary domain: 13% (10%) Within domains, indicative budget is allocated to panels on a demand basis probability of success independent of panel
ERC Panel Structure: 25 Panels Life Sciences LS1 Molecular & Structural Biology & Biochemistry LS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology LS3 Cellular and Developmental Biology LS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology & Endocrinology LS5 Neurosciences & neural disorders LS6 Immunity & infection LS7 Diagnostic tools, therapies & public health LS8 Evolutionary, population & environmental biology LS9 Applied life sciences & biotechnology Social Sciences and Humanities SH1 Individuals, institutions & markets SH2 Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour SH3 Environment & society SH4 The Human Mind and its complexity SH5 Cultures & cultural production SH6 The study of the human past Physical Sciences & Engineering PE1 Mathematical foundations PE2 Fundamental constituents of matter PE3 Condensed matter physics PE4 Physical & Analytical Chemical sciences PE5 Materials & Synthesis PE6 Computer science & informatics PE7 Systems & communication engineering PE8 Products & process engineering PE9 Universe sciences PE10 Earth system science
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Content and Submission ERC Grant proposal PART A online forms A1 A2 A3 Proposal and PI info Host institution info Budget Annexes submitted as.pdf - Statement of support by host - If applicable: explanatory information on ethical issues - StG only: PhD certificate (incl. documents proving eligibility career breaks) PART B1 submitted as.pdf Section 1 Track Record of PI Scientific Leadership Potential 2 p. CV (including funding ID ) 2 p. Early achievements track record 2 p. Extended synopsis 5 p. PART B2 submitted as.pdf Section 2 Scientific proposal 15 p. Section 3 Research Environment 2 p.
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Upload and Submission EPSS: https://www.epss-fp7.org 36
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ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Upload EPSS website 38
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Upload HI Letter Correct Template On Letterhead Dated, signed and stamped Contains -name of PI and -Acronym as reported in Proposal Signature by Legal representative HI must be in EU 27 or AC! 39
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Upload PhD Certificate/diploma (only for StG) Original documents only -certificato di diploma di dottorato ok Must report the date of the examination or award Document are accepted in all EU languages Certified translations must be provided for non-eu languages (Hebrew, Chinese, Russian etc) Latin is accepted! 40
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Upload Other Annexes Birth certificates for extension Military certificates Paternal Leave certificates Medical certificates (>6 months) Ethical Annexes Pay attention not to overwrite the documents!! Upload Part B1, B2, HI letter in the right place! 41
ERC Grant Schemes Proposal Submission Make sure all documents are completed (A, B and annexes): -happy with them? «Overwriting» of Part B1 and B2 is possible by uploading a new modified version of the proposal until before the deadline! The last version submitted before the deadline will be evaluated Proposal submission: Click «Submit proposal» DO NOT LEAVE THE SUBMISSION AT THE LAST MINUTE! computer crashing?.not EPSS fault! Contac the EPSS only in case of technical problem! https://www.epss-fp7.org/epss/helpdesk.jsp Tel: 0032 2 233 3760; Email: support@epss-fp7.org 42
Submission Single submission deadline according to domain to a targeted panel Eligibility check deadline strictly enforced all parts and annexes present and readable Relevant documents sent to reviewers
Eligibility checks To be considered eligible the proposal should fulfill ALL these requirements: No multiple applications Re-submission in two consecutive calls: is possible only if passed the threshold 2<PhD date <10 (12) (i.e. between 30 July 1999 and 30 July 2007) Full proposal contains: HI binding letter (located in EU or AC) PhD record and further documents for eligibility extensions (military, parental leave, sickness) Parts B1 and B2 B1: Scientific Leadership potential, CV, Early achievements record, Proposal synopsis B2: Scientific proposal, Research Environment
Ineligible cases No HI letter or incomplete (less than 2/3 are present) PhD not within the timeframe / no PhD certificate / PhD not valid MD only, without further clinical qualification (by research) No documents to support PhD extension provided Re-application (below threshold) and Multiple applications HI outside of the EU or Associated Countries Outside the Scope of the Call (in rare cases) Part B1/B2 missing or corrupted documents Docs missing: cannot be submitted/accepted after the deadline (clarifications/resubmission might be asked only for eligibility) c1
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Submission and Evaluation Applicant submit to a Targeted Panel Can choose alternative/secondary Panel Final decision is with Panel Chair (can change Panel! Cfr: Rules of Submission) In case of cross-panel/cros-domain proposal evaluation by members of other Panels 46
Two step Evaluation Step 1: Only Part B1 is evaluated (PI and Project) Evaluated by Panel Members and members of other panels (if interdisciplinary) Proposals need to pass threshold to be retained to next Step Only highly ranked proposals (and within 2-3 times the available budget for each Panel) are retained for step 2 Step 2 Both Part B1 and B2 are evaluated against all three evaluation criteria Proposals are evaluated by Panel Members and Remote Referees nominated by Panel Members 47
Evaluation on Excellence Scientific Excellence is the sole criterion Only the criteria published in the Call are applied Evaluation of excellence at 3 levels: Quality of principal investigator Quality of the research project Quality of research environment (at step 2) 4: oustanding 3: excellent 2: very good 1: non-competitive Referees and panels evaluate and score criteria 1 & 2 numerically which results in the ranking of the projects: 1-4 per criterion threshold 2 per criterion Criteria 3 is considered as "pass/fail"
Evaluation Criteria Potential of the Principal Investigator: (last 10 years for AdG) Quality of research output (track record, qualification, achievements, independence, reputation) Intellectual capacity and creativity (collaborations, mentoring, challenge confrontation, initiative for new lines of thinking) and capacity to attract funding (AdG) Quality of the research project: Ground-breaking nature (challenges, ambition, trans-discipinarity, new concepts) Potential impact (open new horizons, enhance frontier research in Europe) Methodology (approach, timescale, resources, feasibility) High risk/high gain balance (new or unconventional methodology, major breakthrough) Research environment: Contribution to the project (infrastructural and intellectual environment) Participation of other legal entities (if added value to the proposal)
Interdisciplinarity Novel interdisciplinary approaches can open potentials for new fields of science and can contribute to the excellence of a proposal To overcome traditional, discipline-based review systems in fairly evaluating interdisciplinary proposals ERC has a specific approach (mainstreaming; Interdisciplinary Domain): ERC panels may only loosely follow disciplinary lines Proposals can be assigned to members of other panels and to freely-chosen referees to better match expertise 13% of the budget is allocated to an Interdisciplinary Domain
Review Process STEP 1 STEP 2 Remote assessment by Panel members of section 1 Remote assessment by Panel members and reviewers of all sections Panel meeting Panel meeting + interview (StG) Proposals retained for step 2 Consolidating Panel chairs meeting Feedback to applicants Ranked list of proposals
ERC Starting Grant: 2007, 2009, 2010 Submissions by call & domain Number of submitted proposals 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 3399 4406 1362-72.7% 927 1112 Life Sciences Physical Sciences & Engineering Social Sciences & Humanities + 14.8% 464 1030 1205 638 Starting Grant 2007 Starting Grant 2009 Starting Grant 2010 52
ERC Starting Grant 2007 Two Step Evaluation Process 3.4% Success Rate* 8794 proposals evaluated Interviews (9167 submitted!) 559 proposals 299 successful proposals Awarded budget about 335 million *Based on evaluated proposals only
ERC Starting Grant: 2007 call Eligible proposals by host country & gender Source: 8794 evaluated proposals 1200 1000 1575 Male Female No. of eligible proposals 800 600 400 200 0 IT UK DE FR ES NL SE EL BE FI IL CH PL HU PT DK TR AT IE RO NO CZ BG SI CY SK RS HR LT EE LU IS LV M T
ERC Starting Grant 2007 Selected proposals by host country and domain Source: 299 selected proposals, Nov. 2008 60 Social Sciences & Hum anities 50 Physical Sciences & Engineering Life Sciences 40 30 Italy: 26 proposals 21 countries 20 10 0 UK FR DE NL IT ES IL CH BE SE FI HU A T DK EL CY IE PT BG CZ NO St G 299; 11 Nov. 2008
ERC Starting Grant: 2007 call Selected proposals by host countries 7 1 10 2 4 59 27 11 32 1 38 4 14 6 26 2 25 1 4 2 24 Source: 300 proposals, 02.10.2008
ERC Starting Grant 2009 Two Step Evaluation Process 9.91% Success Rate* 2392 proposals evaluated Interviews (2503 submitted) 457 proposals 237 successful proposals Awarded budget about 325 million *Based on evaluated proposals only
ERC Starting Grant 2009 Submitted proposals by country of host institution & gender 18 16 Male Female 14 % of submitted Proposals 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 IT UK DE FR ES NL BE EL SE IL CH AT FI DK TR PT PL NO IE CZ HU RO SI CY BG HR LT SK EE LV MT RS StG 09, 2503 17 Dec. 2008
ERC Starting Grant 2009 Selected proposals by host country and domain Source: 237 selected proposals, Oct 2009 45 Number of Grantees 40 35 30 25 20 15 19 countries Social Sciences & Humanities Physical Sciences & Engineering Life Sciences 10 5 0 UK FR DE ES CH NL IT BE IL DK AT FI SE PT EL IE PL EE HU Country of host institution ERC 2009: StG-09-237
ERC Starting Grant: 2009 call Successful proposals by country of host institution Source: 219 selected proposals 6 5 1 3 41 15 14 7 26 2 26 16 5 1 3 17 15 2 14 StG Source: 07-299, StG-09 05 Dec. mainlist: 2008 219, 25.06.2009
ERC Starting Grant: 2007 call Success rate of host countries Relation between submitted proposals (9167) and 300 selected proposals (02.10.2008) 12 10 8 in % 6 4 Italy 2 0 FR UK NL ES BE DE FI AT DK SE IT IE EL PT CY HU BG CZ IL CH NO EU - 15 EU - 12 Assoc. C. Source: All submitted proposals (9167) and 300 selected proposals (02.10.2008)
European European Research Research Council Council Statistics 2007+2009 Mainlist proposals by country of host institution & nationalities 45 40 IT Nationals Foreigners 35 No. of proposals 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 UK DE FR ES CH IT NL BE IL DK FI AT SE IE PT EL PL EE HU StG-09, June Country of Host Institution
European European Research Research Council Council Statistics 2007+2009 Mainlist proposals by country of host institution & mobility No. of proposals 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 8% intended mobility moving from one country to another host country Staying Moving 10 5 0 UK DE FR ES CH IT NL BE IL DK FI AT SE IE PT EL PL EE HU Country of Host Institution StG-09, June
ERC Starting Grant 2009 Mainlist proposals by nationality European European Research Research Council Council Overall Success rate: 8.75% (219/2503) 30 25 IT Male Female No. of Proposals 20 15 10 5 0 IT DE FR BE ES NL UK IL StG-09, June 2009 FI DK EL SE US AT HU PT AU CH CZ IE NO PL RO AL AR CN EE KR MX RU SG TR UA
Statistics 2009 Submissions by nationality of PI European European Research Research Council Council Submissions of Italian PI: 20.5 % of European (population 12.6 %) Submissions of Italian PI in Italian HI: 80 % of the submission from italian PI (bigger than in similar countries)
ERC Starting Grant 2010 Submitted proposals by country of host institution & gender Drop Page Fields Here 500 Sum of Frequency 450 400 350 300 250 200 APP_GENDER Field F M 150 100 50 0 UK IT DE FR ES NL SE BE CH IL FI IE AT DK EL HU NO RO PT PL TR CZ SI CY LT SK BG IS HR LU EE LV BA CA GH MK RS UA StG2010 2873 Proposals received, Dec 2009 OR_COUNTRY
ERC StG 2010 Main List HI (but 5 PE Panels) Drop Page Fields Here ERC STG 2010 Main list Host Institution countries (5 panels of PE) 25 Sum of Number of grantees No of Grantees 20 15 10 5 domain LS PE SH 0 AT BE CH CY CZ DE DK EL ES FI FR HU IE IL IT NL NO PL PT SE UK HI country HI country
ERC StG in Italy by domain: total 43 Type StG Total ERC StG Grants Projects Funded in Italy (*2010 data not yet available for Publication) 6 Sum of Number of projects Funded Number of proposals being funded 5 4 3 2 1 Year of call 2009 2007 0 F F M M M F M F M F M M F M M M F M F M F M F M LS1 LS3 LS4 LS5 LS6 LS7 PE1 PE2 PE3 PE4 PE5 PE7 PE8 SH1 SH3 SH4 SH5 Panel PI_GENDER
ERC Advanced Grant 2008 Two Step Evaluation Process 13.52% Success Rate 2034 proposals evaluated (2167 submitted) 648 proposals 275 successful proposals Awarded budget about 542 million
ERC Advanced Grant: 2008 call Submitted proposals by host country & domain Source: All submissions (2167) Italy: 301 proposals % 14 12 Social Sciences & Humanities Physical Sciences & Engineering Life Sciences 10 8 6 4 2 0 Source: ITERC UK AdG FR 2008, DE ILStage ES 1, NLsubmitted CH EL proposals, PL FI SEJune BE2008 TR AT DK RO CZ NO HU BG PT IE SI CY IS EE HR SK LT LV M K RS AL LU M T
ERC Advanced Grant 2008 Selected proposals by host country and domain Source: 275 selected proposals, October 2008 22 20 18 16 Interdisciplinary Social Sciences & Humanities Physical Sciences & Engineering Life Sciences % of Grants 14 12 10 8 Italy: 18 proposals 23 Countries 6 4 2 0 AdG, 275 28 Oct. 2008 UK FR CH DE IT NL SE IL ES FI AT BE DK EL HU CZ NO BG CY IS PL PT TR
ERC Advanced Grant: 2008 call Top 256 candidates by host countries 1 9 2 13 4 56 16 5 25 1 1 32 8 26 18 1 4 1 13 4 1 1 14 Source: 256 selected proposals (29 Sept. 2008)
ERC Advanced Grant: 2008 call Success rate of host countries Relation between submitted proposals (2167) and 256 selected proposals (29.09.2008) 30 25 Soc ial Sc ienc es & Humanities Py s ic al Sc ienc es & Engineering Lif e Sc ienc es 20 in % 15 Italy 10 5 0 S E A T UK FR NL DE FI DK ES BE IT P T EL C Y HU BG C Z P L C H IS IL NO T R EU - 15 EU - 12 A s s o c. C. So u r ce : A ll s ubmis s ions (2167) and top 256 propos als (29.09.2008)
ERC Advanced Grant 2009 Selected proposals by host country and domain Source: 236 selected proposals
ERC AdG in Italy by domain: Total 35 Type AdG Total ERC AdG Grants Projects Funded in Italy (*2010 data not yet available for Publication) 7 Sum of Number of projects Funded Number of proposals being funded 6 5 4 3 2 1 Year of call 2009 2008 0 M M M M M F M M M M M M M M M M M F M M LS1 LS2 LS3 LS5 LS6 LS7 LS9 PE1 PE10 PE2 PE3 PE5 PE6 SH1 SH2 SH4 SH5 SH6 Panel PI_GENDER
ERC Grants in Italy by domain Type (All) Total ERC Grants Projects Funded in Italy (*2010 data not yet available for Publication) Number of proposals being funded 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Sum of Number of projects Funded F M M F M M M F M F M M F M M M F M M M M F M F M M F M F M F M M Year of call 2009 2008 2007 LS1 LS2 LS3 LS4 LS5 LS6 LS7 LS9 PE1 PE10 PE2 PE3 PE4 PE5 PE6 PE7 PE8 SH1 SH2 SH3 SH4 SH5 SH6 Panel PI_GENDER
ERC Starting and Advanced grants: Host institutions in Italy and number of grants Universita di Bologna (1) CENTRO EURO-MEDITERRANEO PER I CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI SCARL (1) Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (8) IFOM FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO FIRC DI ONCOLOGIA MOLECOLARE (2) Istituto Europeo di Oncologia S.r.l.(2) Politecnico di Milano (3) SISSA (2) Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (3) LUISS (1) European Laboratory for Nonlinear Spectroscopy (2) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (2) Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (2) Universita di Milano (1) Universita di Napoli (2) Università degli Studi di Padova (2) Università degli studi di Parma (3) Universita di Pavia (2) Universita di Roma La Sapienza (7) Universita di Roma Tor Vergata (2) Universita di Roma Tre (2) Sincrotrone Trieste SCpA European Brain Research Institute Fondazione Centro San Raffaele del Monte Tabor (4) Fondazione ISI Fondazione Telethon (2) Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (3 grants) Universita degli Studi di Firenze (2)
ERC Italian Grantees A 3 months trip, 13.000 km, without a driver. From Italy to Shanghai!" Alberto Broggi, VisLab, University of Parma
ERC Italian Grantees Liberato Manna, IIT Assembly of Colloidal Nanocrystals into Unconventional Types of Nanocomposite Architectures with Advanced Properties
ERC Italian Grantees Paola Romagnani, University of Florence Renal stem cells: characterization of their possible role in kidney pathologies and as new therapeutic tools
Essential Documents ERC Work Programme 2011 ERC Guide for Applicants ERC Grant agreement ERC Rules on submission, evaluation, selection and award procedures Others : ERC Guide for Grant Holders ERC Guide for Peer Reviewers
Where to go for more information? ERC Website - http://erc.europa.eu/ CORDIS - http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fus eaction=usersite.fp7callspage NCP National Contact Points http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=p age.ncplist
Thanks! Thank you for your attention! Antonella Di Trapani Antonella.DI-TRAPANI@ec.europa.eu RTD-ERC-STG-APPLICANTS@ec.europa.eu
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ERC Calls 2007-2010 : Basic Data Received proposals Ineligible /withdrawn of which evaluated Selected* Starting Grant 2007 9,167 373 8,794 299 Starting Grant 2009 2,503 111 2,392 244 Starting Grant 2010 2,873 (104) (2,769) Total Starting Grant 14,543 Advanced Grant 2008 2,167 133 2,034 282 Advanced Grant 2009 1,583 57 1,526 244 Advanced Grant 2010 2,009 Total Advanced Grant 5,759 Grand Total 20,302 (1,069) Starting Grant 2007 & Advanced Grant 2008: 299 and 282 signed contracts respectively Starting Grant 2009 & Advance Grant 2009 : 244 invited to start preparations of grant agreements (Feb 2010) 85
ERC Starting Grant 2009 Submissions from researchers with a residence outside of ERA 3 ERA 1 1 56 1 5 1 1 1 1 4
ERC Starting grant calls 2007 + 2009 Submissions from citizens of third countries USA 116 Mexico 12 Canada 36 Cuba 5 Colombia 2 Peru 4 Morocco 2 Bosnia 2 Belarus 8 Venezuela Togo Nigeria Ethiopia 1 1 Sri Lanka 4 1 Kenya 1 3 Chile 3 Argentina 18 Brasilia 21 Uruguay 3 Algeria 7 Tunisia 8 Congo 1 Ukraine South Africa 2 40 Tanzania 1 Malawi 1 Zimbabwe 1 Armenia 4 Kazakhstan 1 Uzbekistan 3 Mauritius 1 Russia 139 Lebanon Iran 1 3 Cisjordanie 1 Pakistan Egypt 4 2 India 53 Bangladesh 5 Thailand 1 Singapore 8 China 61 Korea 10 Hong Kong 1 Viet Nam 2 Malaysia 5 Philippines 1 Australia 35 Japan 24 Taiwan 5 New Zealand 8