The European Research Council Pascal DISSARD ERC Executive Agency Scientific Department Team Leader Scientific Follow-up Information Session for PIs Calls H2020: requirements and timetable Université Claude Bernard Lyon1 Villeurbanne, 6 Mai 2014
ERC Grant schemes Starting Grants starters (2-7 years after PhD) up to 2.0 Mio for 5 years Consolidator Grants consolidators (7-12 years after PhD) up to 2.75 Mio for 5 years Advanced Grants track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years up to 3.5 Mio for 5 years Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research earliest stage of marketable innovation up to 150,000 for ERC grant holders 2
Timetable of the 2014 Calls ERC calls Budget Call Publication Submission Deadline(s) Starting Grants ERC-2014-StG Consolidator Grants ERC-2014-CoG 485 M 11 December 2013 713 M 11 December 2013 25 March 2014 20 May 2014 Advanced Grants ERC-2014-AdG 450 M 17 June 2014 21 October 2014 Proof of Concept ERC-2014-PoC 15 M 11 December 2013 DL1: 1 April 2014 DL2: 1 Oct. 2014 3
Main changes for 2014 More stringent resubmission restrictions Increasing number applications causes low success rates and high panel workload Currently 2013 applicants who received "C" at step 1 cannot resubmit in 2014 For 2014 applicants, tighter resubmission rules : ob (Step 1 or Step 2) : Wait out one year oc (Step1) : Wait out two years 4
Feedback to Applicants End of Step 1: A B C Proposal is of sufficient quality to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation Proposal is of high quality but not sufficient to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s) Proposal is not of sufficient quality to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s) 5
Feedback to Applicants End of Step 2: A B Proposal fully meets the ERC's excellence criterion and is recommended for funding if sufficient funds are available Proposal meets some but not all elements of the ERC's excellence criterion and will not be funded. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s) 6
Main changes for 2014: Eligibility StG/CoG Applicants with MDs (1) MD applicants need to provide : certificates of MD basic studies and proof of an appointment that requires doctoral equivalency (e.g. post-doctoral fellowship, professorship appointment). Time reference for calculation of the eligibility timewindow = the certified date of the MD completion plus two years For further details, see ERC WP 2014 Annex II 7 7
Main changes for 2014: Eligibility StG/CoG Applicants with MDs (2) For applicants holding both an MD and a PhD : MD takes precedence over PhD only when the applicant has held an appointment that requires a doctoral equivalency (e.g. post-doctoral fellowship, professorship appointment). Clinical training : counts as reason for extension of the eligibility window (up to a maximum of 4.5 Years). 8
Main changes for 2014: Online Submission Please do consult the latest Guide for Applicants PART B1 submitted as.pdf PART A online forms Proposal and PI info Host institution info Budget Section 1: Extended synopsis and PI Extended synopsis of project 5 p. CV 2 p. Track record 2 p. Funding ID PART B2 submitted as.pdf Section 2: Scientific proposal 15 p. 9
Main changes for 2014 : Ethics table Part of Online Submission Forms 10
Main changes for 2014: Model CVs for Part B1 Provided as example in the Guide for applicants Available in the participant portal 11
Main changes for 2014: Others Possibility to provide a Researcher ID (e.g. ORCID) in A- and B-forms Interdisciplinary projects : justification paragraph in partb1 Changes in the panel descriptors for all SH panels (please see the WP and the GfA) 12
Main changes for 2014: Summary Eligibility rules for MDs Simplified budget table (Administrative submission forms and part B) Ethics table: part of the online submission forms Funding ID changed format Model CVs provided Reason for exclusion of reviewers not required Possibility to provide a Researcher ID (e.g. ORCID) in A- and B-forms Interdisciplinary projects : justification paragraph in part B1 Changes in the panel descriptors for all SH panels (please see the WP and the GfA) 13
Preparing an application Register early / Submit proposal and annexes well before the deadline (a proposal can be revised until the call deadline by submitting a new version and overwriting the previous one) Read the Guide for Applicants and the Work Programme. Follow formatting rules and page limits Proof-read the proposal Check consistency of figures, justify resources and involvement of team members 14
ERC Funded Projects http://erc.europa.eu/erc-funded-projects Check already funded projects and profile of grantees Search ERC projects by Funding Scheme, Call year and Country of Host Institution 15
Ethics in H2020 Legal base List of ethics issues Art.16 in H2020 Framework Programme Art.12 and 13 Rules for Participation ERC Rules for Submission in H2020 New issue on Environment Protection (e.g. project in sensitive areas, using/collecting protected elements...) Ethics procedure Ethics Appraisal Ethics in submission system New templates Integral part of the proposal (part A) EIT (Ethics Issues Table) 16
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