Overview of M arie Curie Actions & European Research Council Jon Brookes EU Advisor University of Warwick March 2018
H orizon 2020 structure Excellent Science Industrial Leadership Societal Challenges European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska- Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, NMBP, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs Health and Wellbeing Food security Transport Energy Climate action Societies Security Widening Participation; Science with and for Society, Mainstreaming of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and ICT European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EURATOM Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Introduction to M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Who is eligible? All 28 EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Who is eligible? Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) linked to the Member States Just naming a few: Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Greenland, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Pitcairn Islands, Saba, Saint Barthélémy, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wallis and Futuna Associated Countries: Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, as well as Tunisia, Ukraine and Georgia Third countries (whether they can receive funding depends on GDP/list in Work Programme) BRIC no longer eligible for funding (Brazil, Russia, India, China)
M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Work Programme.. Ensure excellent and innovative research training as well as attractive career and knowledge-exchange opportunities through cross-border and cross-sector mobility of researchers to best prepare them to face current and future societal challenges. Have a structuring effect on the European Research Area through trans-national and intersectoral mobility to create a European labour market for researchers Strengthen human potential by: Encouraging people to become researchers Encouraging researchers to carry out their research in Europe
M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Operates on a bottom-up basis For any research and innovation ideas (basic research; market take-up) Mobility (cross-border and cross-sector) is a key requirement Enhance skills of people behind research and innovation Strong participation across sectors Dissemination and public engagement - public outreach Gender balance equal opportunities in the research content
M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions For institutions Run and take part in collaborative cross-border, crosssector research, researcher training and/or staff exchange programmes on a research topic and field of their choice Employ talented, well-funded researchers in any research field For individuals Well-remunerated 1-3 year research fellowships in the best research facilities in their field in Europe and overseas PhD studies in the context of a pan-european research training network Exposure to work in the non-academic sector
M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Networks (ITN) For Early Stage Researchers Individual Fellowships (IF) For Experienced Researchers Research and Support Staff Exchange (RISE) Exchange visits (secondments) of staff Co-funding of programmes (COFUND) For regional, national, international doctoral or fellowship programmes
Key M SCA D efinitions Early Stage Researcher (ESR) Experienced Researcher (ER) Academic sector Nonacademic sector At the time of recruitment (ITN) by the host organisation, must be in the first 4 years (full-time research experience) of their research careers and have not been awarded a doctoral degree At the time of the call deadline (IF) or secondment (RISE) by the host organisation, must be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience Includes universities and higher education institutions (public and private) awarding degrees, non-profit research institutions (public and private), and international European interest organisations Includes any socio-economic actor not included in the academic sector
M SCA calls 2018 timetable Call identifier Publication date Deadline Call budget, M MSCA-ITN-2018 MSCA-ITN-2019 12 October 2017 13 September 2018 16 January 2018 10 January 2019 442 470 MSCA-RISE-2018 MSCA-RISE-2019 17 December 2017 4 December 2018 18 April 2018 3 April 2019 80 80 MSCA-IF-2018 MSCA-IF-2019 12 April 2018 11 April 2019 12 September 2018 11 September 2019 278 300 MSCA-COFUND-2018 MSCA-COFUND-2019 12 April 2018 4 April 2019 27 September 2018 26 September 2019 80 90 MSCA Researchers Night 7 November 2017 13 February 2018 12
Individual Fellowships (IF)
I ndividual Fellowships (I F) Individual grant for experienced researchers to support their mobility, research project and training; Opportunity to gain new knowledge in and outside academia, work on research projects in or outside Europe; Fully-funded fellowships (salary, travel, research costs) hosted by academic or non-academic organisation; No nationality, age or career stage restrictions; Specific support for return of researchers to Europe (RI) and career restart for individuals with high potential who have been out of active research (CAR).
I ndividual Fellowships (I F) Outgoing Return
M obility and Eligibility Rule Standard European Fellowship At the time of the call deadline, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the country of their host organisation for more than 12 months in the 3 years Reintegration Panel (RI), Career Restart Panel (CAR) & Society and Enterprise At the time of the call deadline, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity in the host country for 3 in the 5 years Must be nationals or previous long-term residents (>5 years in research role) of a MS/AC (RI) For those who want to (or recently have) relocated to MS/AC from outside (RI) For those who have not been active in research for at least 12 months prior to deadline (CAR) Must be hosted and supervised at non-academic sector institution (Society and Enterprise)
M obility and eligibility rule Global Fellowship At the time of the call deadline, researchers shall not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the Third Country where their outgoing phase will take place, for more than 12 months in the last 3 years = mobility rule applies to third country only = no mobility rule for the return phase in MS/AC Must be nationals or previous long-term residents ( research active for >5 years in EU/AC) of a MS/AC Outgoing Return
I ndividual Fellowship activities Training-through-research at the host institution of Fellow s choice, with named Supervisor Realistic and well-defined objectives in terms of research project and career advancement, incl. a Career Development Plan (if successful) Develop and significantly widen the competences of the researcher, incl. multiinterdisciplinary expertise, inter-sectoral experience and transferable skills Public engagement activities Optional secondment (should significantly add to the impact of the research project) of up to 3-6 months
Proposal budget Researcher unit cost [person/month] EUROs Scheme Living allowance* Mobility allowance Family allowance Research, training and networking costs Institutional unit cost [person/month] EUROs Management and overheads IF 4880 600 500 800 650 Funding based fully on unit costs, multiplied by requested person months Automated calculation of budget when person months filled into application No detailed financial reporting Researchers must be recruited on full employment contracts Researcher unit costs given are gross amounts from which both employer and employee statutory deductions can be made * A correction co-efficient applies to living allowance,139.83% for the UK
IF evaluation criteria Excellence Evaluation Criteria 1.1 Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research, including inter/multidisciplinary aspects and gender (explicitly added now) 1.2 Quality and appropriateness of the training and the two way transfer of knowledge (in light of the research objectives) 1.3 Quality of the supervision and of the integration in the team/institution 1.4 Capacity of the researcher to reach and re-enforce a position of professional maturity in research/independence + Section 4 - CV of the Experienced Researcher
IF evaluation criteria Impact 2.1 Enhancing the potential and future career prospects of the researcher 2.2 Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the action results 2.3 Quality of the proposed measures to communicate the action activities to different target audiences
Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
I nnovative Training N etworks Main EU programme for structured doctoral training Dedicated to early-stage researchers (no experienced researcher recruitment) Involving wide partnership of institutions from academic and non-academic sectors 3 modes: European Training Networks (ETN) European Industrial Doctorates (EID) European Joint Doctorates (EJD) Objectives Raise excellence and structure research and doctoral training Train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative early-stage researchers Facilitate triple 'i' dimension of mobility: international, interdisciplinary, intersectoral Create knowledge triangle: research, education, innovation: innovation skills and employability Exchange of best practice amongst participating organisations
A typical I nnovative Training N etwork Collaborative work in multidisciplinary, international consortia (academic + non-academic) applies for funding - proposing competitively selected joint research training/doctoral programme for Early- Stage Researchers When successful, consortium recruits researchers across the consortium - All projects publish their vacancies on EURAXESS http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/# - each researcher has an Individual Research Project - employment contract with full social security (UK visa considerations) Duration of projects: 4 years Fellowships of 3-36 months (usually 36 months) Maximum 540 researcher-months per consortium (180 for EID with 2 partners) and no more than 40% of the budget in one country (not applicable to EID with two partners)
ITN funding Researcher unit cost [person/month] Euros Scheme Living allowance* Mobility allowance Family allowance Institutional unit cost [person/month] Euros Research, training and networking costs Management and overheads ITN 3270 600 500 1800 1200 Funding based fully on unit costs, multiplied by requested ESR person months Automated calculation of budget when ESR months filled into application *A country-specific correction co-efficient will apply to living allowance (e.g. UK = 139.83%) ESR allowances cover employer + employee contributions e.g. NI, statutory pension, tax ESR allowances are a minimum to be paid, top-ups from other sources allowed Institutional costs can be moved between beneficiaries and redistributed to partners (needs to be agreed in the Consortium Agreement) No detailed financial reporting but need to evidence ESR recruitment and that ESRs have received their full allowances No one country can receive more than 40% of the total EU contribution (except for EIDs with 2 beneficiaries) this will need to be monitored during application and implementation
ITNs Overview of M odes Beneficiaries (Level 1) Partners (Level 2) Non-academic sector involvement ETN EID EJD 3 minimum 2 minimum 3 minimum 3 different MS/AC 2 different MS/AC 3 different MS/AC Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited (any country/sector) (any country/sector) (any country/sector) Beneficiary and/or partner level Beneficiary and partner Partner and/or beneficiary ESR contracts 3-36 months 3-36 months 3-36 months PhD enrolment Typically expected Mandatory Mandatory Other intersectoral aspects Secondments encouraged ( 30%) 50% in non-academic sector Secondments encouraged ( 30%) Researcher months per project 540 max 180 max (With 3 beneficiaries = 540 max) 540 max 40% rule for EID with more than two Budget/country 40% beneficiaries 40% Evaluation Evaluated in scientific panels covering eight broad areas of research: CHE, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MATH, PHY, SOC Panels and ranking lists 8 ranking lists by panel (CHE, ECO, ENG, ENV, LIF, MATH, PHY, SOC) 1 ranking list by multidisciplinary EID panel 1 ranking list by multidisciplinary EJD panel
ITN grant application process Applications on-line through the ECAS Participant Portal Apply to specific discipline panel Evaluation panels Chemistry (CHE) Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC) Economic Sciences (ECO) Information Science and Engineering (ENG) Environment and Geosciences (ENV) Life Sciences (LIF) Mathematics (MAT) Physics (PHY) Additional multidisciplinary panels for ITNs European Industrial Doctorates (EID) European Joint Doctorates (EJD)
Evaluation Process 1. Proposal Submission Via Participant Portal Admissibility/eligibility checks 2. Remote Evaluations 3. Consensus Meetings 4. Ranked list of proposals At least 3 evaluators (often 4) Individual reports produced Each evaluator assesses ~10 proposals Consensus reports produced Agreement on comments/score Now mostly done remotely Lists by panel Projects funded in priority order until budget is exhausted Max. 5 Months to Outcome!
ITN Evaluation Criteria Excellence Quality, innovative aspects and credibility of the research programme including inter/multidisciplinary and intersectoral aspects and, where appropriate, gender aspects. Quality and innovative aspects of the training programme including transferable skills, inter/multidisciplinary and intersectoral aspects and, where appropriate, gender aspects. Quality of the supervision including mandatory joint supervision for EID and EJD projects Quality of the proposed interaction between the participating organisations
ITN Evaluation Criteria Impact Enhancing the career perspectives and employability of researchers and contribution to their skills development Contribution to structuring doctoral / early-stage research training at the European level and to strengthening European innovation capacity, including the potential for: I. meaningful contribution of the non-academic sector to the doctoral/research training, as appropriate to the implementation mode and research field II. developing sustainable joint doctoral degree structures (for EJD projects only) Quality of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results Quality of the proposed measures to communicate the project activities to different target audiences
ITN Evaluation Criteria Implementation Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources (incl. awarding of the doctoral degrees for EID and EJD projects) Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including quality management and risk management (with a mandatory joint governing structure for EID and EJD projects) Appropriateness of the infrastructure of the participating organisations Competences, experience and complementarity of participating organisations and their commitment to the programme
Research and I nnovation Staff Exchange (RI SE)
Aim to promote international and inter-sector collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa) for the advancement of science and development of innovation Should involve institutions from the academic and non-academic sectors (particularly SMEs) based in MS/AC and/or third countries Development of partnerships in the form of joint research and innovation activities between the participants Knowledge sharing via international and/or inter-sector mobility through two way secondments of staff with built-in return mechanism no recruitment of new staff! Exchanges between MS/AC only: secondments must be inter-sectoral Exchanges between MS/AC and third countries: secondments can be same sector and/or intersectoral
Eligible staff for RI SE secondments Early-Stage Researchers (ESR), Experienced Researchers (ER) & managerial, technical, administrative staff supporting the research and innovation activities of the project Have been actively engaged in or linked to research and/or innovation activities at the sending institution for at least 1 month (full-time equivalent) prior to the first period of secondment New After the secondment period(s), the exchanged staff members should be reintegrated again into the sending organisation
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Participants must be from at least three different countries, at least two of which are MS/AC If all participants in same sector one participant country must be a third country Secondment period 1-12 months (does not need to be continuous) Projects up to 4 years and max 540 exchange visit months Typical activities in RISE: Workshops Joint R&I Networking Knowledge exchange New skills Conferences
RISE M inimum Consortia At least 3 independent participants in 3 different countries At least 2 participants from 2 different MS/AC If all in MS/AC: at least 1 academic and 1 non-academic MS/AC MS/AC MS/AC Non- Academic MS/AC Academic TC MS/AC RISE RISE
RISE Budget Scheme Researcher unit cost [person/month] Euros Staff member unit cost Top-up allowance person/month Institutional unit cost [person/month] Euros Research, training and networking costs Management and overheads RISE 2100 1800 700 Funding based fully on unit costs, multiplied by requested person months spent on secondments Automated calculation of budget when secondment months filled into application Institutional costs can be moved between beneficiaries and redistributed to partners (needs to be agreed in the Consortium Agreement) No detailed financial reporting but need to report on completed secondment months Staff member top-up must be used in full for the benefit of the secondee Secondments ineligible for funding should not be included except those from TC not eligible for funding to MS/AC (e.g. China, USA)
COFUN D Aims at stimulating regional, national or international programmes to foster excellence in researchers training, mobility and career development, spreading the best practices of MSCA Supports new or existing programmes for international, intersectoral and interdisciplinary research training and transnational and cross-sector mobility of researchers Two streams Doctoral programmes Fellowship programmes
COFUND M odes Doctoral programmes Supports ESRs Doctoral enrolment mandatory Training and secondment opportunities with partners, particularly the nonacademic sector will be advantageous Fellowship programmes Supports ERs Not open to permanent employees of the host organisation Regular selection rounds allowing fair competition Cross-sectoral mobility encouraged
COFUN D Standard unit costs - fixed amounts per researcher /year MSCA contribution to COFUND only to be used as contribution to the management of the programme and to the living allowance of the researchers Other costs (research costs, travel and mobility allowances, overheads) to be funded from institution s own resources or other EU programmes Maximum EU contribution to single legal entity per call = EUR10M Must comply with the MSCA mobility rule Programmes of 36-60 months All researchers should be covered by full social security Compliance with the Charter and Code
M arie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Researchers Night Coordination and support action Europe-wide public and media event dedicated to the promotion of science and research careers Call published every two years
Researchers Night Aims to bring the researchers closer to the public at large and to increase public awareness of the research and innovation activities European Researchers Night takes place on the last Friday of September annually Events can start on early Friday afternoon and last until early Saturday morning Participants can be any legal entity in MS/AC and/or a partnership at regional, national or international level Funding will cover two editions of the Night (2016 and 2017) and a project of 12 months may be considered
Commission contributions Scheme Researcher unit cost [person/month] Euros Living allowance* Mobility allowance Family allowance Research, training and networking costs Institutional unit cost [person/month] Euros Management and overheads ITN 3270 600 500 1800 1200 IF 4880 600 500 800 650 RISE 2100 1800 700 COFUND ESRs 1935 ERs 2740 325 * A correction co-efficient will apply to these costs, e.g. UK 139.83% (see MSCA Work Programme table 4) For COFUND: Unit costs are subject to a co-funding rate of 50% as established in the grant agreement. Unit costs are reduced by 50% in case researchers are recruited under fixed-amount fellowships.
MSCA 2018-20 What s New? Living allowance rates increased by 5% for all actions Secondments of 6 months or less with mobility must be financed by Research, Training and Networking costs in to prevent an unreasonable financial burden for the ESRs Introduction of additional disability allowance open to all MSCA schemes (available from 2019). Correction coefficients updated, the UK s is now 139.83% from 120.3% 'Widening Fellowships' implemented through 'Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation submitted to Individual Fellowships, but budget from SEWP. The definition of a long-term resident for the purposes of the Global Fellowships and RI panel has been updated to allow for more flexibility. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) staff member must now only have spent 1 month at sending institution before secondment (previously 6 months). Flexibility to spend reasonable amount of time lecturing, tutoring, supervising students, and following training in order to perform such tasks.
MSCA 2018-20 What s New? Individual Fellows may work part-time for professional reasons Global Fellowships optional 3 months at EU/AC host before outgoing phase. Career Restart panel (CAR) relaxed - applicants must now not have been active in research for a continuous period of 12 months within the 18 months before. CAR projects can now apply for up to 36 months of funding. EJD requirement to ensure at least 2/3 of researchers are enrolled in a joint, double or multiple degree within Europe, i.e. between 2+ organisations established in EU MS or AC. EJD template for letter of commitment now available (Annex 6) EID relaxed international requirement for inter-sectoral secondments (20% must be international)
M SCA Useful Links Horizon 2020/MSCA website http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions Commission s Marie Curie Actions website ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions European Charter for Research http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/rights/europeancharter Marie Curie Guidance for Outreach http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/documents/documentation/publications/guidelines_en.p df IPR Helpdesk IP in MSCA Factsheet: https://www.iprhelpdesk.eu/sites/default/files/newsdocuments/fs_ip_management_in_msca- H2020_v1.0.pdf
European Research Council
What is the ERC? The fundamental activity of the ERC is to provide attractive, longterm funding to support excellent investigators and their research teams to pursue ground-breaking, high-gain/high-risk research. Scientific excellence is the sole criterion on the basis of which ERC frontier research grants are awarded. The ERC s frontier research grants operate on a bottom-up basis without predetermined priorities. ERC Work Programme 2018 text
ERC Budget in Horizon 2020 Other Excellent Science 15% Industrial leadership 22% ERC 17% JRC 3% EIT and other 5% Societal challenges 38% ERC allocated around 12.7 billion for Horizon 2020 (~ 60% increase in real terms compared to FP7). Largest amount of funding will go to the Starting Grants and Consolidator Grants schemes. Source: ERC
ERC Frontier Research Grant Schemes The ERC seeks to fund the best frontier research proposals submitted by excellent researchers in the area of their choice Funds projects led by a Principal Investigator, if necessary supported by a research team (no requirement for collaboration or forming a team across different EU countries) 25 panels in 3 domains which proposals can be submitted to: Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE) Life Sciences (LS) Social Sciences and Humanities (SH) Not suitable for consortium type proposals
ERC Grant Schemes Starting Grants For PIs 2-7 years from PhD, up to 2 million for 5 years Consolidator Grants For PIs 7-12 years from PhD, up to 2.75 million for 5 years Advanced Grants For leading researchers, up to 3.5 million for 5 years. Synergy Grants for 2 to 4 PIs, up to 14 million for 6 years. Proof of Concept For ERC grant holders only, up to 150,000 for 18 months
ERC Funding Schemes STARTING GRANT 2-7 years after PhD up to 1.5 M (+.5M) for 5 years CONSOLIDATOR GRANT 7-12 years after PhD up to 2 M (+.75M) for 5 years ADVANCED GRANTS 10 years track-record of significant research achievements up to 2.5 M (+1M) for 5 years PROOF-OF-CONCEPT Bridging gap between research - earliest stage of marketable innovation for ERC grant holders up to 150,000 for 1 year SYNERGY GRANT 2-4 PIs at STG, COG or ADG stage up to 10 M (+4M) for 6 years 51
ERC Funding Schemes eligibility Starting Grants 2 years PhD date 7 years 1 January 2011 to 1 January 2016 Counted from 1 January 2018 (call year) Consolidator Grants 7 years PhD date 12 years 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2010 Counted from 1 January 2018 (call year) Advanced Grants Researchers of any age Track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years StG/CoG: Extensions of eligibility window possible for documented cases of: Maternity 18 months per child (before or after PhD) Paternity actual time taken off Military service Medical speciality training Caring for seriously ill family members No limit to the total extension Synergy Grants Researchers of any age Each PI: to present a track record according to their career stage
ERC Funding Schemes- working time commitment STARTING GRANT 50% time in Europe (MS + AC) 50% working time on ERC project show potential for research independence and evidence of maturity at least one important publication as main author or without the PhD supervisor. CONSOLIDATOR GRANT 50% time in Europe (MS + AC) 40% working time on ERC project show research independence and evidence of maturity; several important publications as main author or without their PhD supervisor. Synergy Grants: each PI 50% time in Europe (MS + AC) 30% working time on ERC project ADVANCED GRANT 50% time in Europe (MS + AC) 30% working time on ERC project exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.
Host Institution Can be any type of legal entity Must be based in the territory of an EU Member State or Associated Country The PI does not have to be based there at the time of application Has the infrastructure and capacity - must provide appropriate conditions for the PI to independently direct the research and manage the ERC funding Must not constrain the PI to the research strategy of the institution and normally employs the PI Not assessed as a separate criterion during peer review but must sign a letter of commitment as part of application. If funded: signs up to the Grant Agreement signs a Supplementary Agreement with the PI
Team M embers PI has freedom to choose appropriate team members Constitution of individual research team is flexible (senior research staff, post-docs, PhDs, non academic staff, etc ) PI's host institution normally the only institution but can have team members from other institutions in the same or different countries (institutions will sign Grant Agreement) Team members can be of any age, nationality & country of residence Individual research team headed by a single PI (including any team members at other institutions) so NOT a traditional network or research consortium Resubmission rules do not apply to team members
Structure of application forms Part A Administrative and Summary Forms General information (including abstract) Administrative data of participating organisations (one form per institution, much of this will be pre-filled using information from PIC number) Budget (summary financial information) Ethics Call specific questions Part B1 Proposal Details Cover page & proposal summary Extended Synopsis of the scientific proposal (5 pages) Curriculum Vitae including Funding ID (2 pages* excluding funding ID) Ten-year track record (2 pages*) *For Synergy grants, 2 pages per PI
Structure of application forms (cont.) Part B2 Research Proposal (15 pages) a) State-of-the-art and objectives b) Methodology c) Resources (including project costs)* Annexes Commitment of the Host Institution (template from PPSS) Ethics self-assessment (if applicable) (see Information for Applicants for guidance) Parts B1, B2 and supporting documentation to be uploaded and submitted as.pdf files. *For Synergy grants, this section will not count in the 15 page limit
ERC evaluation criteria Excellence sole evaluation criterion Applied to: the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of the research project the intellectual capacity, creativity and commitment of the Principal Investigator Proposals marked on the above, ranging from 1 (non-competitive) to 4 (outstanding) Numerical marks not communicated to applicants - outcome of panel meetings expressed as A, B or C (see later).
Proposal Evaluation Process- StG, CoG, AdG STEP 1 - Evaluation STEP 2 - Evaluation Eligibility check Independent, remote reviews by panel members (of part B1 only) Panel meetings and ranking Independent, remote reviews by panel members and other referees of full proposal (parts B1 and B2) Interviews of PIs (StG & CoG only), panel meetings and ranking Proposals retained for stage 2, or rejected Proposals selected
Proposal Evaluation Process Synergy Grant STEP 2 - Evaluation STEP 1 - Evaluation Eligibility check Independent, remote reviews by panel members and other referees of full proposal (parts B1 and B2) Independent, remote reviews by panel members (of part B1 only) Proposals retained for step 3, or rejected STEP 3 - Evaluation Panel meetings and ranking Proposals retained for stage 2, or rejected Proposals reassessed based on step 2 reports. PIs invited to interview - all PIs to be present. Proposals selected
ERC 2018 Calls Call identifier Starting Grant Call Opens 3 August 2017 Deadline Planned dates to inform applicants Budget M (grants) Consolidator Grant Advanced Grant Proof of Concept ERC-2018-StG ERC-2018-CoG ERC-2018-AdG ERC-2018-PoC 17 October 2017 14/05/2018 14/08/2018 24 October 2017 15 February 2018 06/07/2018 30/11/2018 17 May 2018 30 August 2018 29/01/2019 08/04/2019 6 September 2017 16/01/2018 18/04/2018 11/09/2018 30/03/2018 21/07/2018 10/12/2018 Synergy Grant ERC-2018- SyG 3 August 2017 14 November 2017 23/04/2018 29/08/2018 19/10/2018 581 (391) 550 (287) 450 (194) 20 (130) 250 (30)
ERC 2014-2017 Overall Call Results Call Deadline No. of proposals evaluated No. of retained proposals Success Rate % All UK All UK All UK ERC-2014-StG 27/03/2014 3204 566 375 67 11.7 11.8 ERC-2014-CoG 20/05/2014 2485 467 372 86 15.0 18.4 ERC-2014-AdG 21/10/2014 2250 466 190 45 8.4 9.7 ERC-2015-StG 03/02/2015 2862 489 350 61 12.2 12.5 ERC-2015-CoG 12/03/2015 2023 358 302 67 14.7 18.7 ERC-2015-AdG 02/06/2015 1927 371 277 69 14.4 18.6 ERC-2016-StG 17/11/2015 2881 483 390 67 13 13.9 ERC-2016-CoG 02/02/2016 2274 438 314 58 13.8 13.2 ERC-2016-AdG 01/09/2016 2373 438 231 41 9.7 9.4 ERC-2017-StG 18/10/2016 3041 550 406 79 13.4 14.4 ERC-2017-CoG 09/02/2017 2498 428 329 60 13 14
Useful Links Participant Portal ERC website ERC statistics on funded projects ERC panel members ERC funded projects ERC 2018 Work Programme NCP erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk ERC Annual Report ERC report on activities in FP7 (2007-2013) Scientific Council report on ERC in FP9 H2020 Interim evaluation report (includes section on ERC)
Thank you, any questions? Jon Brookes European Advisor tel: +32 2 286 90 52 e-mail: jon.brookes@bbsrc.ac.uk web: http://www.ukro.ac.uk