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© Euresearch Katja Wirth Bürgel 4 November 2009 European Research Council www.euresearch.ch

Dr. Katja Wirth Bürgel National Contact Point European Research CouncilEuresearch Head Office [email protected] phone +41 380 60 18Dr. Katja Wirth Bürgel National Contact Point European Research CouncilEuresearch Head Office [email protected] phone 031 380 60 18

The European Research Council - ERCThe European Research Council - ERC

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Presentation Outline

1. Introduction to the ERC

2. Starting Grant

3. Advanced Grant

4. View Back

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1.1 Position within FP71. Introduction to the ERC

€ 7.5 billion15% of FP7 budget

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1.2 Principle of the ERC Support for individual researchers or teams, led by a Principal

Investigator

Young researchers: ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant

Established researchers: ERC Advanced Investigator Grant

All fields of science

Bottom-up

Strong focus on interdisciplinary

Excellence is the only criterion


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1.2 Principle of the ERC

Investment in research talent Flexible grants, under the control of the Principal Investigator 100% reimbursement of costs

Investment for Europe: Host organisation to be located in the EU (or AS)

3Rs: Recruit, Retain, Repatriate


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1.3 Who can Apply?

Principal Investigator (PI) – no consortium

Needs an excellent scientific track record and proven potential and a ground breaking research idea

Nationality, age and current place of research not relevant

His / her host institution must be located in a EU member or associated state

His / her team members can have any nationality / be located in any country


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1.4 Application

Important documents to read:

Work Programme

Guide for Applicants

The PI submits a proposal in conjunction with a Host Institution

One-stage application, but two-stage evaluation

Electronical submission, via EPSS


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Involves 3 components (see Guide for Applicants):

Administrative forms (to fill in in EPSS)

Research proposal (ca. 28 pages, to submit as pdf)

Section 1: Info on the PI (CV, track record etc.)

Section 2: Research Project

Section 3: Research Environment

Supporting documents

1.4 Application


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1.5 Evaluation Eligibility check

Evaluation: 25 thematic peer review evaluation panels evaluate the proposals.

Every panel consists of one panel chair and 10-12 panel members.

Evaluation also via remote experts

2 Evaluation stages:

Stage 1: only one part of the proposal will be assessed

Stage 2: whole proposal will be evaluated

Starting Grant: Stage 2 evaluation includes an interview in Brussels.


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Evaluation Criteria:1. Potential of applicant

2. Quality of project

3. Research environment

Forget about Brussels jargon and political blabla!

1.5 Evaluation


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1.6 Call Timetable

Every summer one call for Starting Grants, with deadlines in autumn, winter.

Every autumn one call for Advanced Grants, with deadlines early in the following year

3rd Starting Grant Call open now

3rd Advanced Grant Call open now


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2. ERC Starting Grant

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2.1 Objectives

Keep excellent young researchers in Europe

Support researchers at the establishment of their first research team

Make excellent researchers visible: “Little Nobel Prize”

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2.2 Figures

~ € 528 million for the actual call

Increasing budget over FP7

Up to € 2 million per grant, for up to 5 years


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2.3 Who can Apply?

Applicant needs an excellent scientific track record and proven potential and a ground breaking research idea

A research team to be established or consolidated (may be only 1 member)

Between 2 and 10 years after PhD (exceptions, such as maternity leave) -> this criterion can change for the next calls!


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3. Advanced Grant

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3. ERC Advanced Grant

3.1 Objectives

Opportunity to established top research leaders to pursue frontier research of their choice

Promote substantial advances in the frontiers of knowledge, encourage new lines of enquiry, new methods, new techniques, including unconventional approaches and highly risky research

Make excellent researchers visible: “Little Nobel Prize”

Reverse brain drain into brain gain

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3.2 Figures

max € 2.5 million per grant, in special cases € 3.5 million

Increasing budget over FP7

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3.3 Who Can Apply?

Established team leader – in special cases Co-Investigator

Needs an excellent scientific track record over past 10 years and a ground breaking research idea

Can be of any nationality and age - no restrictions concerning research age

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4. View Back

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4. View Back

1st Starting Grant Call, 2007 Heavy oversubscription: < 9.000 proposals

299 grants awarded

14 awardees based in Swiss Host Institutions

Researchers based in Switzerland were especially successful. Success rate twice as high compared to EU average.

For statistics see http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/memo.pdf.

Grantees and their projects: http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.display&topicID=166

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4. View Back

2nd Starting Grant Call, 2009

2503 proposals submitted

Submissions in CH: 61

237 grants will be awarded

Grantees in Switzerland: 17 (8 LS, 8 PE, 1 SH)

Overall success rate: 10%; success rate in CH: 28%

Names of grantees and indicative statistics: http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/Press_release_StG-2_results.pdf

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3. View Back

1st Advanced Grant Call, 07/08

2’167 proposals submitted

288 proposals successful

Overall success rate ca. 11%; Success rate in CH almost 30%

CH has 27 grantees

Average age of PI: 51 years, on average 23 years after PhD

Statistics: http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/AdG1-Statistics_06_11_08.pdf

2nd Advanced Grant Call, 08/09 1’583 proposals submitted

Evaluation being finished

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ERC Starting & Advanced grant calls 2007, 2008 & 2009

Submitted proposals

StG 07 AdG 08

StG 09 AdG 09

728 206

228 159

568 135

227 95

1625 301

434 220

1038 179

256 145

477 65

86 64

236 70

49 22

207 71

34 23

181 43

43 17

339 92

90 31

1144299

347306

153 42

52 37

201 96

61 102

48 22

7 7

38 7

9 2199 141

80 79

92 29

30 18

130 32

26 21

132 16

29 1617 2

4 1

21 2

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5 2

2 1

11 4

2 3

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172 33

47 30

183 17

42 10

294 63

95 36

542 107

134 80

84 29

28 11

40 15

19 8

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4. View BackSuccessful proposals by country of host institution &

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Successful proposals by country of host institution & domain (StG 2009; top 237 proposals)

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4. View BackSuccessful proposals by country of host institution &

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AdG, 27510 Nov. 2008

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4. View BackSuccess rate by country of host institution (i.e. ratio

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Questions?

Katja Wirth Bürgel, NCP ERC, Euresearch Head [email protected], 031 380 60 18

http://www.euresearch.ch/

Thank you for your attention!

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