A Typical EU Framework Programme Project
• Top Down Calls
• In Pre-determined Fields
• Already Set Priorities
• Many Partners • Multinational Consortia • Shared Resources
… on the other hand, by ERC
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ERC – European Research Council
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• Researcher driven (any fields of research)
• Single Principle Investigator (PI) and his/her research team
(post docs, PhD students, engineers, technicians etc.)
• Frontier research beyond the existing paradigms
• Scientific excellence is the sole evaluation criteria
ERC Schemes
Starting Grant
Consolidator Grant
Advanced Grant
• 2-7 years after PhD
• Budget per project : up to 1.5 M € for 5 years
• Already well-established and recognized scientists with a
track record of significant research achievements within
the last 10 years
• Budget per project : up to 2.5 M € for 5 years
19 July-18 Oct.
24 May -1 Sept.
20 Oct. - 9Feb. • 7-12 years after PhD
• Budget per project : up to 2 M € for 5 years
European Research Council (ERC)
and
TÜBİTAK Incentives
Hakan KARATAŞ
Director for International Cooperation
3 June 2016
Other Advantages
• It’s enough that PI spend at least 50% of their total working time in the Host Institution
• Host Institutions must be established in Turkey
• PI does not need to be employed by the Host Institution during the application
• Personel
• Equipment
• Consumables
• Travel-Accomodation
• Organization of conferences,
workshops
• Publication, patent expenses, etc.
100 % 1 Million €
initial infrastructure support
who move to Turkey
Fields Medal
May-Britt
Moser
Edvard Moser
Jean Tirole
Artur Avila
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Martin Hairer
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2014 Distinctions of ERC Grantees
Nobel Prize
Two of the Fields Medals in
2014 awarded to
researchers based in Europe:
Artur Avila "for his work in
dynamical systems” and to
Martin Hairer “for his work
on stochastic singularities”.
The Nobel Prize in Economic
Sciences 2014 was awarded to Jean
Tirole "for his analysis of market
power and regulation".
The Nobel Prize in
Physiology/Medicine 2014 was
awarded to May-Britt Moser and
Edvard Moser, together with John
O'Keefe,
"for their discoveries of cells that
constitute a positioning system in the
brain”.
The research leading to these
discoveries was supported by FP5.
("Spatial Representation in the Entorhinal
Cortex” Science 2004)
Turkey’s Performance in ERC
In 2007-2015: ERC Grants, 24.75 million €
9
11,2 M € 13,5 M € Granted Funds
Success Rates %1,45 %10
7th FP H2020
The Firsts in 2015:
• Number of Host Institutions raised to 6
• First time ever a project from a State University granted
• First time ever projects from Social Sciences and Humanities
granted through 3 successful projects
Turkey’s Performance in ERC
The Turkish Host Institutions:
• Koç University
• Bilkent University
• Sabancı University
• Middle East Technical University
• Özyeğin University
• Bilgi University
Success Stories from Turkey
• Prof. Mehmet Bayındır, Bilkent Univ., 1.5 million €, Starting Grant
Fabrication and characterization of dielectric encapsulated millions of ordered
kilometer-long nanostructures and their applications
• Asst. Prof. Kerem Pekkan, Carnigie Mellon -> Koç Univ., 2 million €,
Starting Grant
Bioengineering prediction of three-dimensional vascular growth and
remodeling in embryonic great-vessel development
1st Wave in 2012!
Success Stories from Turkey
2nd wave in 2013!
• Prof. Hakan Ürey, Koç Univ., 2.5 million €, Advanced Grant
Wearable Augmented Reality 3D Displays
• Prof. Özgür Barış Akan, Koç Univ., 1.8 million €, Consolidator Grant
Communication Theoretical Foundations of Nervous System Towards
BIO-inspired Nanonetworks and ICT-inspired Neuro-treatment
• Assoc. Prof. F. Ömer İlday, Bilkent Univ, 2 million €, Consolidator Grant
Nonlinear Laser Lithography
• Asst. Prof. Ebru Erbay, Bilkent Univ, 1,5 million €, Starting Grant
The RNA bridge between IRE-1 and PKR leading to metaflammation:
discovery and intervention in atherosclerosis
Success Stories from Turkey
• Asst. Prof. Cory Dunn, Koç Univ., 1.5 million €, Starting Grant
Deciphering and Reversing the Consequences of Mitochondrial
DNA Damage
• Asst. Prof. Sedat Nizamoğlu, Koç Univ., 1.5 million €, Starting
Grant
Novel Nanoengineered Optoelectronic Biointerfaces
3rd Wave in 2014!
Success Stories from Turkey
4th wave in 2015!
• Asst. Prof. Giovanni Volpe, Bilkent Univ., 1.5 million €, Starting Grant
Biocompatible and Interactive Artificial Micro- and Nanoswimmers and
Theiı Applications
• Asst. Prof. Elif Fırat Karalar, Koç Univ., 1.5 million €, Starting Grant
Dissecting the function and regulation of centriolar satellites: key regulators
of the centrosome/cilium complex
• Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Erdem Kabadayı, Koç Univ, 1.5 million €, St Grant
Industrialisation and Urban Growth from the mid-nineteenth century
Ottoman Empire to Contemporary Turkey in a Comparative Perspective,
1850-2000
• Asst. Prof. Arzu Kıbrıs, Sabancı Univ, 1,5 million €, Starting Grant
Exposure to Political Violence and Individual Behavior
Success Stories from Turkey
4th wave in 2015!
• Prof. Dr. Haluk Külah, METU, 2.0 million €, Consolidator Grant
FLAMENCO: A Fully-Implantable MEMS-Based
Autonomous Cochlear Implant
• Assoc. Prof. Alp Atakan, Koç Univ., 1 million €, Consolidator Grant
Market Selection, Frictions, and the Information Content of Prices
• Asst. Prof. Coşkun Kocabaş, Bilkent Univ, Consolidator Grant
Graphene-Based Smart Surfaces: From Visible to Microwave
Mechanisms to Foster ERC Participation
Increasing the success rate of universities in ERC
Destination Turkey:
Focus on ERC ERC Training Program
Strengthening ERC
Multiplier System in
Universities by TTOs
High Level Workshops on
recruiting best talents in Turkey
ERC Support and Award
Programmes
Whom can TÜBİTAK help and where?
Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
How can TÜBİTAK help you?
• Bridge between you and the ERC
• Guidance in proposal writing
• Information on Host Institutions in Turkey
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Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
TÜBİTAK ERC Principle Investigator Advancement Programme
• Evaluation of the project
idea by professionals
before submission
• Via internet, telephone or
meeting
• Travel support
• Up to € 7.500
• Conceptualizing and
writing project idea
• Participation to up to
2 trainings
• € 3.000 per training
incl. travel costs
• Participation to one ERC
interview training
• € 3.000 per training incl.
travel costs
Project Writing
Training Support
Project Pre-evaluation
Support
Interview Training
Support
Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
• ERC Award for Above the Threshold Proposals
– €6,000 - €12,000*
– For the researchers who passed to the second evaluation stage of
ERC (reserve list, mark A and mark B)
– Paid at once as soon as the evaluation is complete!
• National Funding by TÜBİTAK : for the improvement of the ERC
project idea (under construction)
* Calculated according to the mark received
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Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
How can TÜBİTAK help you?
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How can TÜBİTAK help you?
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Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
ERC Success Award*
Programme Formula
ERC Starting Grant 25.000 € + (budget x 9%)
ERC Consolidator Grant 30.000 € + (budget x 9%)
ERC Advanced Grant 35.000 € + (budget x 9%)
Example
(Euro/€)
Project Budget Starting Grant Advanced Grant
1.500.000 160.000 170.000
3.000.000 295.000 305.000
* Legislative Processes are ongoing
• Award for ERC Projects Transferred to Turkey
– €25,000 - €35,000* paid at once as soon as the transfer is realized
– For the ERC projects that will be transferred to a host institution in Turkey
before or after the project start date
• National Funding by TÜBİTAK : for Additional Needs of the ERC Project
(under construction)
– A top-up funding to cover:
• additional resources needed during the execution of the ERC project
* calculated proportional to the project budget remained unspent
How can TÜBİTAK help you?
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Proposal
Preparation
Unfunded but
Highly-Graded
Funded ERC
Projects
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Research Destination: Turkey
Promotion of
Turkish Research Area
Within Diaspora
2010-2016
22 Events
in USA, Canada, Europe
2.435 Participants
• ERC Grants
• Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions
• TUBITAK BİDEB Funds
• Bilateral Cooperation Programmes
Re-Integration
801
through TÜBİTAK BİDEB Fellowships
through Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions
through ERC
successfully reintegrated to Turkey
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One-to-One Consultancy and Mentorship
Support in Project Mng.
Incentive Programmes
TÜBİTAK National Coordination Office
Continuos communication with TÜBİTAK
Utilizing the support programmes
Previous projects, PIs
Persistency and commitment
Self-confidence...
To be successful….
Thank you
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