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Claudia Jesus-Rydin Research Programme Officer
Starting Grant Unit
Dublin, 09 September 2009
The European Research Council ERC STARTING GRANT INFORMATION SESSION - Ireland
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What is the ERCWhat is the ERC
The first European funding body set up to support 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.
Encouraged to go beyond established frontiers of knowledge and the boundaries of disciplines.
ERC, “Ideas” and FP7ERC, “Ideas” and FP7Main issues
An “integrated structure” with a specific vocation Independent scientific governance
Scientific Council with 22 members
Dedicated Implementation StructureExecutive Agency with 389 employees by 2013
Part of the “family” of FP7 and complementary to other FP7 supports to research
Bottom-up vs targeted research
Individual teams vs consortia
FP7 “Ideas” programme provides funding Budget (2007-2013) : € 7.51 bn (around 15% of FP7 budget)
Average budget: € ~1 bn per year
ERC Grant schemesERC Grant schemesStrategic principles
All fields of science and scholarship are eligible Investigator-driven, bottom-up
Excellence is the only valid criterion Individual team + research project
Investment in research talent Attractive, flexible grants, up to five years? Under control of the lead researcher (Principal Investigator)
Independent individual teams in Europe Nationality and Age of researchers is not relevant Host organisation to be located in EU or AS
ERC Grant schemesERC Grant schemes3R 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 - comparability/benchmark for researchers and research systems
Activities: Two complementary funding schemes ERC Starting Grant (StG): attract & retain the next generation of
independent research leaders - up to € 2.0 Mio for 5 years
ERC Advanced Grant (AdG): attract & reward established independent research leaders - up to € 3.5 Mio for 5 years
ERC Grant schemesERC Grant schemesWho can apply? – General requirements
1. Principal InvestigatorNationality, age or current placeof work not relevant
2. Host organisationTo be located in MS or AS
2. Frontier Research ProjectAll fields of science, engineeringand scholarship are eligible(investigator-driven, bottom-up)
4. Individual research teamPI has freedom to chooseNational or trans-national character,if scientific added value proven
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Individual Research Teams
headed by a single “Principal Investigator” (team leader)
if necessary, including additional team members
The “Principal Investigator” has the freedom to choose the research topic and the power to assemble their research team according to the needs of the project
Teams can be of national or trans-national character
Who can apply to ERC grants?Who can apply to ERC grants?
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RequirementsRequirements
Principal Investigator (PI)
any nationality
one ERC Grant managed by a PI at any time
re-submission rules may apply
Hosting institution
located in an EU Member State or Associated Country
intra-European grant portability
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Profile of StG Profile of StG
Any nationality or age
Any current place of workbut: working or moving to work in Europe
2-10 years of experience after PhD
Potential for independence and evidence of maturityone publication without PhD supervisor
Track-record of early research achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage
Starters vs Consolidators
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Host institutionHost 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 EU 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
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Profile of StG applicantProfile of StG applicantEuropean Research Council
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
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First PhD awarded 2-10 years before call publication date (30 July 2009)- starters (PhD award: 2-6 years)
- consolidators (PhD award: 7-10 years)
- responsability of applicant to justify change in stage (exceptionally)- final decision by the panel
extension may be requested:- up to 14.5 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 also
- must be supported by official documents
StG applicant: PhD requirementStG applicant: PhD requirement
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Size of a StGSize of a StG
Eligible costs:Support the project (personnel, equipment, consumables, travel, publi., admin.)
Non-eligible (taxes, provisions, debts, related to another project)
No double-funding
Possible requested amount : max € 1,500,000 for 5 years
+ € 500,000 if new research activity in EU by moving
from TC
Assessment:
Requested budget reviewed by panel > total amount granted
Freedom of budget breakdown
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Eligibility & Re-submissionsEligibility & Re-submissions
Ineligibility
- submission after the deadline
- incomplete proposals including annexes
- no commitment letter from HI
- research activity or HI outside EU or AC
- PhD award date
- 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
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ERC Grant schemesERC Grant schemesProposal content and submission (preliminary)
ERC Grant proposal
PART A – online forms
A1 Proposal and PI infoA2 Host institution infoA3 Budget
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.
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)
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ERC Grant schemesERC Grant schemesProposal evaluation
Step 2
Evaluation- Indiv. assessments- Interdisciplinary flag- Interviews (StG only)- PANEL MEETINGS- Ranking
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Step 1
Evaluation- Indiv. Assessments- PANEL MEETINGS- Ranking
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Submission
+ Annexes
Eligibility Check
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Proposal - B Proposal – B1+B2Proposal – B1
Consolidation(only reserve list)
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Proposal – B1+B2
ESR & IARs
Evaluation-PANEL MEETINGS-Ranking
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The principal investigator will need to devote, in the case of a Starting Grant at least 50% of her/his working time to the ERC-funded project.
Recommendation: Recommendation: Honest Funding ID, clear motivations Honest Funding ID, clear motivations
andandLet panel make the decision Let panel make the decision
StG PI’s dedication & availabilityStG PI’s dedication & availability
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Submission deadlines for 2010 callsSubmission deadlines for 2010 calls
Date of publication StG 2010: July 30, 2009
Call closure deadline for submission :
Physical sciences & engineering ….. October 28, 2009
Life Sciences ….. November 18, 2009
Social sciences & humanities ….. December 9, 2009
Call budget : 530 M
Date of publication AdG 2010: October 29, 2009
Call budget : 590 M
European Research Council
Source: StG-09: 2503, 17.12.2008
StG 2009Submitted proposals
by country of host institution
(2503)
29
227
42434
9043
80
7
2626
95
134
3049
34
42
2
284
1
6195261
47
9
86
256
228
1
347
European Research Council
ERA
4
56
1
5
ERC Starting Grant ERC Starting Grant 20092009Submissions from researchers with a residence outside of ERA
31
1
1
1
1
1
European Research Council
Armenia
2
Argentinia
2
Australia
7
Bangladesh
1
Canada
3
Cuba
1
Chile
1
Brasil
7
Algeria
1
Belarus 1
Egypt
1 India
14
Japan 6Lebano 1
Korea
3
Sri Lanka
2
Mexico
2
Malaysia
2
New Zealand
2
Peru
1
Russia
30
Singapore
1
Taiwan 2Iran 1
USA
31
Ukraine 8
Uruguay 1
Viet Nam
1
South Africa
2
ERC Starting Grant ERC Starting Grant 20092009 Submissions from nationals of third countries
China
14
Source: StG-09: 2503 submitted proposals
Moldova2Kazakhistan 1
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StG IRISH participation evaluationStG IRISH participation evaluation
Panel members
LS 1
PE 1
SH 0
Total: 2
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PROPOSAL_ Host Inst. PROPOSAL_ Host Inst. IrelandIreland LSLS PEPE SHSH Sub-total Sub-total
Grand Grand TotalTotal
Main ListMain List 1 1 1 3
IneligibleIneligible 4 4
Satisfactory Step 1Satisfactory Step 1 15 15
Unsatisfactory Step 1Unsatisfactory Step 1 7 7
Grand TotalGrand Total 1 1 1 26 29
StG 2009 IRISH resultsStG 2009 IRISH results
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StG 2009 – General ResultsStG 2009 – General Results
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences & Engineering
Social Sciences & Humanities
927 (37%)
1112 (44.4%)
464 (18.6%)
69 (31.5%)
93 (42.5%)
41 (18.7%)
Submitted proposals Main list final
∑ = 219 8,7% of submitted
16 (7.3%)Interdisciplinary Domain
∑ =2503
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Submitted proposals Main list proposals
Nationality F M Total Nationality F M Total
Irish 4 15 19 Irish 0 2 2
Success% 10.5
Submitted proposals Main list proposals
Host Inst. F M Total Host Inst. F M Total
Ireland 10 19 29 Ireland 0 3 3
Success% 10.3
StG 2009 – Ireland ResultsStG 2009 – Ireland Results
Ireland success rate > General success rate 10.3% 8.7%