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The FP7 The FP7 Framework ProgrammeFramework Programme

“ERC (IDEAS)”“ERC (IDEAS)”

Eva Rockman

ISERD

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FP7 budget 50M€ FP7 budget 50M€ Breakdown by specific Breakdown by specific

programmesprogrammes

Cooperation64%

Ideas (ERC)15%

People11%

Capacities8%

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FP7 ERC ProgrammeFP7 ERC ProgrammeERC = European Research Council

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

(StG)

Advanced Investigator Grants (AdG)

Encourage and support excellent, innovative investigator-initiated research projects by leading advanced investigators - independent research leaders in their own right

2nd call

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FP7 ERC ProgrammeFP7 ERC Programme

Increase competition, recognition for excellent individual scientists and scholars in Europe.

Researchers gain high European and international visibility. Attract & reward established independent research leaders. Researchers retained in Europe. Support PI. Independent scientific governance. All areas of research. 100% reimbursement of projects.

Frontier Research…

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What is Frontier research?What is Frontier research?

The term ‘frontier research’ reflects a new understanding of basic research.

Research at the frontier of knowledge increasingly important to competitiveness and welfare;

Research at and beyond the frontiers of understanding is an intrinsically risky venture, progressing on new and most exiting research areas

Characterized by an absence of disciplinary boundaries.

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ERC Advanced GrantERC Advanced Grant

Flexible grants for ground-breaking, high-risk/high-gain research that opens new opportunities and directions including those of a multi- and inter-disciplinary nature

targeting researchers who are already established independent research leaders

for up to 5 years, i.e. normally up to ~2,500,000 Euro per grant (may go up to ~3.5M€ in specific cases)

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ERC Grants - Who can apply ?ERC Grants - Who can apply ?

Individual Research Teams:• headed by a single “Principal Investigator” (team leader)• of any nationality• if necessary, including additional team members.

The PI has the freedom to choose the research topic and the power to assemble his/her research team (including “co-Investigators”) meeting the needs of the project.

Teams can be of national or trans-national character Hosting institution located in an EU member state or

associated country

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ERC Advanced GrantERC Advanced Grant

Only one ERC Grant per investigator may be active at any time

One submission may be made to ERC-2008-AdG or ERC-2009-AdG

Submitting to ERC-2008-AdG or ERC-2009-AdG and failing quality

threshold(s) will not be permitted to apply to ERC-2010-AdG

If you apply for AdG in 2008 or 2009, cannot apply for a StG during

same period

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Proposal structureProposal structure

Part A: Contains “normal” A1-A3 forms• Plus additional “A1T”: “Track Record”

– Summary of Scientific Leadership profile– Summary of 10 year Track Record

Part B: contains 3 sections & 1 annex– Section 1

– Scientific Leadership profile (2 pages)– CV (including “funding ID”)– 10-years track record– Extended synopsis

– Section 2 = Scientific proposal– Section 3 = Research Environment description– Statement of support from the Host Institution

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Benchmarks of 10 year “track record”Benchmarks of 10 year “track record”

Senior author publications in major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary

scientific journals and/or in the leading peer-reviewed journals of their

respective research fields

Monographs and any translations of monographs (if applicable).

Granted patents (if applicable)

Invited presentations into peer-reviewed, internationally established

conferences and/or international advanced schools (if applicable)

Expeditions that the applicant has led (if applicable)

International conferences in the field of the applicant that have been organised

(member of the steering and/or organising committee) by him/her (if applicable)

International Prizes/Awards/Academy memberships (if applicable

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Indicators of “leadership profile”Indicators of “leadership profile”

Content and impact of the major scientific or scholarly contributions of the applicant to his or her own research field and/or neighbouring research fields and, if applicable, their wider societal impact;

The international recognition and diffusion that these major contributions have received from others (publications or appropriate equivalents/additional funding/ students/international prizes and awards/ institution-building/other);

Ability to productively change research fields and/or to establish new interdisciplinary approaches

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Submission of proposalsSubmission of proposals

Single submission (1 stage, 2 steps) Electronic submission via EPSS Early pre-registration strongly recommended 3 deadlines

– Physical Sciences & Engineering on 28th February– Social Sciences & Humanities on 18th March– Life Sciences on 22nd April

20,000 proposals expected (?)

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Panel structurePanel structure

3 domains – 25 panels

AdG Panels distinct from StG Panels

Selection of Panel Members responsibility of the ScC

Two sets of panels, meeting on alternative years

Members of “shadow panel” for given year can be

used for remote evaluation

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Submission to PanelsSubmission to Panels

Applicant submits to a Targeted Panel (of PI choice)

In case cross-panel or cross-domain proposal, evaluation by members of other panels

Indicative call budget • Physical Sciences – 39%• Social Sciences – 14%• Life Sciences – 34%• + 13% for Interdisciplinary – Cross Panel / Cross

domain

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Two step evaluation Two step evaluation Step 1:

– Section 1 of Part B evaluated against Criterion 1 (PI) and 2 (Research Project)

– Proposal needs to pass threshold for both criteria to pass to second step

• In case of major oversubscription, panels may base their decisions on Form A1T (Track Record) + Extended Synopsis

– Evaluated by Panel Members + possibly “shadow” panel members where necessary

Step 2:– All three sections evaluated against all three evaluation

criteria– Evaluated by Panel Members + Remote Evaluators

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Evaluation processEvaluation process

Step 2(Panel + remote)

Indiv assessmentsIndividual marks

Interdisciplinary flagPANEL MEETINGS

Ranking

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Proposal

Step 1(panel)

Indiv AssessmentsIndividual Marks

PANEL MEETINGSRanking

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Proposal

Submission

+ HI support letter

Eligibility Check

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Proposal

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Interdisciplinary DomainInterdisciplinary Domain

Interdisciplinary Research domain (cross-domain & cross-panel)

indicative budget of 13% total budget

Proposal submitted to a primary panel

Step 1:

– Primary panel determines if proposal is “interdisciplinary”

– Can take into account if secondary panel is indicated

• Proposal “flagged” as interdisciplinary, if appropriate

– Possibility to invite reviews from members of other panels

Step 2:

– Interdisciplinary proposals, not funded within panel budget, will be

transferred to Interdisciplinary Domain for consideration there

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Coordination & Support Actions (CSA)Coordination & Support Actions (CSA)

Support for monitoring and assessment of the ERC through call for tender and call for proposals:

– Assessing the direct and indirect impacts of the ERC

– Evaluating the implementation of the “Ideas” programme

– Contributing to future ERC policy and initiatives

Support to Scientific Council (chairman and vice-chairs) through grants to named beneficiaries

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Applicants ServicesApplicants Services

ERC National Contact Points

ISERD website: http://www.iserd.org.il/

Weizmann Research Authority: http://www.weizmann.ac.il/RGP_open/

ERC helpdesk:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?lg=en&pg=enquiries

ERC website: http://erc.europa.eu

EPSS helpdesk: https://www.epss-fp7.org/epss/helpdesk.jsp

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