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European Funding Opportunities for European Funding Opportunities for Researchers of all Nationalities and Researchers of all Nationalities and
Research FieldsResearch Fields
Canada, 2-3 February 2015
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◦ EURAXESS – Researchers in Motion initiative◦ European Research Council (ERC) Grants
◦ EURAXESS – Researchers in EURAXESS – Researchers in MotionMotion
◦ http://euraxess.org
Overview of EURAXESS initiativesOverview of EURAXESS initiatives
Job opportunities, funding opportunities, grants
Relocation assistance for researchers and their family (>200 centers in 40 European countries)
Information on the Charter and Code, pension, visa
Networking tool for researchers of all nationalities outside Europe (China, Japan, India, ASEAN, Brazil and North America)
EURAXESS Links North AmericaEURAXESS Links North America
◦ Main focus: international mobility and career development of individual researchers
◦ Networking tool for researchers based in North America (US and Canada)
◦ Information on job vacancies and funding opportunities in Europe (MSCA, ERC, etc.)
◦ Monthly Newsletter FREE!◦ Promotional activities – events, workshops, seminars,
career fairs◦ Website & social media (LinkedIn, FCB, Twitter)
◦European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council◦http://erc.europa.eu/
◦The ERC supports excellence in frontier research through a bottom-up, individual-based, pan-European competition
European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council
Starting Grantsstarters (2-7 years
after PhD)up to €2 Mio for 5
years
Advanced Grants track-record of
significant research
achievements in the last 10 years
up to €3.5 Mio for 5 years
Proof-of-Concept bridging gap between research - earliest
stage of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders for
18 months
Consolidator Grants consolidators (7-12
years after PhD) up to €2.75 Mio for 5
years
Budget (2014-2020): € 13.09 billion
European Research CouncilEuropean Research Council
ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility
◦ to work on a research topic of own choice, with a team of own choice
◦ to gain true financial autonomy for 5 years
◦ to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of work
◦ to attract top team members (EU and non-EU) and collaborators
◦ to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary (portability of grants)
◦ to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a quality label
ERC calls are open to researchers of any nationality, age or current place of work in the world (with at least 50% of work time in Europe)
Evaluation of excellent quality at two levels:
Excellence of the Research Project Ground-breaking nature Potential impact Scientific approach
Excellence of the Principal Investigator Intellectual capacity Creativity Commitment
Referees and panels evaluate and score each criterion, and then rank the proposals according to these results.
"Excellence is the Sole Criterion of Evaluation"
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Evaluation of Proposals
• The ERC Scientific Council is responsible for proposing independent experts
• Structure: 25 panels distributed across 3 scientific domains (10 Physical Sciences and Engineering, 9 Life Sciences and 6 Social Sciences and Humanities)
What makes ERC evaluation exceptional?• Highly international participation in panels• Full autonomy of panels to decide
Panel members and chairs based in 49 countries:
26 EU Member States, 7 Associated Countries, 16 Non-ERA countries
Remote referees based in 87 countries
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◦ OPEN CALLS:
◦ ERC Starting Grant | ERC-2015-AdG◦ Deadline: 3 February 2015
◦ ERC Consolidator Grant | ERC-2015-CoGDeadline Date: 12 March 2015
◦ ERC Proof of Concept | ERC-2015-PoCDeadline Dates: 28 May 2015 and 1 Oct 2015
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
◦ Viktoria BODNAROVAViktoria BODNAROVA
◦ Regional Representative
◦ EURAXESS Links North America
◦ http://northamerica.euraxess.org