how can uibs division of research management help with your erc application? dr. anja hegen adviser...
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How can UiBs division of research management help with your ERC application?
Dr. Anja HegenAdviser externally financed projects
Division of research management UiB
Help with externally financed projects-info, proposals, contracts, etc
What do we do and where do you find us?
Part of UiBs central administration
Division of Research Management/Forskningsadministrativ avdeling
Prof. Keysers gate 6b + 8
Huge experience, 78 FP7 projects so far, all types
What do we do
Info, tips, FunderFinder
newsletter, mailing lists, courses
Proposal writing, IPR, budget (EU), internet forms
Contract negotiations consortium agreement
kick off meetings, courses for admins
Project management, issue tracker, reporting, final reports
(with div. of finance)
Last year of FP 7 - highest budget ever for ERC
IDEAS European Research Council - ERC
Started 2007
Highly respected and prestigious in scientific communities worldwide
All scientific areas
focus on new and groundbreaking ideas and scientific excellence
http://erc.europa.eu/
IDEAS European Research Council - ERC
ERC starting grant for younger researchers (2-12 years after PhD)
«Starters» 2-7 years after PhD, «Consolidators» 7-12 years
•100 % financing for PI & team (1,5 mill € for 5 years, eventually 500.000 € more for equipment or relocation from outside EU)
•Can also be used to recruit talented researchers to UiB
•Call published July 2012
•Expected deadlines October/November/December 2012
•Success rate ca. 12-15%
http://erc.europa.eu/
ERC StG
Proposal
A-Form online
-A1 PI and project-A2 institution-A3 budget-Host support letter-PhD diploma
We help with this
B-Forms rtf/pdf
B 14 pages about you:
-CV and Funding ID-track record (publications, patents, prizes)-5 pages project synopsis
Del 2-15 pages project description
We help with the proposal, budget, writing courses, external comments, interview training, info seminars
UiB will give you 25% extraNFR StG incentive
LS1 Molecular and Structural Biology and BiochemistryLS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems BiologyLS3 Cellular and Developmental BiologyLS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology and EndocrinologyLS5 Neurosciences and neural disordersLS6 Immunity and infectionLS7 Diagnostic tools, therapies and public healthLS8 Evolutionary, population and environmental biologyLS9 Applied life sciences and biotechnology
ERC panels
ERC StG
Evaluation
B1 evaluated by your panel->marks A, B, C, D for PI and project results after 4 months
A/A will be invited for an interview in Brussels
B2 evaluated by experts in your field-> A/A will get awardsTotal time to grant 1 year
ERC StGYour idea- on the one page proposal
• Tentative Title • Background and Statement of the Problem
– What are you trying to solve– Define the area of research– What are the objectives– How will the objectives be measured and verified– Why right now? – What would happen if we did not do this now?– How will the project go beyond the state of the art? (!!!!!)
• Expected Results and Lead Users (also other researchers!)• Work plan/Phases of work to reach objectives• Expected Costs• Expected Duration
ERC StG
Are you a competitive candidate?
“potential for research independence and evidence of maturity including producing independently at least one important publication without the participation of their PhD supervisor. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate a promising track-record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field. They may also refer to monographs or demonstrate a record of invited presentations in well-established international conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes etc.»
ERC StG
What happens in your field?
Cordis site: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html
Search for keywords in your area
ERC StG
Summing up• You have a new idea, can solve existing problems
in a new way• It will open up a new research field• Your research is risky, but the benefits are high• It is potentially interesting for other researchers
• You are independent• You have worked abroad• You publish well• You are enthusiastic about your work
Good luck!