http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Emma Carey

emma.carey@bbsrc.ac.uk

FP7 OverviewFP7 Marie Curie Actions

FP7 Ideas (ERC)Proposal Writing

University of Bath

22 January 2009

10.00 – 10.30 Introduction to UKRO services; FP7 overview

11.15 – 11.45 European Research Council (ERC)

10.30 – 11.00 Overview of Marie Curie actions

11.45 – 12.15 Proposal writing

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Science and Technology Facilities Council

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Economic and Social Research Council

Medical Research Council

Natural Environment Research Council

Arts and Humanities Research CouncilU

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…promotes effective UK participation in EU-funded research programmes, higher education

programmes, and other related activities…

UKRO’s Aim

Based in Brussels, UKRO:

Provides early insight and briefing;• Disseminates EU funding opportunities; • Provides high quality guidance and training;• Exchanges information between the UK and EU

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UKRO Services include…

- Website with information on programmes, FAQs and Guidance http://www.ukro.ac.uk- Information services – email updates (& searchable database)

- Enquiry service - Annual visit from an UKRO European Advisor- Specialist training courses and information events- Annual conference for European officers- Meeting room in Brussels

- Monthly publication - British Council ‘RTD Insight’- National Contact Point (Marie Curie and ERC)

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FP7 overview

Opportunities availableF

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Health

Food, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Biotechnology (FAFB/KBBE)

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Energy

Environment (including Climate Change)

Transport

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities (SESH)

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials

and new Production Technologies (NMP)

Security

Research Infrastructures

Research for the BenefitOf SMEs

Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential

Science in Society

Activities of InternationalCo-operation

Coherent Developmentof Policies

Individual Fellowships & Reintegration GrantsInitial Training Networks

Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysInternational Research Staff Exchange Scheme

Researcher’s Night

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

Advanced Investigator Grants

Co-operation – collaborative research

Ideas – European Research Council (ERC)

Capacities

Space

People - Marie Curie

Plus JRC and Euratom

Supporting Actions

Who is eligible for funding?

EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Associated Countries (FP7)Albania*, Croatia*, FYR Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*,Liechtenstein*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland,Turkey*

(Bosnia Herzegovina in the process of associating to FP7)

*except Euratom F

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Eligible for EC funding

Other countries / organisations (but with NO FUNDING from the EU)

Legal entities in EU member states

or ‘Associated Countries’ (AC)

JRC

International European Interest

OrganisationsLegal entities in

International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC)

International organisations & non-ICPC third countries, only if:- Mentioned in Specific Programme or Work Programme, OR

- Essential for carrying out the action, OR- Provided for in a bilateral agreement with the EC

International Co-operation Partner Counties (ICPC)

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

ETPs and JTIs

Agree Common

Vision

Define StrategicAgenda

ImplementStrategicAgenda

European Technology Platforms

Industry-led stakeholder forums that are independent from the European Commission

Now more than 30 ETPs

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More info: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/individual_en.html

European Technology PlatformsIndustry-led stakeholder forums on Europe’s key research challenges

http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

• Industrial Safety (IndustrialSafety) • Integral Satcom Initiative (ISI) • Mobile and Wireless Communications (eMobility) • Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications (NanoMedicine) • Networked and Electronic Media (NEM) • Networked European Software and Services Initiative (NESSI) • Photonics21 (Photonics) • Photovoltaics (Photovoltaics) • Plants for the Future (Plants) • Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC)• Robotics (EUROP)• Sustainable Nuclear Energy (SNETP)• Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem) • Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (WSSTP) • Waterborne (Waterborne) • Zero Emission Fossil Fuel Power Plants (ZEP)

Finished ETPs• Innovative Medicines for Europe (IME)• Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (HFP)ETPs Under Development:• Geological Disposal (In Nuclear Energy)

European Technology Platforms cover research on:(as at Oct 2008)• Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies (EuMaT) • Aeronautics (ACARE)• Embedded Computing Systems (ARTEMIS) • Biofuels (Biofuels)• Construction (ECTP) • Nanoelectronics (ENIAC) • Rail Transport (ERRAC) • Road Transport (ERTRAC) • Space Technology (ESTP) • Steel (ESTEP) • Electricity Networks of the Future (SmartGrids)• Wind Energy (TPWind)• Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS)• Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR)• Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction Technology (FABRE TP)• Food for Life (Food)• Forestry based sector (Forestry)• Future Manufacturing Technologies (MANUFUTURE)• Future Textiles and Clothing (FTC) • Global Animal Health (GAH)

Agree Common Vision

Define Strategic Agenda

ImplementStrategic Agenda

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

FCH

Embedded SystemsICT

ARTEMIS

Aeronauticsand Air Transport

CLEAN SKY

Innovative Medicines

IMI New NanoelectronicsApproaches

ENIAC

Global Monitoring for Environment

and Security (GMES)

Kopernikus

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ngRecent Developments in ERA 2) Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 Co-operation

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1. Health €6 100 M

2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology€1 935 M

3. ICT €9 050 M 

4. Nanosci, Nanotech, Material & Production Tech €3 475 M

5. Energy €2 350 M

6. Environment (including Climate Change) €1900 M

7. Transport (including Aeronautics) €4 160 M

8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities € 623 M

9. Space €1 430 M

Collaborative Research

10. Security €1 400 M

Health - Activity AreasF

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ealth

Biotechnology, generic tools

& medicaltechnologies

for human health

Translating research

for human health

Optimising the delivery

of health care to European

citizens

Child health

Health of the ageing population

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas

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FAF

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Sustainable production

& management

of biological resources

Fork to farm:food, health and

well being

Life sciences, biotechnology and

biochemistry for sustainable

non-food products and processes

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Bio

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Enabling research, including the ‘omics’, converging technologies, biodiversity;

Improved crops and production systems, incl. organic farming;Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture,

forestry and rural development Animal welfare, breeding and production

Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonosesPolicy tools for agriculture and rural development

Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed; Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders;

 Innovative food and feed processing;Improved quality and safety of food, beverages and feed;

Total food chain concept;Traceability

Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added

value industrial products; Novel farming systems;

Bio-catalysts; New-bio-refinery concepts; Forestry and forest based products and processes; Environmental remediation and cleaner processing.

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ICT

ICT- Challenges

Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures

Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics

Components, Systems, Engineering

Digital Libraries and Content

Towards sustainable and personalisedhealthcare

ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability & Energy

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Nanosciences, technologies, materials, production technologies

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1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

2. Materials2. Materials

3. New Production 3. New Production

4. Integration of technologies for industrial production 4. Integration of technologies for industrial production

New! Bio-refinery Joint callsNew! Bio-refinery Joint calls

Plus

Energy - Activity Areas(Expect Annual Calls & WPs)

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9. Knowledge for energy policy making

6. Clean coal technologies

5. CO2 capture and storage for zero emission

power generation

7. Smart energy networks

4. Renewables for heating and cooling

3. Renewable fuel production

1. Hydrogen and fuel cells

2. Renewable electricitygeneration

8. Energy savings and energy efficiency

10. Horizontal actions

Plus calls for tender!

Environment – Activity Areas - 2009F

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nviro

nmen

tClimate Change, Pollution and Risks

• Pressures on Environment and Climate (€32.5m)• Environment and Health (€21m)

• Natural Hazards (€13m)

Sustainable Management of Resources• Conservation and sustainable management of natural

and man-made resources and biodiversity (€27m)• Management of marine environments (€22m)

Environmental Technologies• ET for observation, simulation, prevention, mitigation, adaptation,

remediation & restoration of natural & man-made resources (€27m) • Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural

heritage, including human habitat (€8m)• Technology assessment, verification and testing

(€7m +€10 for cross-thematic biorefineries call)

Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development• EO systems and methods for the environment

and sustainable development (€20m)• Forecasting methods & assessment tools for sustainable

development over different scales of observation (€12m)

Plus horizontal Activities (€4m)

Transport - Activity AreasF

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Aeronauticsand Air

Transport (AAT)

Sustainable

Surface Transport

(SST) Galileo

Horizontal themes (TPT)

Socio-economic sciences and humanities

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

5. The citizen in the European Union

7. Foresight activities

4. Europe in the world

3. Major trends in society and their implications

1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives

in a European perspective

8. Horizontal actions

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Space – Activity areas for 2009F

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Space-based applications at the service of European Society

Space-based applications at the service of European Society

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Cross-cutting activitiesCross-cutting activities

Security - Mission orientated R&DF

P7

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ecur

ity 1Security

of citizens

2Security

of infrastructures

and utilities

3 Intelligent

surveillance and

border security

4Restoring security

and safety in thecase

of crisis

5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability

6 Security and Society

7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Capacities

ActivitiesF

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Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million)

1. Research infrastructures €1 715m

2. Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336m

3. Regions of Knowledge € 126m

4. Research Potential € 340m

5. Science in Society € 330m

7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m

6. International co-operation € 180m

Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 Ideas: European Research Council

What is the ERC?

What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation• Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13)

What are the aims of the ERC?• Encourage highest quality research in Europe• Competitive, flexible funding• Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support)

What are the 3 ERC Grant Schemes?• Starting Grants, Advanced Grants and Support Actions

• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members• Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of

research, on the basis of scientific excellence

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ERC Grant Schemes

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

• aims to provide criticial and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers

• who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on field, their independent research programme

• researchers applying for an ERC Starting Grant must be able to demonstrate their potential to become independent research leaders

• ~1/3 Annual ERC Budget

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ERC Grant Schemes

Advanced Investigator Grants

• aims to encourage and support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects

• by leading advanced investigators

• complements the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right

• ~2/3 Annual ERC Budget

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ERC Support Actions

Aim: Projects, studies, expert groups, seminars, data access anddissemination, information and communication activities, andinitiatives for the monitoring, assessment and evaluation of theERC Activities (NOT RTD)

Topics for 2009 Call were:• Science management and organisation

• Science Management and efficiency• Research themes and scientific output

• Emerging research areas• Researchers and host institutions

• Institutional and individual excellence• Policy and structures

• Changing structures and policies• Funding complementarities

• Bottom up suggestions are also welcome

Call closed: 12 November 2008Call budget: €2.5 million

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Further Information

• UK ERC NCP Website• http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc • UK ERC NCP Newsletter• http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events_ukro/events_alerts.htm

• ERC Website• http://erc.europa.eu• ERC Newsletter• http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=reg.edit#01 • ERC Europa Helpdesk• http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?lg=en&pg=enquiries

• UKRO Information Services (For UKRO subscribers)• http://ims.ukro.ac.uk

Link

s

European Research Council National Contact Point helpdesk

• Website http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc

• ERC mailing list for events and key updates

• Helpdesk via email and telephone(erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or 0032 2289 6121)

• Specialist training courses and information events

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• Advice on applying for ERC actions• Eligibility• Application help• Results• Contractual issues

• Advice to those with ERC grants

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 People: Marie Curie Actions

Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers

• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research

in Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion

Marie Curie Actions F

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Marie Curie ActionsQuick Recap: Marie Curie Actions

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Host Actions Individual Actions

Initial Training Networks (ITN)

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) NEW

Intra-European Fellowships

Incoming International Fellowships

Outgoing International Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

Definition of researchers

Early-Stage Researchers 0 - 4 years (FTE)from obtaining degree that qualified them to embark on a doctorate

Experienced Researchers i) in possession of a PhDorii) at least 4 years

experience (FTE)

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New Transnational Mobility Requirements• Must not have been resident in host country for more

that 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before application deadline (for individual actions)

• NEW: Only International Outgoing Fellowships and International Re-integration Grants have a nationality requirement• Europeans based in e.g. the US: apply for an Incoming

International Fellowship• Third country nationals in the EU/AC: apply for an Intra-European

Fellowship• Researchers can now return to the country of their nationality if the

mobility rule is respected

• NEW: additional ‘Impact’ sub-criterionfor individual fellowships‘benefit of the mobility to the ERA’

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Key documentsF

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Call Fiche Focus

“People” Work Programme

Guide for Applicants Preparation & submissionEPSS Guide

Rules on Submission and Evaluation, Guide for Evaluators

Background

Model grant agreement

Financial, negotiation, reporting and IPR guidelines

FP7, “People” Specific Programme Text

Other policy documents e.g. Mobility Strategy, “Charter and Code”

Mobility NCP - helpdesk

• Web, email, telephone, visits• Advice on applying for MC actions:

• Eligibility• Application help• Results• Contractual issues

• Advice to those with MC contracts:• Social security and tax• Model agreements between host and fellow• Contractual issues

• Events and Comprehensive Hints/Tips Slides

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Marie Curie – Useful Links

• UK National Contact Point for Marie Curie/ Peoplehttp://www.ukro.ac.uk/mobility/index.htm

• CORDIShttp://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions

• The Charter and the Code text:http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter

• UK HE Sector analysis: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/news/gapanalysis.htm

• European Researchers’ Mobility Portal (incl. link to ERA-More)

http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm

• Marie Curie Vacancieshttp://cordis.europa.eu/mc-opportunities

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 timetable & sources of information

Recently Opened CallsCo-operation Call identifier Deadlines

Health FP7-ERANET-2009-RTD 21/04/09

FAFB FP7-KBBE-2009-3 FP7-ERANET-2009-RTD

15/01/0921/04/09

ICT ICT-2009-4FP7-ICT-ENERGY-2009-1

01/04/0931/03/09

Energy FP7-ENERGY-2009-BRAZILFP7-ENERGY-2009-2

05/05/0929/04/09

NMP FP7-ERANET-2009-RTDFP7-NMP-2009-CSA-3FP7-NMP-2009-EU-RussiaFP7-NMP-2009-MappingFP7-NMP-ENV-2009FP7-NMP-2009-LARGE-3FP7-NMP-2009-SMALL-3FP7-2009-SME-3

21/04/0931/03/0931/03/0931/03/0931/03/0917/02/0917/02/0917/02/09

Environment FP7-ERANET-2009-RTDFP7-NMP-ENV-2009

21/04/0931/03/09

Transport FP7-GALILEO-2008-GSA-1 31/03/09

SSH FP7-ERANET-2009-RTD 21/04/09

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Recently Opened Calls

Capacities Call identifier Deadline

Research for SMEs FP7-SME-2009-1 27/01/09

Regions of Knowledge FP7-REGIONS-2009-1 27/01/09

Research Infrastructures

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2009-1

17/03/09

Research Potential FP7-REGPOT-2009-1FP7-REGPOT-2009-2

13/02/0913/02/09

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ERC Indicative Call Schedule2007-2010

Please note that resubmission and multiple application rules apply

Work Programme Revision

ERC Action

Call open Call DeadlinesEstimated Call value

(€ M)Evaluation

Oct. 2007 AdG1 Autumn 07 Spring 08 517Spring 08 - Autumn 08

July 2008 AdG2 19 November 08PE 25 March 2009 SH 15 April 2009 LS 6 May 2009

489.5Spring 09 - Autumn 09

Spring 2009 AdG3 Autumn 09 Spring 10 741Spring 10 - Autumn 10

Spring 2010 AdG4 Autumn 10 Spring 11 869Spring 11 - Autumn 11

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Work Programme Revision

ERC Action

Call open Call DeadlinesEstimated Call value

(€ M)Evaluation

Feb. 2007 StG1 Winter 06 Spring 07 290Spring

- Autumn 07

July 2008 StG2 24 July 08PE 29 October 2008

SH 19 November 2008LS 10 December 2009

295.8Winter 08

– Spring 09

Spring 2009 StG3 Summer 09 Autumn 09 340Winter 09

– Spring 10

Spring 2010 StG4 Summer 10 Autumn 10 400Winter 10 – Spring 11

MCA - Deadlines

Researchers’ Night 14 January 2009

Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes

19 February 2009

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

27 March 2009

International Re-integration Grant and European Re-integration grants (RG)

2 cut-off dates: 2 April & 8 October 2009

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

18 August 2009

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

27 July 2009

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Sources of Information

UKRO Website: http://www.ukro.ac.uk

UKRO information services: http://ims.ukro.ac.uk Use advanced search function on the UKRO Information Services!

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

UK Marie Curie NCP: mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk

UK ERC NCP: erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk

Other NCPs: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html

Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/en/home.html

Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

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• CORDIS FP7 Pages:http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home.html

• FP6 funded projects:http://cordis.europa.eu/citizens/projects.htm

• DG Researchhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/index_en.cfm

• Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

• Prepare for FP7! Register as an evaluator…

https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7

Further Information

• EPSS Helpdesk• E-mail: support@epss-fp7.org • Tel: +32 2 233 3760

• IPR helpdesk Website• www.ipr-helpdesk.org

• European Commission FP7 Ethics Website• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ethics_en

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 People: Marie Curie Actions

Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers

• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research

in Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion

Marie Curie Actions F

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Host Actions Individual Actions

Initial Training Networks (ITN)

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP)

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) NEW

Intra-European Fellowships

Incoming International Fellowships

Outgoing International Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

Definition of researchers

Early-Stage Researchers 0 - 4 years (FTE)from obtaining degree that qualified them to embark on a doctorate

Experienced Researchers i) in possession of a PhDorii) at least 4 years

experience (FTE)

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New Transnational Mobility Requirements• Must not have been resident in host country for more

that 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before application deadline (for individual actions)

• NEW: Only International Outgoing Fellowships and International Re-integration Grants have a nationality requirement• Europeans based in e.g. the US: apply for an Incoming

International Fellowship• Third country nationals in the EU/AC: apply for an Intra-European

Fellowship• Researchers can now return to the country of their nationality if the

mobility rule is respected

• NEW: additional ‘Impact’ sub-criterionfor individual fellowships‘benefit of the mobility to the ERA’

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Marie Curie Initial Training Networks

What is an ITN?F

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• Aims:• Offering a series of fellowships to ESR and EXR

through a Joint Training Programme including complementary skills modules

• And, as an option, hold short training events open to researchers outside the network

• As an option, recruit ‘visiting scientists’

• ITNs are in:• Defined scientific fields as well as inter-disciplinary, new

and emerging supra-disciplinary fields

Who can participate in an ITN?F

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• At least 3 different research groups from Member or Associated States

• BUT ALSO it can be single or twin sites (in Member or Associated States) if the international context is strong

• Third country partners are eligible, in addition to the minimum requirements. International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC) may receive funding, whilst those in non-ICPCs may receive funding if absolutely essential for the project

Who participates in an ITN?F

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• An ITN has both industrial and academic partners. Industry must be in involved at one of three levels:• As a full partner• Provider of specific training or secondment

opportunities• On the Advisory Board

• An ITN must have• Coherent quality standards and mutual recognition of

training/ diplomas

Who can you recruit to an ITN?F

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• An ITN supports researchers: • With up to 5 years FTE • From all over the world• For periods of 3 - 36 months (ESRs)• For periods of 3 – 24 months (EXRs)

• As well as visiting scientists (optional)• To carry out teaching and supervisory work• For a period of at least 1 month

Number of partners per project – first call

1 1

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ITNs – key issues

• Ratio ESR/ER:- ‘The total amount of ESRs and ERs should be

reasonable and in line with what is recommended in the Guide for Applicants’ (80/20)

• Visiting Scientists:- Exceptional and duly justified in the context of the

training programme• Conferences:

- ‘should be proportionate to the proposed research training programme’

- ‘is an opportunity for the recruiter researchers to exchange knowledge with more experienced researchers from outside the network’.

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http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Example of a funded ITN proposal

LECHE: Lactase persistence and the early Cultural History of Europe

• This large (15 researcher, 24 participant) European training network explores the origin and impact of dairying Europe. The participating researchers will draw on the latest genetic studies of modern humans and domestic animals to identify markers of specific traits, but will also travel back in time and search for these in ancient remains.

• For more information please visit: http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/LeCHE/welcome.html

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Financial information

• Living allowance (salary)• Travel costs – depending on distance

€ 250 - €2500

• Mobility allowance Without family: €500 per month

With family: €800 per month

Correction factor applied for cost of living

• Career Exploratory allowance€ 2000 for stays of more than one year

• Training / research costs of eligible researchers (ITNs only)• Lab-based research: € 600 per month• Non-lab-based research: €300 per month

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Allowance rates

Researcher Salaries for ITNs

Experience Stipend(€/yr)

Employment contract (€/yr)

Early-Stage researchers

17,250 34,500

Experienced researchers (< 5yrs)

26,500 53,000

Visiting Scientist (4 - 10 yrs experience)

34,450 68,900

VS (> 10 yrs experience)

51,675 103,350

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Salaries are inclusive of all compulsory deductionsCorrection factor applied for cost of living (UK Coefficient 109.2%)

Benefits for the institution – ITNs

• Research Training• €600 (ITN) per month• Organisation of international conferences etc• €300 per researcher per day for those outside ITN• Management Activities

maximum 7% (ITN) of the total EC contribution

• Contribution to overheads • 10% of direct costs except for subcontractors• Other types of eligible expenses • N/A

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Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPPs) and IRSES

What is an Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnership?

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• It is a two-way partnership with at least one commercial enterprise and one academic organisation in two different Member or Associated Countries

• An IAPP aims to increase industry-academia co-operation by: • Supporting the creation, development, reinforcement

and execution of strategic partnerships• Creating diverse career possibilities and experience for

researchers• Knowledge sharing/cultural exchange, especially SMEs• Aiming for longer term co-operation between both

sectors

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• Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years

• Staff exchange – experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years

• Organise common workshops/conferences• Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of

whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months

• For SMEs, a contribution towards small equipment costs (up to 10% of project total)

Call open: 24 April 2009Deadline: 27 July 2009

What is the International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)?

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exchanges and networking activities

• Support to research organisations establish or reinforce long-term research co-operation through a coordinated joint programme of exchange for researchers for short periods

• Encourages exchange of best practice

What is IRSES?

• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries

• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country

• Secondment – up to 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR 1800/

researcher/month for EU/AC secondments

Deadline: 27 March 2009

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Who can participate in IRSES?

• Eligible staff include researchers, technical and management staff

• Eligible countries: EU Member States and Associated Countries

• Countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy: Armenia, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian-administered areas, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia, Ukraine

• Countries that have an S&T agreement with the EU: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States

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Marie Curie Individual Fellowships

Individual Fellowships

• Aimed at ‘Experienced Researchers’• Skills diversification• Three categories:

• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

Call Open: 18 March 2009

Deadline: 18 August 2009

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Intra-European Fellowships

• Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country

• Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken

• 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country

• Resuming a career in research• Individual applies with host• Attaining or strengthening professional

independence• Skills diversification

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in third country followed by mandatory reintegration phase in European host institutions

• Individual applies with host• Acquiring new knowledge in the third country

– bringing it back to the EU/AS • Contract is between European host institution

and Commission for duration of fellowship • Mandatory return phase of 1 year

International Incoming FellowshipsF

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• Researchers based in third countries• 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS• Possible 1 year reintegration for nationals

from International Co-operation Partner Countries

• Individual applies with host• Contract between European host institution

and EC for incoming phase, and between third country host and EC for reintegration / return

• Knowledge-sharing • Mutually-beneficial research co-operation

Marie Curie ActionsIndividual Fellowships – IEF/IOF/IIF

• Intra-European Fellowships (IEF) – Aug 2007• 1699 proposals received• Success rate: 25%

• International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF) – Aug 2007• 341 proposals received• Success rate: 29.3%

• International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) – Aug 2007• 573 proposals received• Success rate: 23%

• Overall Success Rate • The budget was distributed among the evaluation panel in direct

proportion to the number of eligible proposals.   • However, the exact number of proposals funded will depend on the

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• Basic salary • Varies according to research experience

• Mobility • Relocation costs including language courses• Varies according to family situation

• Travel • Every 12 months travel from location of origin to fellowship location

• Career exploratory• Fellowships at least 1 year to spend on career development

activities

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Marie Curie Reintegration Grants

European Re-integration GrantsF

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• (Re)-integration into research career following a period of transnational mobility

• Applicants must have already benefited from a Marie Curie fellowship under FP6 or FP7 - 18 months minimum FTE

• The European Re-integration Grant:• Supports a research project of 2- 3 years• Contributes to the research costs • Researcher applies with host institution • Start within 12 months of your fellowship end

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• Integration into research career in Europe following a period of transnational mobility outside Europe for at least 3 years

• Contribute to development of lasting co-operation with scientific community of the third country from which they have returned

• No requirement to have benefited from MCA previously

• The International Re-integration Grants• Support a research project of 2- 4 years• Contributes to the research costs• Researcher applies with host institution• Host commits to researcher for at least 3 years• Exceptionally those already employed in research in EU will be

considered

International Re-integration Grants

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Marie Curie Actions

Further Information for Reference

Key documentsF

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“People” Work Programme

Guide for Applicants Preparation & submissionEPSS Guide

Rules on Submission and Evaluation, Guide for Evaluators

Background

Model grant agreement

Financial, negotiation, reporting and IPR guidelines

FP7, “People” Specific Programme Text

Other policy documents e.g. Mobility Strategy, “Charter and Code”

Mobility NCP - helpdesk

• Web, email, telephone, visits• Advice on applying for MC actions:

• Eligibility• Application help• Results• Contractual issues

• Advice to those with MC contracts:• Social security and tax• Model agreements between host and fellow• Contractual issues

• Events and Comprehensive Hints/Tips Slides

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• UK National Contact Point for Marie Curie/ Peoplehttp://www.ukro.ac.uk/mobility/index.htm

• CORDIShttp://cordis.europa.eu/mariecurie-actions

• The Charter and the Code text:http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/europeancharter

• UK HE Sector analysis: http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/news/gapanalysis.htm

• European Researchers’ Mobility Portal (incl. link to ERA-More)

http://ec.europa.eu/eracareers/index_en.cfm

• Marie Curie Vacancieshttp://cordis.europa.eu/mc-opportunities

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FP7 Ideas: European Research Council

What is the ERC?

What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation• Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13)

What are the aims of the ERC?• Encourage highest quality research in Europe• Competitive, flexible funding• Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support)

What are the 3 ERC Grant Schemes?• Starting Grants, Advanced Grants and Support Actions

• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members• Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of

research, on the basis of scientific excellence

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Starting Independent Researcher Grants

• aims to provide criticial and adequate support to the independent careers of excellent researchers

• who are at the stage of starting or consolidating their own independent research team or, depending on field, their independent research programme

• researchers applying for an ERC Starting Grant must be able to demonstrate their potential to become independent research leaders

• ~1/3 Annual ERC Budget

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Indicative Call Schedule 2007-11

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ERC Action Call Open Call DeadlinesEstimated Call Value

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2007(Feb 2007)

ERC-2007-StG Winter 06 Spring 07 290Spring -

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ERC-2009-StG 24 July 08PE 29 October 08

SH 19 November 08LS 10 December 08

295.8Winter 08 - Spring 09

2010(Spring 2009)

ERC-2010-StG Summer 09 Autumn 09 340Winter 09 - Spring 10

2011(Spring 2010)

ERC-2011-StG Summer 10 Autumn 10 400Winter 10 - Spring 11

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Advanced Investigator Grants

• aims to encourage and support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects

• by leading advanced investigators

• complements the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established themselves as being independent research leaders in their own right

• ~2/3 Annual ERC Budget

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ERC-2008-AdG Autumn 07 Spring 08 542Spring -

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ERC-2009-AdG 19 November 08PE 25 March 09SH 15 April 09LS 6 May 09

489.5Spring -

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ERC-2010-AdG Autumn 09 Spring 10 741Spring -

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ERC-2011-AdG Autumn 10 Spring 11 869Spring -

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ERC Support Actions

Aim: Projects, studies, expert groups, seminars, data access anddissemination, information and communication activities, andinitiatives for the monitoring, assessment and evaluation of theERC Activities (NOT RTD)

Topics for 2009 Call were:• Science management and organisation

• Science Management and efficiency• Research themes and scientific output

• Emerging research areas• Researchers and host institutions

• Institutional and individual excellence• Policy and structures

• Changing structures and policies• Funding complementarities

• Bottom up suggestions are also welcome

Call closed: 12 November 2008Call budget: €2.5 million

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Aims:• Support excellent, innovative and investigator-initiated research projects• Carried out by leading advanced investigators

• whatever their nationality• must be already established and recognised as being independent research

leaders in their own right• PI can lead a team, if needed (more on this later)

Will Support:• Flexible projects to promote substantial advances in ‘frontier research’ such as:

• knowledge pursuit of questions at or beyond the frontiers of knowledge• any field of research*• interdisciplinary proposals crossing the boundaries between different research

fields• pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields of research• proposals introducing unconventional, innovative approaches and scientific

inventions• but must have a significant impact on science, scholarship or engineering• reviewers understand the high-risk/high-gain profile• should aim to broaden scientific and technological knowledge• should not be linked to commercial objectives

*all fields of science and scholarship are eligible, except nuclear research

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Am I a Competitive Candidate?

• Am I an active researcher?• Do I have a track record of significant achievements in last 10 years?

• Significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed journals which are multidisciplinary or in their field

• If appropriate to your research field, should have: monographs, granted patents, invited presentations, lead expeditions, organised international conference, won awards and prizes…

• Am I an exceptional leader in terms of originality and significance of my research contribution?

• Content and impact of work• International recognition• May have changed fields or established interdisciplinary approaches

(PI does not need to have a PhD)

All this needs to be shown in your application…. …which will include:

- a ten year track record- a scientific leadership profile

- a cv

Host must give PI independence to:

• Apply for funding independently

• Manage the research and funding for the project and make appropriate resource allocation decisions

• Publish as senior authors and invite as co-authors only those who have contributed substantially to the reported work

• Supervise & recruit team members, including research students, doctoral students and others

• Have access to reasonable facilities and space for research

PI Independence

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Diagram provided by the European Commission

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Direct Costs• 100% of eligible and approved direct costs fundedIndirect Costs: • 20% flat rate

(of the total direct costs excluding subcontracting and third party resources not used on premises)

• Is allocated and charged (for all institutions no proof needed of how spent)

NormallyUp to ~€2.5 million over 5 years EC contribution (or pro-rata for shorter projects)

Can be higher, but only if:

• Co-Investigator Project (which MUST be inter- or multi-disciplinary) or

• The PI is coming from outside the EU/AC (‘third country’) to establish a research team at a host institution in an EU MS/AC or

• Proposal requires the purchase of major research equipment

In these cases: up to ~€3.5 million over 5 yrs EC contribution (or pro-rata)

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Submission• Single Stage Submission, but 2-Step Peer Review (with no interviews)• Electronic Submission via EPSS

Peer Review• 4 research domains• 25 panels (AdG - 2 separate sets of panel members, StG – 1 set)

• The remaining 13% allocated to an support Interdisciplinary Research Domain

*Strictly 17.00, Brussels time!

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Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE) 10 39% 25 March 2009*

Social Sciences and Humanities (SH) 6 14% 15 April 2009*

Life Sciences (including Medical) (LS) 9 34% 6 May 2009*

Evaluation Criteria

Principal Investigator• Quality of research output/track record• Intellectual capacity and creativity

Research Project• Ground breaking nature of the research• Potential impact• Methodology• High gain/high risk balance

Research Environment (only at step 2)• Contribution of the research environment• Participation of other legal entities

Each evaluation criterion (Heading 1 and 2) will be marked on a scale of 1 to 4:4 = Outstanding, 3 = Excellent, 2=Very Good, 1=Non-fundable

• A quality threshold of ≥2 will be applied to these criteria• Proposals ranked on basis of marks received and an overall appreciation

of their strengths and weaknesses

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If oversubscribed, possibly only:• A1T Form (A1T-Summary of

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• Part B1 (Extended Synopsis)

Panel Meetings and Ranking

Proposals retained for stage 2, or rejected

STEP 2 - Evaluation

Panel Meetings

Domain Panel Chairs ranking and selection per Domain

Proposals Selected

Reading and Assessment by Panel Members

and Remote Evaluatorsof Full Proposal

Applicant • Logs into EPSS

• Completes Full Proposal• Chooses Primary Panel (and Secondary Panel if

needed)• Presses SUBMIT before the Primary Panel deadline!

STEP 1 - Evaluation

Eligibility Check

All 25 Panel Chairs rankremaining Interdisciplinary

Proposals

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Structure of Application Forms (TBC)Part A – Administrative and Summary Forms (completed directly onto EPSS)• A1 Proposal & PI information• A1T Forms - summary Track Record & Leadership Profile ( PI)• A2 Host Institution(s) information & PIC• A3 Budget – financial information

Part B1 – Proposal Details (template from EPSS, submitted as .pdf)• Cover page - abstract• Section 1a - the PI

• Scientific Leadership Profile (2 pages) (+2 per Co-I)• CV, including Funding ID (2 pages) (+2 per Co-I)• 10 Year Track Record (2 pages) (+2 per Co-I)

• Section 1b - Extended Synopsis (5 pages)

Part B2 – Proposal Details (template from EPSS, submitted as .pdf)• Section 2 - Scientific Proposal (15 pages + ethical issues)

• State-of-the-art and objectives• Methodology• Resources (including project costs)• Ethical issues table + ethical issues info (tbc)

• Section 3 - Research Environment ( 2 pages)• PI’s Host institution• Additional institutions/participants

Annexes• Commitment of the Host Institution (template from EPSS, submitted as .pdf)• Ethical Issues info (tbc)

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Scientific Leadership Profile(2 pages max)

• a ‘self evaluation’ of the research career achievements demonstrating the applicants capacity to go beyond the state of the art

• a presentation of the content and impact of the major scientific or scholarly contributions of the applicant to his or her own research field and/or neighboring research fields and, if applicable, their wider societal impact

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

• evidence of efforts and ability to inspire younger researchers towards high quality research (highlights of research mentoring record, information on the careers of supervised graduate and post-doctoral students, etc.)

• where applicable: proven ability to productively change research fields and/or to establish new interdisciplinary approaches

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• Academic record• Research record• Succinct ‘funding ID’

• Current research grants and their subject• Ongoing application for work related to the

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Benchmarks

• Top 10 publications, as senior author (or in fields where alphabetic order of authorship is the norm, joint author) • in major international peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary scientific journals • and/or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective

research fields, • also indicating the number of citations (excluding auto-citations) they have

attracted.

• Research monographs*, chapters in collective volumes (+any translations)* (for fields where monographs are the norm such as humanities and social science)(3)

• Granted patents* (5)

• Invited presentations to peer-reviewed, internationally established conferences and/or international advanced schools* (10)

• Research expeditions that the applicant has led* (3)

• Organisation of International Conferences in the field of the applicant (membership in the steering and/or organising committee)* (3)

• International Prizes/Awards/Academy Memberships*

• Memberships to Editorial Boards of International Journals* (tbc)

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• Online electronic template to be filled in directly in EPSS

• Summary of the Leadership Profile• 1800 Character

• Summary of data from the Track Record• Tables provided for

• Publications (10 max)• Monographs (5 max)• Granted Patents (5 max)• Chapters in Collective Volumes (5 max)• Publications in Refereed Conference/International Advanced School

proceedings (10 max)• Research Expeditions Led (5 max)• Committees or International Conferences (5 max)• Prizes, Awards, Academy Memberships (5 max)• Editorial Boards of International Journals (5 max)E

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Statistics - StG2007-StG• Was same deadline for all domains (two stage submission and evaluation)

• 9167 first stage (outline) proposals of which 1144 were with UK host institutions• 87% involve 1 institution, 7% involve 2 institutions, 2% involve 3 institutions• 559 invited to second stage (431 passed thresholds)• ~50% success rate at the 2nd stage (~300-305 proposals to be funded?)

• Of top 300: 32 nationalities, 21 host counties, 170 Host Institutions, 15 moving to EU• Of top 300: ~19% (56) hosted at UK, ~9.5% UK nationals• UK success rate as host ~5.2%, average of all countries ~3.3%

• Average requested grant size: €1.1 million• Average age 35 (spans from 28-44)• Average experience 6-7 years • Gender 26% women (as low as 12% in LS2, up to 71% in SH4)

• Database, first awardeeshttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

• Brochure including 6 case studies: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/policy_docs/080929_erc_stg_case_studies.pdf

• List of proposals above threshold in 2nd stage & further stats at www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/stg

2009-StG• PE Domain received 1112 proposals• SH Domain received 463 proposals• LS Domain received 927 proposals

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2008-AdG• Overall 2167 submitted (299 from UK), of which 340 passed thresholds (16%)

• Results so far• PE: 997 proposal submitted, 114 funded so far, 20 hosted by UK (18%)• SH: 404 proposals submitted, 48 funded so far, 12 hosted by UK (25%)• LS: 766 proposals submitted, 84 funded so far, 18 hosted by UK (21%)• Interdisciplinary Domain: 29 funded so far, 9 hosted by UK (31%)

• Of top 275: 26 nationalities, 23 host counties, 6 moving to EU• Of top 275: UK top in terms of hosting at 59 (21%) and nationality (17%)• UK success rate as host ~19.7%, average of all countries ~12.6%

• Average requested grant: • PE €1.9 Million• LS €2.1 Million• SH €1.7 Million

• Average age: ~51 (spans from 30-79, with single cases of 23 and 87)• Average experience: 23 yrs (spans mainly 7 to 45 yrs)• Gender: 14% women (as low as 3% in PE7 up to 29% in SH5)

• Further statistics and funding lists (including names of funded PIs and projects) at www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/adg.htm

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ERC-2009-StG ERC-2009-AdG ERC-2007-StG

Call Opens 24/7/08 19/11/08 tbc 22/12/06

Call Closes PE 29/10/08SH 19/11/08LS 10/12/08

PE 25/3/09 tbcSH 15/4/09 tbcLS 6/5/09 tbc

1st Stage 25/4/072nd Stage 17/9/07

Call (million) ~€295.8 ~€489.5 ~€300

Eligibility (post PhD)

3-8 yrs(up to 11 yrs)

Last 10 yrs significantachievements

2-9 yrs(up to 12 yrs)

Co-I allowed? No Yes No

Submission 1 Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage

Evaluation 2 Step 2 Step 2 Step

Panels 25 25 20

Criteria Potential of PI / Quality of Research Project / Research Environment

Interviews? Yes No Yes

Budget limit Up to €2 million forup to 5yrs (pro rata)

Up to €2.5 million forup to 5 yrs (pro rata)but up to €3.5 million in certain cases

€100-400 thousandper yr up to 5 yrs

Further Information (1)

• UK ERC NCP Website• http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc • UK ERC NCP Newsletter• http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events_ukro/events_alerts.htm

• ERC Website• http://erc.europa.eu• ERC Newsletter• http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=reg.edit#01 • ERC Europa Helpdesk• http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?lg=en&pg=enquiries

• UKRO Information Services (For UKRO subscribers)• http://ims.ukro.ac.uk

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• Website http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc

• ERC mailing list for events and key updates

• Helpdesk via email and telephone(erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or 0032 2289 6121)

• Specialist training courses and information events

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• Advice on applying for ERC actions• Eligibility• Application help• Results• Contractual issues

• Advice to those with ERC grants

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FP7 Proposal writing

What types of projects can I do?

Co-operation and Capacities Funding Schemes:

• Small and Large Collaborative Project• Network of Excellence• Coordination and Support Actions – either

Coordination or Support Action• Specific International Co-operation Action• Research for the benefit of Specific Groups (i.e.

SMEs, CSOs) found in SSH, Env, SIS, SMEs.• Combination of CP and CSA (Research

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Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Civil Society

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operation Partner County (ICPC)

• Commission may offer advice in key areas e.g. Health and SMEs

Building your consortium..How do I find partners?

• Existing contacts • FP6 Projects http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm• FP7 Projects http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html• Networks of Excellence• EU conferences http://ec.europa.eu/research • SINAPSE http://ec.europa.eu/sinapse/sinapse • European Technology Platforms

http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms • Evaluating• UKRO can distribute partner profiles• NCPs, CORDIS, IDEAL-IST partner search (ICT research)

Note! Use partner searches with caution; Check out track record; Understand motives for getting involved

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Health Max €3 million(eligibility criteria)

Must be from €6 to 12 million

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No firm limits

FAFB Max €3 million (eligibility criteria)

Must be from €3 to 6 million (eligibility

criteria)

CSA max €1 million (eligibility

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ICT No firm limits No firm limits No firm limits

Socio-Economic Sciences

€500k to €1.5 million

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€1.5 to 4 million(eligibility criteria)

No firm limits but around €1 million

Direct Costs:Maximum EC reimbursement rates

FP6 FP7:Industry

FP7:Public Bodies,

Universities, SMEs, etc.

RTD* 50% 50% 75%

Demonstration 35% 50% 50%

Management 100%

Other** 100% 100% 100%

ERC 100% direct costs, plus 20% flat rate for indirect costs

Coordination Actions; Support Actions

100% direct costs, plus up to 7% for indirect costs

Marie Curie Actions Lump sum + flat rates, plus 10 % for indirect costs

* Activities directly aimed at creating new knowledge, new technology, and products, including scientific coordination.** Training, Consortium ManagementF

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• Discuss budget early• Costs of activities discussed first

• Share of costs amongst consortium

• Procedure for changing this share if necessary

• Bear in mind limits imposed by Commission

• Researchers and Administrations should both be involved

• Guidelines on Finances, Negotiation and Reporting

• FP6 experience of managing, budgeting and reporting is useful background

• Make sure that all eligible costs are included in the budget

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Evaluation criteria

Evaluation Criteria

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Overall threshold = 10/15

NOTE – check Work Programme for specific criteria, weightings and thresholds

• Relevance is considered in relation to the topic(s) in the Work Programme open in a given call, and to the objectives of the call

• Integrated into ‘S&T quality’ and ‘Impact’• This must be addressed in the proposal!• If it is only partially relevant – it will be reflected in the

scoring• If it is not relevant – it will be ‘out of scope’ and rejected on

eligibility grounds before the evaluation

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‘S&T Quality’

Scientific and/or technological excellence (relevant to the topics addressed by the call)

• Soundness of concept itself• Quality of objectives• Acknowledgement of, and development beyond,

the ‘state-of-the-art’• Methodology and Work Plan• Quality of co-ordination

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‘Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management’

• Management Structure• Management Procedures• Quality, Complementarity and Balance of the Consortium• Matching of Consortium to objectives• Appropriateness of allocation of:

• Budget• Staff resources• Equipment

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‘The potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results’

• Expected Impact is described in the Work Programme• The nature of the Impact can vary considerably between

calls

• Think of your measures for:• Dissemination• Exploitation of project results• IPR management• Disseminating knowledge through stakeholder and public

engagement

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From idea to getting started

Work Programme

New partners

Deadline

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Authorisation?

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Management Exploitation

Some key advice

1. Clarify your own goals for participation2. Research previous and current projects3. Set aside enough time 4. Meet with consortium partners5. (Coordinator) Register in EPSS, update, press

submit6. Work with your institution7. Ask someone to read through your proposal8. Put yourself in the shoes of the evaluator9. Read the Guide for Applicants (per call)10. Write clearly and concisely

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• Fully address the evaluation criteria• Include well worked out plan• Outline any ‘Plan B’ (risk analysis) • Flexible partnership• Use tables and diagrams• Get the right balance

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• Think about the structure of their proposal • Have you reflected on why you want / have

chosen these partners in the network?• Do all partners have realistic expectations?• Do you want an MoU in place (when?)• The science has to be top – but reinforce the

importance of management…• Dissemination – ensure that this is included

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Before you start to write…

• What is the main objective of your proposal?• How is your proposal unique?• Whose problem does this solve?• Why can’t other actors be expected to carry out

this work?• Which consortium member will provide which

skills?• How will you know if you have succeeded?• How will you measure your progress?• What infrastructure and data sets will be needed?

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• Be a ‘want-to-read’ proposal rather than a ‘have-to-read’ proposal

• Show how your domain of expertise connects to broader objectives in the field / in society

• What will be different when you are done?• How is your idea different?• How does it all fit into a plan?• What data will you use to test your work?

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“the WPs and deliverables should also be better described”“While the concept is good and novel, it addresses the topics of the call only partially”“There are missing or removed parts in this proposal. Thus, they cannot be evaluated”“does not demonstrate major progress beyond the state-of-the-art

“The work described is not particularly novel”“Proposal is too broad”“Given the extent of previous work and patenting in this area, doubts were raised as to whether a novel product could be developed”

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• Quality of the consortium:• Do you have all the necessary skill sets covered?• Is it clear what the motivation of different members of

the Consortium is?

• Quality of the management:• Does the coordinator have support to carry out

administrative tasks?• Is there an established & efficient way to exchange

information and resources?• Has the status of background knowledge been sorted

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“Role of the Co-ordinator is unclear”“the standard and experience of partners is variable”“the management structure is not sufficiently worked out to guarantee the success of this project”“unclear how partners will exchange information”“the role of partner X is unclear”“the costs are not linked to activities and not well balanced” “no formal planning of assessment of milestones”“the coordinating partner is well experienced in performing European projects”“the overall budget seems balanced, justified and well calculated. However, sustainability after the project is vaguely formulated and should be addressed during the course of the project”

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Comments on Impact

“Exploitation and dissemination plans are not specific to the project” “appropriate measures for spreading excellence and disseminating knowledge with the involvement of the different stakeholders” “the European added value of the consortium is limited”“there is no indication of publication plans”“Does not explicitly describe the importance of solving the problem in a European context”“the list of potential impacts is short and poorly described. There are no plans for dissemination of the results outside the participants geographical area. It will contribute only partially to a pan-European discussion on these issues”“has the potential to have an immediate, large scale impact. In turn, the policy change it advocates has the potential to make a huge difference for millions of people world-wide”

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• Have an EU added value• Clearly address the topic and meet

objectives• Push back the frontiers of S&T• Consist of the right consortium for the

project• Highlight the impact of the project• Are well budgeted• Are concise and easy to read

The Institutional Aspect

• Use experience within the institution – ask European Office for examples, speak to successful colleagues

• Standard text / facts on the institutional track-record?

• Experience of managing FP6 and FP7 projects?

• Use calls strategically – success-rates vary greatly for different areas!

• Institutional approach to co-ordinating projects?

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Key documents and EPSS

Key documentsF

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Work Programme

Guide for Applicants Preparation and submission

EPSS Guide

Rules on Submission and Evaluation, Guide for Evaluators

Background

Model Grant Agreement

Financial, negotiation, reporting and IPR guidelines

FP7, Specific Programme Text

Other policy documents

Electronic Submission (EPSS)

• Co-ordinator must register on Cordis and be sent password and access details

• PIC code – ask your institution’s European Office• Passes on access to other participants• Complete A forms (admin details)• Upload .pdf file of Part B (10Mb limit)• ‘Submission’ must be selected• Automated check• Can revise up to deadline• Deadline strictly enforced• Technical problems addressed to EPSS helpdesk

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