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European Research Council. The ERC Proposal Evaluation Process Dr . Anna L ö nnroth Sj öd én Head of Unit Scientific Management Department Oslo 18 June 2014. Outline. What do we offer? Funding schemes, opportunities The Evaluation Procedure

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  1. European Research Council The ERC Proposal Evaluation Process Dr. Anna LönnrothSjödén Head of Unit Scientific Management Department Oslo 18 June 2014

  2. Outline What do we offer? Funding schemes, opportunities The Evaluation Procedure How to prepare and submit a grantproposal

  3. ERC strategic principles: What is special about the ERC? • All fields of science and scholarship are eligible • Investigator-driven, bottom-up • Scientific Excellence is the only criterion • Individual team + research project • Irrespective of nationality, gender or age of researchers • Investment in research talent • Attractive, flexible grants, up to five years • Under control of the Principal Investigator • Independent individual teams in Europe • All nationalities can apply • Host organisation to be located in EU or Associated Country

  4. Host institution Applicant legal entity: institution that engages and hosts the PI for the duration of the project (25% overheads to HI) Any type of legal entity: universities, research centres, business research units … as long as it is in MS 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

  5. ERC Evaluation process (StG, CoG & AdG) Panel structure : 3 domains and 25 panels All topics welcome! Each panel : Panel Chair and 10-15 Panel Members Social Sciences and Humanities (SH)  6 SH1 Markets, Individuals & Institutions SH2 The Social World, Diversity & Common Ground SH3 Environment, Space & Population SH4 The Human Mind and its Complexity SH5 Cultures & Cultural Production SH6 The Study of the Human Past Physical Sciences & Engineering (PE)  10 PE1 Mathematics PE2 Fundamental Constituents of Matter PE3 Condensed Matter Physics PE4 Physical & Analytical Chemical sciences PE5 Synthetic Chemistry & Materials PE6 Computer Science & Informatics PE7 Systems & Communication Engineering PE8 Products & Process Engineering PE9 Universe Sciences PE10 Earth System Science Life Sciences (LS)  9 LS1 Molecular & Structural Biology & Biochemistry LS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics & Systems Biology • LS3 Cellular & Developmental Biology LS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology & Endocrinology LS5 Neurosciences & Neural disorders LS6 Immunity & Infection LS7 Diagnostic Tools, Therapies & Public health LS8 Evolutionary, Population & Environmental Biology LS9 Applied Life Sciences & Non-Medical Biotechnology

  6. ERC Evaluation process : Submission of proposals Single submission • One deadline per Call • To a targeted panel of your choice (panels will ensure cross-panel reading for interdisciplinary research) • Electronically only • Proposals have two parts: • Part A: administrative forms • Part B: scientific proposal itself (pdf) • Step 1: Look at only Part B1 • Step 2: Look at Part B1 + B2

  7. Submission of proposals Proposal structure PART A – online forms A1 Proposal and PI info A2 Host Institution info A3 Budget PART B1 – submitted as .pdf Extended Synopsis 5 pages CV 2 p. Track Record 2 p. Annexes – submitted as .pdf • Statement of support of HI • copy of PhD or equiv. (StG & CoG) If applicable: • document for extension of eligibility window (StG & CoG) • explanatory information on ethical issues PART B2 – submitted as .pdf Scientific Proposal 15 p. (incl. budget table)

  8. Evaluation of proposals Evaluation procedure STEP 1 STEP 2 Remote assessment by Panel members of section 1 – Synopsis and PI Remote assessment by Panel members and reviewers of full proposals Panel meeting + interview (StG+ CoG) Panel meeting Proposals retained for step 2 Ranked list of proposals Feedback to applicants Redress

  9. Evaluation Criteria Excellence as sole criterion, to apply to: Research Project • Ground breaking nature • Potential impact • Scientific Approach Principle Investigator (PI) • Intellectual capacity • Creativity

  10. Other (7%) Who evaluates the proposals ? • Panel members: typically 600 PMs • involved per call • High-level scientists • Recruited by ScC from all over the world • About 10-15 members plus chair person • Remote Referees: typically 2000 / call • Each evaluate only a small number of proposals USA (7%)

  11. ERC panel members by country of HI and gender ERC Starting, Consolidator and Advanced grant calls 2007 - 2013

  12. Panel meeting – Step 1 Scoring Result of Step 1: A. Proposal is of sufficient quality to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation B. Proposal is of high quality but not sufficient to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation C. Proposal is not of sufficient quality to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation

  13. Feedback to applicantsStep 2 results Result of Step 2: A. Proposal fully meets the ERC's excellence criterion and is recommended for funding if sufficient funds are available B. Proposal meets some but not all elements of the ERC's excellence criterion and will not be funded At the end of both steps, applicants will be informed about the ranking range of their proposal out of all proposals evaluated by the panel

  14. ! Resubmission restrictions • Ever increasing number of applications causes low success rates and high panel workload • New for 2014 call applicants: • those who receive a B (Step 1 or Step 2) have to wait out one year • those who receive a C will have to wait out two years

  15. Female panel members, applicantsand grantees by domain All ERC calls 2007-2013

  16. ERC StG, CoG, AdG2013 Age of applicants at call publication date

  17. Age of StG, CoG & AdGgrantees From StG 2007-2013 (inclCoG) & AdG 2008-2013

  18. Relation with National Agencies II National initiatives in support of finalist projects in the ERC calls A new partnership between National Funding Councils and ERC NO: The Research Council supports unfunded StGfinalists Some funding agencies uses ERC evaluation results in support research FI: support scheme for finalists in reserve lists since 2009 calls SE: support for unfunded finalists of StG calls since 2007 PL: Support scheme for finalists of 2009 and 2010 calls. It might continue BE Flanders: FWO supports the best ranked PIs on the ERC-StG reserve list IE: New scheme opening in 2012. Previous scheme for StG2007 finalists CZ: opened support scheme for finalists in 2012 LU: FNR supports unfunded StG and AdG finalists since 2009 calls RO: opened support scheme for finalists in 2012 HU: Call for unfunded ERC finalists of StG2007 and StG2009 FR: ANR launched an initiative to support unfunded StG2007 finalists CH: SNSF launched an initiative to back unfunded StG2007 finalists TR: Considers a scheme to support unfunded ERC finalists SI: Complementary scheme for unfunded finalists of 2010 calls PT: New national initiative in support of ERC finalists being developed BG: Develops a scheme to financially support projects in the ERC reserve list IT: Call open to all unfunded StG2007 finalists CY: Research Promotion Foundation supported StG 2009 finalists EL: support for unfunded StG and AdG finalists in 2010 and 2011 calls ES: support for unfunded finalists of StG calls since 2007 │ 18

  19. Some take-home messages…. ERC Awards are: • Very competitive: ~10% success rates • Significant: €1.5M – €2.0M for Starters / Consolidators • Bottom-up: Open to any topic • Ambitious: Achieve or boost independence; form a group • Looking for High-risk/ High-gain research • Flexible: Can re-budget as necessary • Portable: Can be moved anywhere in Europe • Prestigious: Will boost a research career

  20. Forfurtherinformation… • ERC Web site: http://erc.europa.eu/ • Documents: • ERC Work Programme (publishedannually) • Information for Applicants (publishedwitheach call) • National Contact Points • European Commission Research Participant Portal

  21. Thankyou

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