jornada informativa sobre los proyectos financiados por el erc dentro del programa horizonte 2020...

Jornada informativa sobre

los proyectos financiados

por el ERC dentro del

programa

Horizonte 2020

Veronica Beneitez Pinero.

European Research Council

Octubre 2014

European Research Council (ERC)

Established by the European Commission

Contents

• 1. H2020 and ERC

• 2. ERC basics

• 3. ERC submission of proposals

• 4. ERC achievements

• 5. Spain at ERC

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1. H2020 and ERC


H2020 and the ERCMain Characteristics

HORIZON 2020: Current EU Research and Innovation programme, with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020).

The HORIZON 2020 main components (3 pillars): A. Excellent Science

World class science is foundation of technologies, jobs, well-being

Europe needs to develop, attract, retain research talentResearchers need access to the best infrastructures

B. Industrial leadership C. Societal challenges

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C. Tackling Societal Challenges•Health, demographic change and wellbeing;

•Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy;

•Secure, clean and efficient energy;

•Smart, green and integrated transport;

•Inclusive, innovative and secure societies;

•Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials.

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H2020 and the ERCFunding opportunities in Horizon 2020

A. Excellent Science•European Research Council - Support of the most talented and creative individual researchers (ERC budget proposal : € 13 billion*)

•Collaborative research for Future and Emerging Technologies

•Training and career development through Marie Curie Actions

•Research Infrastructures

•B. Industrial leadership• Key Enable Technologies (Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, etc)• Access to risk finance• Innovation in SMEs


H2020 and the ERC

REMINDER: A. Excellent Science:

European Research Council (budget under H2020: € 13.1 billion)Future and Emerging TechnologiesMarie Sklodoswka Curie ActionsResearch Infrastructures

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H2020 and the ERCResearchers career development and complementary EU funding schemes- Possible path for individuals

Post-docs

Senior Professor

Students

Post Graduates

Junior Professor/ Junior Researcher

Associated Professor

Full Professor

Erasmus

Marie Curie

ERC Advanced

ERC Starters

ERC Consolidators

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H2020 and the ERCBudget Horizon 2020

Co-operation (65 %)

Ideas (15 %)

People (9 %)

Capacities (8 %)JRC non-

nuclear (3 %)

FP7 budget € 50.5 billion ERC budget € 7.5 billion

H2020 budget € 77 billion ERC budget € 13.1 billion

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H2020 and the ERC2014 – 2020 budget


Strengthening the Scientific Governance of the European Research Council: Strengthening the links between the Scientific Council and ERC exec. agency Merging positions of President of ERC and Secretary General Full-time President based in Brussels 3 Vice-Chairs elected from amongst the Scientific Council members

Essential features maintained: Same schemes, same principles, same selection procedures/criteria Independent Scientific Council with full authority over funding strategy Executive Agency with autonomous operation

Increased budget (13.1 Bio € in current prices for 2014-2020): More opportunities than ever for top research talents

H2020 and the ERCChanges and continuity in ERC


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2. ERC basics


ERC basicsWhat is ERC?

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An autonomous funding body set up by the EU in 2007 and led by scientists.

Funding excellent researchers of any nationality, to carry out frontier research in EU countries or Associated Countries, via annual competitions.

In all fields of science and humanities, without thematic priorities. Bottom-up approach.

1 researcher (no pre-established networks), 1 Host Institution, 1 project, 1 selection criterion (EXCELENCE).

Substantial grants (2.0 Mio Euro-3.5 Mio E) and a recognised label of excellence.

International, top level peer-review process.


The European Commission• Provides financing through the EU framework programmes• Guarantees autonomy of the ERC• Assures the integrity and accountability of the ERC• Adopts annual work programmes as established by

the Scientific Council

The ERC Executive Agency• Executes annual work programme as established by the Scientific Council• Implements calls for proposals and provides information and support to applicants• Organises peer review evaluation• Establishes and manages grant agreements• Administers scientific and financial aspects and follow-up of grant agreements• Carries out communications activities and ensures information dissemination to

ERC stakeholders

The ERC Scientific Council• 22 prominent researchers proposed by an independent

identification committee• Appointed by the Commission (4 years, renewable once)• Establishes overall scientific strategy; annual work programmes

(incl. calls for proposals, evaluation criteria); peer review methodology; selection and accreditation of experts

• Controls quality of operations and management• Ensures communication with the scientific community

ERC basicsERC structure


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ERC basicsERC Scientific Council Members (22)

• Prof. Klaus BOCK (Chemistry)• Prof. Jean-Pierre BOURGUIGNON (Mathematics), ERC President • Prof. Nicholas CANNY (History)• Prof. Sierd A.P.L. CLOETINGH (Earth Sciences)• Prof. Tomasz DIETL (Physics)• Prof. Daniel DOLEV (Computer Sciences) • Prof. Athene DONALD (Biological Physics) • Dr. Barbara ENSOLI (Medicine)• Prof. Pavel EXNER (Applied Mathematics & Mathematical Physics), ERC Vice-President • Prof. Reinhard GENZEL(Astrophysics)• Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (Molecular Cell Biology), ERC Vice-President • Prof. Timothy HUNT (Biology)• Prof. Matthias KLEINER (Engineering)• Prof. Eva KONDOROSI (Biology)• Prof. Mart SAARMA (Biology)• Prof. Nuria SEBASTIAN GALLES (Psychology), ERC Vice-President • Prof. Nils Christian STENSETH (Ecology & Evolution)• Prof. Martin STOKHOF (Philosophy)• Prof. Anna TRAMONTANO (Biochemistry)• Prof. Isabelle VERNOS (Molecular and Cell Biology) • Prof. Reinhilde VEUGELERS (Economics)• Prof. Michel WIEVIORKA (Sociology)


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ERCEA Organigramme


Starting Grants

starters (2-7 years after PhD)

up to € 2.0 Mio for 5 years

Advanced Grants track-record of

significant researchachievements in the

last 10 yearsup to € 3.5 Mio

for 5 years

Synergy Grants (!!)2 – 4 Principal Investigatorsup to € 15.0 Mio for 6 years

Proof of Concept bridging gap between research - earliest

stage of marketable innovation up to €150,000 for ERC grant holders

Consolidator Grants

consolidators (7-12 years after PhD)


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ERC basicsERC funding schemes

No Synergy Call is foreseen for 2014. Depending on the analysis of the pilot phase of the ERC Synergy Grant, there may be a Synergy Grant call for 2015.


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The Researcher (PI : Principal Investigator) ERC funds individual scientists Any nationality, age or current place of work in the

world Make Europe more attractive for global scientific

talent- Favor "brain gain" and reverse "brain drain" Starting, consolidator or advanced grant (depending

on work experience and scientific achievements) Exceptional profile

Research team (to be created) The PI can choose national or trans-national team

members if scientific added value proven The grant covers the salary of team members

ERC basicsSubstantial grants to the very best


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ERC basicsSubstantial grants to fund frontier research

Frontier research project All fields of fundamental research: Physical Sciences &

Engineering, Life Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities Bottom-up: no predetermined subjects, no priorities High risk/high gain. Curiosity-driven research 5 years projects No consortia

Host Institution (HI) in EU countries or AC

The one where the researcher already works, or any other

institution established in the EU or associated countries Grants are portable (= the PI can change Host

Institution) Universities, research centres; public or private


Goal of the evaluation: select the best frontier research proposals Only evaluation criteria: EXCELLENCE ("Olympic games") Method: peer review Structure: 25 panels distributed in 3 scientific domains (10 Physical

Sciences, 9 Life sciences and 6 Social Sciences and Humanities) Each panel consists of 1 panel chair and 12-16 panel members

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PeersReview procedure

What makes ERC evaluation exceptional?

ERC basicsEvaluation of proposals: main features


Social Sciences and Humanities SH1 Markets, Individuals and Institutions SH2 The Social World, Diversity, Institutions and

Values SH3 Environment ,space and population SH4 The Human Mind and its complexity SH5 Cultures & cultural production SH6 The study of the human past

Physical Sciences & Engineering PE1 Mathematics PE2 Fundamental constituents of matter PE3 Condensed matter physics PE4 Physical & Analytical Chemical sciences PE5 Materials & Synthesis PE6 Computer science & informatics PE7 Systems & communication engineering PE8 Products & process engineering PE9 Universe sciences PE10 Earth system science

Life Sciences LS1 Molecular & Structural Biology &

Biochemistry LS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics &

Systems Biology LS3 Cellular and 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 & biotechnology

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ERC basicsEvaluation of proposals: panel structure


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Panel members: typically 375 / call High-level scientists Recruited by ScC from all over the

world: ~14% from outside Europe About 12-16 members plus a chair

person

Referees: typically 2000 / call Evaluate only a small number of

proposals Similar to normal practice in peer-

reviewed journals

EU and Associated Countries

(86%)

US (7%)

Other (7%)

ERC basicsEvaluation of proposals: peers


Remote assessment by Panel members of section 1 – PI and synopsis

Panel meeting

Proposals retained for step 2

STEP 1

Remote assessment by Panel members and reviewers of full proposals

Panel meeting + interview (StG and CoG)

Ranked list of proposals

STEP 2

Feedback toapplicants

• Right balance between generalist + specialized review• Appropriate treatment of interdisciplinary proposals

ERC basicsEvaluation of proposals: review procedure

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ERC basics Submission of Proposals: Panel meeting – Step 1 Scoring

End 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. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s).

C Proposal is not of sufficient quality to pass to Step 2 of the evaluation. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s).

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ERC basics Submission of Proposals: Panel meeting - Step 2 scoring

End 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. The applicant may also be subject to resubmission limitations in the next call(s).

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ERC basics Resubmission restrictions

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• Increasing number applications causes low success rates and high panel workload

• Currently 2013 applicants who received "C" at step 1 cannot resubmit in 2014.

• For 2014 applicants tighter resubmission rules have been implemented:

• Those who receive B (Step 1 or Step 2) have to wait out one year (next submission: 2016 call!!)

• Those who receive a C will have to wait out two years (next submission: 2017 call!!)


ERC basics Feedback to applicant

• Evaluation Report includes: Score (A, B or C) "Ranking Range" in percentile for panel Individual Reports of all experts (3-8) Panel Comment

• Note: Some countries run complementary funding schemes for A or B proposals…!

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3. Submission of Proposals


Starting Grants

starters (2-7 years after PhD)


Advanced Grants track-record of

significant researchachievements in the

last 10 yearsup 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

Consolidator Grants

consolidators (7-12 years after PhD)


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Submission of ProposalsReminder: ERC funding schemes


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Publication date of first calls : October, 2014

Three ERC frontier research grants will be available under Work Programme 2014: Starting; Consolidator; and Advanced Grants

The Scientific Council will analyse the pilot phase of the ERC Synergy Grant (calls were made under Work Programmes 2012 and 2013) before deciding on the scope and timing of future calls. No SyG call under Work Programme 2015

Extension of restrictions on applications will apply to the 2015 calls based on the outcome of the evaluation of the 2014 calls

Overhead: 25% Indicative budget for 2016 to help the research community to plan

applications

Submission of Proposals: Work program 2015, summary of main features


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ERC calls Budget Call Publication Submission Deadline(s)

Starting GrantsERC-2015-StG 485 M€ 7 October 2014 3 February 2015

Consolidator GrantsERC-2015-CoG

713 M€ 13 November 2014

12 March 2015

Advanced GrantsERC-2015-AdG 450 M€ 10 February 2015 2 June 2015

Proof of ConceptERC-2015-PoC

15 M€ 7 November 20145 February 2015 28 May 2015 1 October 2015

Submission of ProposalsWork program 2015 calendar


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Submission of Proposals ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants. The applicant’s profile

• Potential for research independence• Evidence of scientific maturity• At least one (StG) /several (CoG) publications without participation of PhD supervisor

Promising track-record of early achievementsPromising track-record of early achievements

• Significant publications

• Invited presentations in conferences

• Funding, patents, awards, prizes

““Am I COMPETITIVE enough?”Am I COMPETITIVE enough?”


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Submission of Proposals ERC Advanced Grants. The applicant’s profile

Track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years

Exceptional leaders and mentors

10 publications as senior author in major scientific journals

5 granted patents

10 invited presentations at international conferences

3 international conferences where Principal Investigator was an organiser

International prizes/awards


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Submission of proposals ERC Evaluation process ERC Evaluation process

Single submission, but a 2-step evaluation

► one deadline per Call

► to a targeted panel (careful selection of keywords)

► electronically only – via Participant Portal

► proposals have two parts:

Part A: administrative forms

Part B: scientific proposal itself (part B1 and B2)

Complete information: Guides for Applicants downloadable form the ERC's website and from the Participant Portal


Evaluation of excellence at two levels:

• Excellence of the Research Project

Ground breaking nature Important challenge? Substantially beyond the current state of art? High-gain/high-risk balance

Potential impact Possibility of a major break-through? Scientific Approach Feasibility, novel concepts/methodology

• Excellence of the Principal Investigator Intellectual capacity:Track-record, capacity to go significantly beyond the

state of the art, evidence of creative independent thinking Creativity Commitment : Willing to devote a significant part of PI's working time

(minimum of 50% for Starting, minimum of 40% for Consolidator Grant, minimum of 30% for Advanced Grant)

Referees and panels evaluate and score each criterion, which results

in a ranking of the proposals.

Submission of Proposals What is evaluated? Excellence is the sole evaluation criterion


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Submission of Proposals Evaluation Questions - ProjectEvaluation Questions - Project


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Submission of ProposalsEvaluation Questions - PIEvaluation Questions - PI


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Research proposal (Part B1)

a – Extended synopsis 5pb – Curriculum vitae (with funding ID) 2pc – Track-record 2p

Submission of proposals Proposal structure

Administrative forms (Part A)

1 – General information2 – Administrative data of participating organisations 3 – Budget4 – Ethics5 – Call specific questions Research proposal (Part B2)

not evaluated in Step 1

Scientific proposal 15pa – State-of-the-art and objectivesb – Methodologyc – Resources

Annexes

Commitment of the host institution for ERC Calls 2014, etc


Submission of Proposals Differences in Part B1 and Part B2

•Reminder:

In Step 1: Panel members (generalists and with multidisciplinary approaches) see only Part B1 of your proposal: Prepare it accordingly!

In Step 2: Both Part B1 and B2 are also send to specialists around the world (specialized external referees)

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• Applicants can nominate up to three persons to be excluded from the evaluation of their proposal, specifying :

o Name

o Institution, City, Country

o Webpage

• The concerned persons will be excluded from the evaluation of the proposal assuming that the ERCEA is still in a position to evaluate the proposal properly.

Reviewer Exclusion

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Eligibility window can be EXTENDED in StG & CoG for up to 4.5 years for following cases:

•Maternity leave: 1.5 years per child before or after deadline

•Paternity leave: for whatever documented paternity leave that has been taken before or after deadline

•National service, long-term illness, clinical training: whatever documented time after deadline

Submission of Proposals: Some interesting aspects: Possibility of eligibility extensions


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• Up to three persons

• No reason has to be given

• Any independent expert, including panel chair, panel members

• The concerned persons will be excluded from the evaluation of the proposal assuming that the ERCEA is still in a position to evaluate the proposal properly

Submission of Proposals Some interesting aspects: Possibility to exclude panelists/ reviewers


Most common ineligibility reasons

• Submission after the deadline.

• Incomplete proposals.

• No commitment letter from the HI.

• PhD award date outside the window.

• Multiple-submission (only one application per PI under the same WP).

Eligibility

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Preparing an application Hints and tips ( Generalities)

• Register early, get familiar with the system and templates

and start filling in the forms

• A submitted proposal can be revised until the call deadline by submitting a new version and overwriting the previous one

• Follow the formatting rules and page limits.

• Download and proof-read the proposal before submitting.

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Preparing an application Hints and tips ( Part B 1)Hints and tips ( Part B 1)

Pay particular attention to the ground-breaking nature of the research project – no incremental research!. Think big! State-of-the-art is not enough.

Know your competitors – what is the state of play and why is your idea and scientific approach outstanding?

Remember that only the extended Synopsis is read at Step 1 that gives first impression – concise and clear presentation is crucial (evaluators are not necessarily all experts in the fields!)

Also in Part B1 outline of the methodological approach (feasibility!)

Show your scientific independence in you CV Avoid any suspicion of plagiarism!


Preparing an application Hints and tips (Part B 2)Hints and tips (Part B 2)

Do not waste the second part (Part B2) – provide sufficient detail on methodology, work plan, selection of case studies etc. (15 pages)

Check coherency of figures, justify requested resources

Explain involvement of team members.Provide alternative strategies to mitigate risk.


Preparing an application Hints and tips (Generalities)Hints and tips (Generalities)

Register early, get familiar with the system and templates and start filling in the forms

Submit often: only the latest version is kept and you can overwrite it any time until the call deadline

Make use of the help tools and call documents (FAQ, GfA, WP) to prepare your proposal

Talk to the NCPs and OPEs


• Read the Guide for Applicants and the Ideas Work Programme.

• Any doubts about your eligibility or any other questions, contact one of the NCPs or the ERCEA. http://cordis.europa.eu/national_service/home_en.html

• subscribe to the ERC newsletter http://erc.europa.eu/keep-updated-erc

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Preparing an application Guidelines and other Resources


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Preparing an application Check the already Funded Projects

Menu allows searching by

Funding Scheme, Call Year and

Country of Host Institution.


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Submission of Proposals Check the statistics

Menu allows searching by

Funding Scheme, Domain/Panel

and Grantees by Country of Host

Institution.


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4. ERC achievements


ERC achievementsTime line

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Appointment of 22 Scientific

Council Members

Adoption of FP7 and IDEAS Programme

Launch of ERC & 1st StG call

1st AdG call

2nd StG and AdG calls

3rd StG and AdG calls

4th StG, AdG calls& 1st PoC call

20125th StG, AdG calls 2nd PoC call &1st SyG call

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6th StG, AdG calls 3nd PoC call2st SyG call &1st CoG call

2013

H2020


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ERC achievementsRising applications


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ERC Calls


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Highly recognised by the research community

4 300 top researchers funded (65% are at an early-career stage); 64 nationalities represented

Highly competitive (average success rate 12%)

Working in almost 600 different institutions in 29 countries

50% of grantees in 50 institutions : “Excellence attracts excellence”

Benchmarking effect: impact on national programmes and agencies; national funding for best "runners-up"

Efficient and fast grant management

ERC achievementsAfter 7 years of existence…


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ERC achievementsGrants per country of host institutionERC Starting, Consolidator, Advanced Grant calls 2007-2013

Current Host Institutions


Top European

Institutions hosting

at least 30ERC

Grantees by funding

Schemes

StG/CoG 2007-2013AdG 2008-2013

First legal signatories of the grant agreement

Data as of 16/12/2013

Country Higher-Education Institution No StG/CoG AdG Total LS PE SH

UK University of Oxford 1 63 58 121 36 52 33

UK University of Cambridge 2 69 49 118 40 57 21

UK University College London 3 56 30 86 35 18 33

CH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) 4 35 46 81 25 53 3

CH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) 5 44 36 80 23 55 2

IL Weizmann Institute 6 51 28 79 45 33 1

IL Hebrew University of Jerusalem 7 43 30 73 33 26 14

UK Imperial College 8 34 27 61 23 38

UK University of Edinburgh 9 24 21 45 10 21 14

BE University of Leuven 9 30 15 45 12 23 10

UK University of Bristol 10 18 21 39 8 25 6

DE University of Munich (LMU) 11 14 24 38 16 16 6

NL Radboud University Nijmegen 12 25 12 37 14 11 12

NL University of Amsterdam 12 20 17 37 3 10 24

NL Leiden University 13 20 15 35 1 16 18

NL Utrecht University 14 20 13 33 8 17 8

IL Technion - Israel Institute of Technology 14 25 8 33 9 23 1

CH University of Zurich 14 18 15 33 21 5 7

UK King's College London 15 22 9 31 12 5 14

IL Tel Aviv University 15 17 14 31 11 17 3

CH University of Geneva 15 14 17 31 19 9 3

FI University of Helsinki 16 16 14 30 21 7 2

SE Karolinska Institute 16 18 12 30 28 2

Country Research Organisation No StG AdG Total LS PE SH

FR National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 1 142 66 208 58 119 31

DE Max Planck Society 2 67 45 112 60 45 7

FR National Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm) 3 39 18 57 54 1 2

FR French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission 4 34 9 43 7 35 1

ES Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 5 25 15 40 15 20 5

FR National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automatic Control (INRIA) 6 19 12 31 31│ 56


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ERC achievementsERC grantees with ERA nationality*

*) nationality as last declared by the principal investigator


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ERC achievementsERC grantees with a non-ERA nationality*ERC Starting and Consolidator Grant calls 2007-2013

*) nationality as last declared by the principal investigator

TOTAL number of grantees with non-ERA nationality :207 StG/CoG and 101 AdG

Data as of 16/12/2013


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ERC achievementsDeveloping a new generation of excellent scientists

2/3 of staff are people in the training phase of their careerAnalysis of 995 ERC projects


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ERC achievementsAttracting excellent researchers

Composition of ERC teams (PIs not included)Analysis of 995 Starting and Advanced Grants

53% of non-ERA team members ''attracted'' to Europe with the ERC grant (10% of all team members)

Most non-ERA from China, US, India,

and Russia

EU: 67% Assoc. Countries: 12%

non-ERA: 18% unknown: 3%


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Already over 20.000 papers acknowledging ERC support published in international, peer reviewed journals.

ERC achievementsPublication from ERC funded projects


Jean-Marie Lehn

ERC Grantee

AdG 2011

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Stanislav Smirnov AdG 2008

Simon Donaldson AdG 2009

Elon Lindenstrauss AdG 2010

Other Prizes awarded to ERC granteesEMBO GOLD MEDAL 2011 – Simon BOULTON - AdG 2010

FEBS|EMBO WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Carol ROBINSON - AdG 2010

EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2010 – Jason W CHIN - StG 2007

THE SHAW PRIZE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2011 - Christodoulou Demetrios - AdG 2009

CRAFOORD PRIZE 2011 and EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2010 – Ilkka Hanski - AdG 2008

L'ORÉAL-UNESCO AWARD FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Anne L'Huillier - AdG 2008

WOLF PRIZE 2010 – Anton ZEILINGER, David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008, Alain ASPECT - AdG 2010

MILLENIUM AWARD 2010 – Michael GRATZEL - AdG 2009

2012 Prizes awarded to ERC grantees

EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2012 Jiri FRIML - StG 2011

BALZAN PRIZE 2012 David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008

EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2012 Uffe HAAGERUP - AdG 2009KELVIN PRIZE 2012 Colin McINNES - AdG 2008

LEIBNIZ PRIZE 2012 Michael BRECHT - AdG 2008 & Joerg WRACHTRUP - AdG 2010

James Heckman

ERC Grantee

AdG 2010

Theodor Hansch

ERC Grantee

AdG 2010

Christoforos Pissarides

ERC Grantee

AdG 2012

Andre Geim

ERC Grantee

AdG 2012

2013 Wolf Prize awarded to Peter Zoller - SyG 2012

2013 Holberg Prize awarded to Bruno Latour - AdG 2010

2013 Crafoord Prize awarded to Lars Klareskog - AdG 2009

Ada Yonath

ERC Grantee

AdG 2012

KonstantinNovoselov

Nobel 2010

ERC Grantee

StG 2007

Serge Haroche

Nobel 2012

ERC Grantee

AdG 2009

ERC achievementsHighly distinguished grantees

ERC Grantee

SyG 2012


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More than 5 years of excellent IDEAS Events around the world - ERC goes global campaign

Wide media coverage (both specialised & general press) User-friendly website and social media accounts

NCPsAV productsQuarterly e-newsletterSpecific brochures & more

ERC achievementsA success story for European research


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"Summer Davos" in ChinaAAAS, USA

Global Research Council meetings

ERC achievementsERC around the world


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5. Spain at ERC


Spain at ERCEvaluated proposals from hosts in Spain

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Spain at ERCGranted proposals at host institutions in Spain

* current host institutions; data as of 11/02/2014


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Spain at ERCSuccess rates per country of Host Institution


Spain at ERCSuccess rates per domain


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Spain at ERCERC grant distribution to countries of HIERC StG, CoG and AdG calls 2007-2013

*) Host institution refers to the organisation with which the first grant agreement was signed


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Spain at ERCMobility of researchers ERC StG, CoG and AdG calls 2007-2013

Current host institutions; data as of 11/02/2014

61 foreign PIs in Spain

45 Spanish PIs abroad

• 176 Spanish PIs in the country

• 61 foreign PIs in Spain from 21 different nationalities, mainly IT (16), DE (10), UK (5), NL (4), US (4)

• 45 Spanish PIs abroad, mainly in UK (17), CH (7), FR (7), DE (6)


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Spain at ERCHost institutions in SpainERC StG, CoG and AdG calls 2007-2013



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Spain at ERCPoC grants by country of host institutionERC PoC calls 2011, 2012 and 2013-1



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Spain at ERCSynergy Grant Calls 2012 and 2013


1) Video clip entitled “Miradas cruzadas sobre el ERC” and is https://vimeo.com/78730046

2) Two short video clips produced by two ERC grantees on their respective research, whom we also featured in the general clip above.

PRESBYOPIA http://player.vimeo.com/video/35940554

NANOFORCELLS http://vimeo.com/78411423

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ERC_Research

The European Research Council


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6. ERC PI engagement


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AgendaAgenda

Central role of the Principal Investigator in ERC GA

I.Introduction

II.Legal basis

III.Contractual specificities

IV.Rights & Obligations

V.ERC services focused on PIs


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PI central role PI central role I. IntroductionI. Introduction

Principal

Investigator

central role

CANNOT REPLACE PI

WITHOUT PI NO ERC GA

Expertise/Knowledge

Scientific leadershipStrengthening ERA

Proposal/Project


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PI central role PI central role II. Legal basisII. Legal basis

Grant Agreement – PI named, but not signatory

Annex II – General conditions II.2 & II.3

Supplementary agreement

Work Programmes – Commitments on project and in EU

Completed by national legislation & HI practice


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PI central role PI central role III. Contractual specificitiesIII. Contractual specificities

Grant agreement

Supplementary Agreement

Evaluation & Award--------------------------Scientific Reporting

& Commitment


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PI PI Rights and ObligationsRights and Obligations

Scientific Autonomy

Access rights to background

and foreground

Adequate working conditions

Independent publications

Portability

Scientific Responsibility

Confidentiality & IPR

Time Commitment & in EU

Dissemination

Inform HI about changes

RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS


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PI central role PI central role IV. Rights (i) – Scientific AutonomyIV. Rights (i) – Scientific Autonomy

Access to facilities required for the project Infrastructures Equipment

Attn: Possible restrictions due to:• National legislations

• HI usual practices

Autonomy in the selection and management of the team Control on the budget


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PI central role PI central role IV. Rights (ii) – IPR IV. Rights (ii) – IPR Access Rights Access Rights

HI has to provide the PI and his/her team with:

Free access to backgroundinformation owned by the institution before the project started and

necessary for its implementation

Free access to the foregroundresults generated by the project & necessary for its achievement

even after the transfer of the GA


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PI central role PI central role IV. Rights (iii) – WorkingIV. Rights (iii) – Working conditions/labour law conditions/labour law

HI has to provide the PI with:

Standards fixed by national legislations & HI practices

Health and safety environment to work (accoring to European and international standards)

Proper/ legal social security schemes: Leaves (annual, sickness, parental) Pensions


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PI central role PI central role IV. Rights (iv) – IV. Rights (iv) – Independent PublicationsIndependent Publications

• Authority to deliver scientific reports to the Agency

• Authority to publish as senior author

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


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Reasons: Better professional conditions

Better research conditions

Problems with HI

Others

PI central role PI central role IV. Rights (v) – IV. Rights (v) – PortabilityPortability

HI cannot object unless for legal obstaclesTransfer of GA, PF, unused budget (staff & equipment)

PRIOR AGREEMENT FROM ERC(eligibility criteria, EWS, non-detrimental to the project)


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Effective supervison of the project:

PI central role PI central role IV. Obligations (i) – IV. Obligations (i) – Scientific ResponsibilityScientific Responsibility

Scientific Reporting:

Project to be implemented as indicated in the Annex I

Staff under direct supervision of the PI

Management of all resources necessary for the project

ERC grants have only two scientific reporting periods

This should : (i) Be submitted in due time

(ii) Demonstrate substantial progress (Annex I)

Failure to meet these obligations can lead to termination – AT THE END


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PI central role PI central role IV. Obligations (ii) – IV. Obligations (ii) – Confidentiality & IPRConfidentiality & IPR

PI must preserve the confidentiality of any data, documents or other material that is identified as confidential

This obligation no longer applies when:•information is made public by means other than a breach of confidentiality information is communicated to the recipient without any obligation of confidence by a third party who is in lawful possession•disclosure of the confidential information is foreseen by (national) law or by other provisions of this grant agreement or the supplementary agreement;

PI must respect beneficiary's IPRS during and after the project


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StG & CoG- at least 50% of their total working time to the ERC-funded project- at least 50% of their total working time in EU/AC

AdG & SyG- at least 30% of their total working time to the ERC-funded project- at least 50% of their total working time in EU/AC

PI central role PI central role IV. Obligations (iii) – Time IV. Obligations (iii) – Time Commitment & in EUCommitment & in EU

Synergy – PIs core time together

Calculation on the whole duration of the project

Higher thresholds can be imposed at the evaluation stage or later in the implementation by the Agency


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Wide access through efficient dissemination of research results are key to further scientific progress.

PI central role PI central role IV. Obligations (iv) – IV. Obligations (iv) – DisseminationDissemination

Open Access (best efforts)

ERC financial support shall always be acknowledged

Results of the research shall be disseminated as swiftly as possible by the beneficiary, in line with the rule for IPR protection (Art. II. 30 General Conditions)


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PI central role PI central role IV. Obligations (v) – IV. Obligations (v) – Inform HI about changesInform HI about changes

Obligation to inform HI & ERC about:

Any substantial change in methodology/objectives

Any event jeopardising or affecting substantially the project

Substantial financial reorganisation

Transfer of the project to a new Host Institution

Timing is important Risk of ineligible costs

Risk of termination


Daily support (procedures, communication, and dissemination)

PI helpdesk

Simplified & pre-filled templates

Scientific reporting

Financial reporting

Amendment request

FAQs

Outreach events for Principal Investigators

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PI central role PI central role V. ERC services focused on PIsV. ERC services focused on PIs


Grant Management mailbox:[email protected]

Amendment mailbox:[email protected]

PI helpdesk mailbox:

[email protected]

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