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Emma Carey
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)
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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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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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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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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- 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
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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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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
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ecur
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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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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
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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([email protected] 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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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: [email protected]
UK ERC NCP: [email protected]
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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Further InformationF
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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: [email protected] • 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
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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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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
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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
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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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http://www.ukro.ac.uk
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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• EU Member or Associated State Nationals only• 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months
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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Definition of Fellow’s Allowances• These are all flat rates• Living
• 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
http://www.ukro.ac.uk
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
Please note that resubmission and multiple application rules apply
Work Programme(published
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ERC Action Call Open Call DeadlinesEstimated Call Value
(€ M)Evaluation
2007(Feb 2007)
ERC-2007-StG Winter 06 Spring 07 290Spring -
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2009(July 2008)
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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Indicative Call Schedule 2007-11
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ERC Action Call Open Call DeadlinesEstimated Call Value
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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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2010(Spring 2009)
ERC-2010-AdG Autumn 09 Spring 10 741Spring -
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2011(Spring 2010)
ERC-2011-AdG Autumn 10 Spring 11 869Spring -
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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
• Statement from Host• Decided by the Peer Review Panels• Does not apply to team membersE
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Diagram provided by the European Commission
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Funding Levels and Duration of Grant
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
Track Record and Leadership Profile) and
• 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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• 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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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([email protected] 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 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
Infrastructures)• ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus
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Application and Negotiation Process
Final Work
Programme
Consortium
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Authorisation
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Who do I need in my consortium?
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• Depends on topic• Partners must match activities in proposal• Impact should be a focus here as well• Diverse consortium• EU dimension• Certain target partner types:
Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs). Civil Society
Organisations (CSOs), Third Country, International Co
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• 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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Co-operation Theme
Collaborative Projects
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Collaborative Projects
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Co-ordination and Support
Actions
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
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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
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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
Forms
Authorisation?
ConsortiumAgreement
Topic
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Existing Network
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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
sufficiently…
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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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Evaluator comments: S&T Quality
“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
out?
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Evaluator comments: Implementation
“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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In short, the best proposals…
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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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