European Research Council ERC Funding Opportunities Claudia JESUS-RYDIN

European Research Council (ERC): Funding Opportunities Claudia JESUS-RYDIN & David KRASA ERC Executive Agency, Brussels

ERC Budget 2007 -2013: € 7. 51 billion ≈ European Research Council $ 10 billion

Who can apply? Researcher any nationality, age or current place of work Host Institution based in Europe or associated countries Individual research team: Investigator driven, free to choose national or trans-national team What kind of project? All fields of science Excellence (PI + project) only criterion Frontier research: high risk/high gain IL

European Research Council Grant Schemes in 2013: € 1, 8 billion St. G: Starting Grants up to € 2 M, 5 years Co. G: Consolidators Grants up € 2. 75 M, 5 years Ad. G: Advanced Grants up to € 3. 5 M, 5 years Sy. G: ERC Synergy up to € 15 M, 6 years European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council ERC panel structure: 25 panels (except for Synergy) Life Sciences LS 1 Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry LS 2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology LS 3 Cellular and Developmental Biology LS 4 Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology LS 5 Neurosciences and neural disorders LS 6 Immunity and infection LS 7 Diagnostic tools, therapies and public health LS 8 Evolutionary, population and environmental biology LS 9 Applied life sciences and biotechnology Social Sciences and Humanities SH 1 Individuals, institutions and markets SH 2 Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour SH 3 Environment, space and population SH 4 The Human Mind and its complexity SH 5 Cultures and cultural production SH 6 The study of the human past Physical Sciences & Engineering PE 1 Mathematics PE 2 Fundamental constituents of matter PE 3 Condensed matter physics PE 4 Physical and analytical chemical sciences PE 5 Materials and synthesis PE 6 Computer science and informatics PE 7 Systems and communication engineering PE 8 Products and processes engineering PE 9 Universe sciences PE 10 Earth system science European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

ERC Starting Grants (1/4) Objective European Research Council “… to support researchers (Principal Investigators) at the stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. ” ERC Work Programme 2013 6 European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 2012

Starting Grant (2/4) profile European Research Council • Potential for research independence • One publication without Ph. D supervisor • significant publications • invited presentations in conferences • funding, patents, awards, prizes European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

ERC Starting Grant (3/4) Eligibility European Research Council • 2 years ≤ Ph. D date ≤ 7 years • Extensions to this period are possible Øpaternity leave, maternity leave, long-term illness, national military service European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council ERC Starting Grants (4/4) Possible requested amount – € 1. 5 M for 5 years – extra € 0. 5 M • "start-up" costs PI moving from outside EU+AC • purchase of major equipment • access to large facilities 100% total eligible direct costs (salaries, equipment, etc. ) European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, AGU 05. 12. 2011

European Research Council ERC Consolidators Grants (1/4) Objective “…to support researchers (Principal Investigators) at the stage at which they are consolidating their own independent research team or programme. ” ERC Work Programme 2013 10 European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

ERC Consolidators Grant (2/4) profile European Research Council • research independence (very often already working with own group) • Several publications without Ph. D supervisor Promising track-record of early achievements • significant publications • invited presentations in conferences • funding, patents, awards, prizes European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council ERC Consolidators Grant (3/4) Eligibility • 7 years < Ph. D date ≤ 12 years Ø 7 November 2000 to 7 November 2005 • Extensions to this period are possible Øpaternity leave, maternity leave, long-term illness, national military service

European Research Council ERC Consolidators Grants (4/4) Possible requested amount – € 2 M for 5 years – extra € 0. 75 M • "start-up" costs PI moving from outside EU+AC • purchase of major equipment • access to large facilities 100% eligible direct costs (salaries, equipment, etc. ) European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council Consolidators & Starting Grant Overall eligibility criteria • PI: up to 12 years after Ph. D (or equivalent degree) • HI: in European MS or AC; support letter • no submission to other ERC call in same Work Programme • no St. G 2012 evaluation below quality threshold at Step 1 (RESUBMISSIONS rules) • submission (well) before deadline • complete submission (B 1, B 2, HI letter, Ph. D, supp docs) European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, AGU 05. 12. 2011

European Research Council Consolidators & Starting Grant Submission "Guide for Applicants" - St. G 2012 PART A – online forms (admistration only) PART B 1 – submitted as. pdf Section 1: PI and extended synopsis A 1 A 2 A 3 Proposal and PI info Host institution info Budget Annexes – submitted as. pdf -Statement of support by HI -If applicable: explanatory information on ethical issues -St. G & Co. G only: Ph. D certificate CV (including “funding ID”) Early achievements track record Extended synopsis 2 p. 5 p. PART B 2 – submitted as. pdf Section 2: Scientific proposal (incl. ethical review table) European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012 15 p.

Consolidators & Starting Grant peer review evaluation STEP 2 (Part. B 1 + Part. B 2) STEP 1 (Part B 1 ONLY) Remote assessment by Panel members and external reviewers Panel meeting + INTERVIEW Panel meeting Proposals rejected European Research Council Proposals funded Proposals retained Feedback to applicants European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012 Proposals rejected

European Research Council Consolidators & Starting Grant Interviews • Take place at Step 2 meetings • Panel evaluates interview + written proposal • Interviews between 20 -30 minutes NOTE: Invited applicants are reimbursed European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council Starting Grant 2009 to 2012 General results 2009 ∑ = 2503 2009 success rate = ~8% 2010 ∑ = 2873 2010 success rate = ~15% 2011 ∑ = 4080 2012 ∑= 4654 2011 success rate = ~12. 2% 2012 success rate = ~11. 5% European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012

European Research Council ERC STARS: Giulio di Toro 7 St G 0 20 Acronym: USEMS Title of the project: Uncovering the Secrets of an Earthquake: Multidisciplinary Study of Physico-Chemical Processes During the Seismic Cycle Padova University Italy Duration and budget of the project: 5 years (2008 -2013) Budget 1. 992. 000 € European Research Council ¦ Claudia Jesus-Rydin, San Francisco 12. 2012