How can UiBs division of research management help with your ERC application?

Dr. Anja HegenAdviser externally financed projects

Division of research management UiB

Anja.Hegen@adm.uib.no

Help with externally financed projects-info, proposals, contracts, etc

What do we do and where do you find us?

Part of UiBs central administration

Division of Research Management/Forskningsadministrativ avdeling

Prof. Keysers gate 6b + 8

Huge experience, 78 FP7 projects so far, all types

What do we do

Info, tips, FunderFinder

newsletter, mailing lists, courses

Proposal writing, IPR, budget (EU), internet forms

Contract negotiations consortium agreement

kick off meetings, courses for admins

Project management, issue tracker, reporting, final reports

(with div. of finance)

Last year of FP 7 - highest budget ever for ERC

IDEAS European Research Council - ERC

Started 2007

Highly respected and prestigious in scientific communities worldwide

All scientific areas

focus on new and groundbreaking ideas and scientific excellence

http://erc.europa.eu/

IDEAS European Research Council - ERC

ERC starting grant for younger researchers (2-12 years after PhD)

«Starters» 2-7 years after PhD, «Consolidators» 7-12 years

•100 % financing for PI & team (1,5 mill € for 5 years, eventually 500.000 € more for equipment or relocation from outside EU)

•Can also be used to recruit talented researchers to UiB

•Call published July 2012

•Expected deadlines October/November/December 2012

•Success rate ca. 12-15%

http://erc.europa.eu/

ERC StG

Proposal

A-Form online

-A1 PI and project-A2 institution-A3 budget-Host support letter-PhD diploma

We help with this

B-Forms rtf/pdf

B 14 pages about you:

-CV and Funding ID-track record (publications, patents, prizes)-5 pages project synopsis

Del 2-15 pages project description

We help with the proposal, budget, writing courses, external comments, interview training, info seminars

UiB will give you 25% extraNFR StG incentive

LS1 Molecular and Structural Biology and BiochemistryLS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems BiologyLS3 Cellular and Developmental BiologyLS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology and EndocrinologyLS5 Neurosciences and neural disordersLS6 Immunity and infectionLS7 Diagnostic tools, therapies and public healthLS8 Evolutionary, population and environmental biologyLS9 Applied life sciences and biotechnology

ERC panels

ERC StG

Evaluation

B1 evaluated by your panel->marks A, B, C, D for PI and project results after 4 months

A/A will be invited for an interview in Brussels

B2 evaluated by experts in your field-> A/A will get awardsTotal time to grant 1 year

ERC StGYour idea- on the one page proposal

• Tentative Title • Background and Statement of the Problem

– What are you trying to solve– Define the area of research– What are the objectives– How will the objectives be measured and verified– Why right now? – What would happen if we did not do this now?– How will the project go beyond the state of the art? (!!!!!)

• Expected Results and Lead Users (also other researchers!)• Work plan/Phases of work to reach objectives• Expected Costs• Expected Duration

ERC StG

Are you a competitive candidate?

“potential for research independence and evidence of maturity including producing independently at least one important publication without the participation of their PhD supervisor. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate a promising track-record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field. They may also refer to monographs or demonstrate a record of invited presentations in well-established international conferences, granted patents, awards, prizes etc.»

ERC StG

What happens in your field?

Cordis site: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

Search for keywords in your area

ERC StG

Summing up• You have a new idea, can solve existing problems

in a new way• It will open up a new research field• Your research is risky, but the benefits are high• It is potentially interesting for other researchers

• You are independent• You have worked abroad• You publish well• You are enthusiastic about your work

Good luck!