ERC Grant Schemes

1. ERC Funding Actions/Grant Agreement ModalitiesERC Information Day, The Swedish Research Council, 22/02/07 Theodore PapazoglouERC/European CommissionRTD, Directorate SFax +32-2-2993173theodore.papazoglou@ec.europa.eu

2. ERC Grant Schemes Two grant schemes are available: • ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant scheme (ERC Starting Grant) • 1st call for proposals published, deadline 25 April 2007 • ERC Advanced Investigator Researcher Grant scheme (ERC Advanced Grant) • 1st call for proposals published later in 2007

3. ERC Advanced Grant(ERC Advanced Investigator Researcher Grant) • Designed to support excellent investigator-initiated research projects by established independent research leaders • Complement the ERC Starting Grant scheme by targeting researchers who have already established their independence as team leaders • ~100’000-500’000 Euro per grant per year • for up to 5 years, i.e. ~500’000-2’500’000 Euro per grant • ~ € 600M per call (~⅔ of ERC annual budget, annual calls) • ~ 300 Advanced Grants per year

4. ERC Starting Grant(ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant ) • support researchers at the start of their independent research career and establishment of their first independent research team or first research programme • provide a structure for transition from working under a supervisor to an independent research leader • ~100’000 – 400’000 Euro per grant per year • for up to 5 years, i.e. ~500’000-2’000’000 Euro per Grant • ~ €300M per call (~ ⅓ of ERC annual budget, annual calls) • ~200 Starting Grants per year, ~1400 Starting Grants over 7 years of FP7 (2007-2013)

5. Who can apply ?Individual Teams • Individual Research Teams: • headed by a single “Principal Investigator” (team leader) • of any nationality • if necessary, including additional team members. • The “Principal Investigator” has the freedom to choose the research topic and the power to assemble his/her research team meeting the needs of the project. • Teams can be of national or trans-national character.

6. Who can apply?European and International Teams • Ideas (ERC specific programme) encourages participation of researchers from European and non-European countries • Level of participation varies with regard to roles and funding • Roles: • Principal Investigator + hosting organisation • Can be of any nationality • But: PI’s host organisation needs to be established in EU Member States or Associated Countries, or be a international European Interest Organisations (such as CERN, EMBL, etc.) or the JRC • Team Members • Can be of any nationality and established in almost any country • International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) • Industrialised Countries, e.g. Australia, Canada, Japan, USA

7. ERC GrantsKey Principles • Financially Attractive • to attract the very best researchers • Flexible in application • Easy to adjust during execution • Portability • Administration simple and transparent • Preparation of grant agreements without “negotiations” • Short annual reports plus detailed final report

8. ERC Grant AgreementConcept • Agreement between ERC and Principal Investigator’s (PI’s) hosting organisation (beneficiary) • Rights/obligations on scientific, financial, ethical conduct and monitoring, eligible costs, IPR, modifications, grant portability • Supplementary Agreement between PI and its hosting organisation • Rights/obligations: administration, project execution, IPR • Single grant holder approach • PI and members from same organisation • But: multi-partner/multi-national teams are possible • There will be no “project negotiations” • Grant agreement based on the proposal and the peer review decision (budget) • PI can accept/reject the offered grant

9. ERC Grant AgreementMain Elements • Core Grant Agreement(between ERC and hosting organisation) • Description of work(Annex I to the Grant Agreement) • General Conditions(Annex II to the Grant Agreement) • Supplementary Agreement(between PI and hosting organisation) • Accession Form(if more than one hosting organisation - Annex III) • Special clause(if more than one hosting organisation for team members)

10. ERC Grant Agreement Supplementary Agreement Beneficiary Beneficiary Accession forms Principal Investigator Amendment Amendment Beneficiary "Host institution" Individual Team Executive Agency Commission Beneficiary ERC Grant Agreement

11. For activities supported by frontier research actions, the Community contribution may reach a maximum of 100% of the total eligible costs. • The indirect costs will be: • limited, for a beneficiary which is able to identify its indirect costs to a maximum of 20% of the total eligible direct costs(excluding the eligible direct costs for subcontracting or reimbursement of third parties’ costs); • alternatively, a beneficiary which is unable to identify its indirect costs may opt for a 20% flat rate of the total eligible direct costs(excluding the eligible direct costs for subcontracting or reimbursement of third parties’ costs). Annex IV Financial statement form Annex III ERC Accession form for other beneficiaries. Annex V Terms of reference for the certification of costs and on the methodology. • Core grant • Article 2: Principal Investigator (PI) • Reference to supplementary agreement between the PI and the beneficiary hosting and engaging him / her; • Supplementary agreement lists the main points establishing the relations between the PI and the beneficiary. • Article 4: Reporting • Parallel streams for the scientific reporting and the financial management reporting. Annex II Article II.2: Specific performance obligations of the principal investigator Article II.3: Specific performance obligations of the beneficiary Article II.4: Reports Article II.15: Identification of direct and indirect costs Article II.16: Upper funding limits Annex I Description of work (including financial information): based on the proposal text taking up the results of the evaluation. ERC Grant AgreementStructure

12. Documentation • Specific text of “Call for Proposal” • ERC Work Programme 2007 • ERC Guide for Applicants • ERC Grant agreement Other: • ERC Guide for Grant Holders • ERC Guide for Peer Reviewers • ERC Rules on submission, evaluation, selection and award procedures

13. Applicants Services • ERC National Contact Pointsinform, raise awareness and provide advice on ERC funding opportunities, application, follow-up • ERC helpdesksupport to ERC NCPs • EPSS helpdesktechnical support on electronic proposal submission • ERC website: http://erc.europa.euNews Alert, Publicity Material

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