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FP7 IDEAS Programme The ERC funding schemes: Case Study StG1

FP7 IDEAS Programme The ERC funding schemes: Case Study StG1. Gianpietro van de Goor, PhD Deputy Head of Unit “Strategic matters and relations with the ERC Scientific Council” ERC-DIS / European Commission Kalkara/ Malta, 11 September 2008. ERC-2007-StG Electronic Proposal Submission System.

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FP7 IDEAS Programme The ERC funding schemes: Case Study StG1

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  1. FP7 IDEAS ProgrammeThe ERC funding schemes: Case Study StG1 Gianpietro van de Goor, PhDDeputy Head of Unit “Strategic matters and relations with the ERC Scientific Council” ERC-DIS / European Commission Kalkara/Malta, 11 September 2008

  2. ERC-2007-StGElectronic Proposal Submission System EPSS coped well with massive response • First ERC call for proposals closed on 25/04 without any significant technical issue. • Total number of proposals: 9.167 (registration figure: 11.251) • The peak transaction time for the reference transaction was 1.5 seconds • The system handled a peak of 36 transactions a second

  3. ERC-2007-StG Two step evaluation process Stage 1 evaluation: ~ 6 % success rate 8794proposalsevaluated (9167 submitted!) Requested budget about € 10 billion Stage 2 evaluation: ~ 54% success rate Interviews 559 full proposals Requested budgetabout € 535 million 300 anticipated grants Awarded budgetabout € 300 million

  4. ERC Starting GrantProfile of the PI • Any nationality or age • Any current place of work – but: working or moving to work in Europe(EU member state, FP7 Associated Country) • 3-8 years of experience after PhD - certain types of career breaks are accepted up to a maximum of 2 yearsread the Guide for Applicants! • Potential for research independence and evidence of maturity • at least one important publication without participation of PhD supervisor • Track-record of early research achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage  Starters vs Consolidators • First StG call(300 grants, 21 host countries, 32 nationalities, 170 host institutes) • Average Age: 35 years (spans from 28 to 44y) • Average experience: 6-7 years • Average grant size: • Gender: 26% women (as low as 12% in LS2 up to 71% in SH4)

  5. ERC-2007-StGProfile of researchers- Gender and domain (top 300) Life Sciences Physical Sciences & Eng. Social S. & Humanities │ 5

  6. ERC-2007-StG – Stage 1 Country of host institution of the 8794 evaluated proposals Percentage of eligible proposals by country of host institutions and domains 34 countries

  7. ERC-2007-StG – Stage 2 Outcome Grantees by country of host institution (top 300) Percentage of grants by country of host institution 21 countries

  8. ERC-2007-StG Repatriation and Recruitment to Europe FI SE UK BE DE CH ES EL IL from Argentinia Source: Top 300 proposals from Australia │ 8

  9. ERC-2007-StG – Stage 2 OutcomeIncoming & staying grantees (top 300) Percentage of grants by country of host institution 21 countries

  10. ERC Starting Grant Case StudiesPublished in 'Science at the service of Europe'DG-RTD‘s- a brochure based on DG-RTD‘s Annual Activity Report 2007

  11. ERC Starting Grant Case StudiesOther publications available or coming soon • List with names of PIs and host institutions of 430 retained proposals, incl top 300 being funded http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/Listfinal.pdf • ERC Starting Grant brochure with Case Studiesavailable end of October • Various brochures on Starting Grant case studies produced/published by national actors (such as in DE, AT, BE, FR) • FP7 project database (FP IDEAS projects)http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects • ERC project databasein development

  12. Merci! Thank you! Danke!

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