Course: The Successful ERC Applicant
Time and place
from 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM
A course for…
Excellent researchers who wish to realise a ground-breaking research idea through a grant from the ERC. Furthermore, the course is relevant for research administrators and consultants who support applicants.
The course targets the following ERC grant schemes: Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, and Advanced Grant.
Course content
Proposals for the ERC differ from the rest of Horizon 2020 as the focus is solely on the excellent research idea and the profile of the principal investigator, including his/her CV and track-record. For Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant the evaluation process also includes a personal interview with the applicant.
The course will focus on:
- The ERC proposal requirements in relation to project idea and research profile of the principal investigator
- The evaluation criteria
- The experiences of ERC evaluators and successful ERC applicants
- The role of the host institution in relation to an ERC project.
Programme for 'The successful ERC Applicant'
| Breakfast and Registration |
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| Welcome – presentation of programme and participants v/Ulrik Kjølsen Olsen, EuroCenter, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Introduction to ERC v/Jan Corner-Walker & Kim L. Kryger, EuroCenter, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Scientific Proposal (Part B2) v/Ulrik Kjølsen Olsen |
| Coffee Break |
| Extended Synopsis and Proposal Summary (Part B1) v/Jan Corner-Walker |
| Lunch |
| Principal Investigator v/Ulrik Kjølsen Olsen & Jan Corner-Walker, EuroCenter, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation |
| Coffee Break |
| The experiences of an ERC Consolidator Grantee (ERC Consolidator Grant 2014) v/Alexander Zelikin, Associate Professor, Aarhus University |
| Interview Phase v/Kim L. Kryger, EuroCenter, Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation |
| An evaluator’s experiences v/Professor Jeppe Olsen, Aarhus University |
| Concluding remarks and thank you for today v/Ulrik Kjølsen Olsen |
Output
The course will focus on ERC proposal writing and provide you advice, tools, and inspiration for your own grant proposal. Based on our experience we will address the challenges and the common mistakes of the proposal writing.
Drawing upon evaluators and successful applicants (of which two will be present at the course) we will offer you insights into the evaluation criteria and the factors that determine the fate of an ERC application. The course will give you a clear understanding of:
- How the concepts ”ground-breaking research”, “high risk/high gain”, and “impact” are to be understood in the context of the ERC. That will enable you to address them in the right way in your own proposal.
- The different parts of the ERC proposal, what to focus on, and how to prioritise the time spent on the proposal writing.
- The formal ERC evaluation criteria and the informal expectations of the evaluators. This will sharpen your ability to meet the eligibility criteria.
- How best to prepare for the ERC interview.
- The informal requirements that can make your proposal stand out.
Pre- and/or Post-Award
Pre-Award. The course is relevant if you are in the proposal writing phase.
Course form
We combine presentations from EuroCenter’s advisors with exercises and testimonials from ERC evaluators and successful applicants.
Attendance
The maximum number of participants is 25.
Course material
Course material will be handed out to the participants on the date of the course.
Coursenumber
141020
Price
DKK 3,000 DKK + VAT
Date and place
20 October 2015
- Scandic Aarhus City
Østergade 10
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Registration
- Please register online two weeks before the course at:
- The course is closed for further participation.
Payment
We will send an invoice after the course.
Cancellation
Deadline for cancellation is two weeks before the course. After this date registration is binding and the registration fee will be colleted regardless. However, you are welcome to send a substitute in your place, if you are unable to attend.