ERC Newsletter - English edition

Wed Dec 9 16:27:06 CET 2020

09 Dezember 2020

  NCP ERC Newsletter - English edition

    In this issue:

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    Results of the Consolidator Grants published <#headline1>
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    ERC launched new website for potential applicants <#headline2>
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    New instruction videos "ERC Classes" published <#headline3>
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    ERC projects in CORDIS results package on Green Deal <#headline4>
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    Andrzej Jajszczyk and Nektarios Tavernarakis elected new ERC Vice
    Presidents <#headline5>
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    ERC publishes statement on Horizon Europe budget <#headline6>
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    Webinar: ERC for Social Sciences and Humanities <#headline7>
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    Individual funding opportunities in Horizon Europe - Marie
    Skłodowska Curie Actions and ERC <#headline8>
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    Did you know? <#headline9>

    Results of the Consolidator Grants published

The ERC announced the names of the scientists who applied for a 
Consolidator Grant in the 2020 call on 9 December 2020.
Out of 2506 submitted proposals, 327 projects can be funded by ERC 
Consolidator Grants with a total of 655 million Euros. Success rate is 
13 %.
In terms of the location of the funded projects, Germany is on a par 
with Great Britain with 50 ERC Consolidator Grants. France (34 grants) 
and the Netherlands (29 grants) follow at some distance. For the first 
time a project located in the Ukraine is included.
With regard to the nationality of the funded researchers, Italy is in 
the lead with 47 grants, followed by German (45 grants), French (27 
grants) and British (24 grants) researchers.
The share of female researchers funded in this call is 37%. The overall 
success rate for female applicants is 14.5%, which is significantly 
higher than the success rate of 12.6% for male applicants.
ERC Consolidator Grants are associated with a maximum funding of 2.0 
million Euros (in exceptions up to 3.0 million) per project. They are 
aimed at excellent researchers whose own independent research group is 
in the consolidation phase. The consolidation of their own research team 
will be funded with the grant. The opening of the next call for the ERC 
Consolidator Grant is planed 21 January 2021 (deadline for submission: 
20 April 2021). (Subject to the adoption of the new ERC Work Programme 
2021 under Horizon Europe).
The ERC press release, corresponding call statistics and the list of all 
funded projects can be found here: https://erc.europa.eu/news 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news>

<#top>

    ERC launched new website for potential applicants

The ERC has launched a new website with information for potential 
applicants on the various funding opportunities. It contains links to 
the contact details of the ERC National Contact Points, FAQs, helpful 
videos for applicants ("ERC Classes," see below), documents, etc.
Link: https://erc.europa.eu/funding <https://erc.europa.eu/funding>

<#top>

    New instruction videos "ERC Classes" published

On 30 November 2020, ERC released a series of new instructional videos, 
the so-called "ERC Classes". The seven videos give a practical overview 
on the application process (e.g. How to write Part B1 and B2), the 
review process and the interview preparation. The videos are available 
on the ERCs YouTube channel. There, videos on various topics are 
regularly published, such as assistance and tips on "public engagement" 
or field reports of successful grantees.
Link to youtube 
<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtv6FnsXqnXAYRk6HCErwMxwML0ZKoMcy>

<#top>

    ERC projects in CORDIS results package on Green Deal

With the European Green Deal, the EU Commission aims to make the entire 
EU CO2-neutral by 2050. This ambitious goal requires innovative basic 
research, as supported by the European Research Council. To achieve 
this, cutting-edge research and technological development in various 
fields must be promoted. In this context, the CORDIS Results Package 
highlights 15 ERC-funded projects that contribute to achieving Europe's 
green and sustainable future.
Link to cordis 
<https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/422669-frontier-research-for-the-green-deal-driving-forward-europe-s-climate-ambitions-through-innov> 

<#top>

    Andrzej Jajszczyk and Nektarios Tavernarakis elected new ERC Vice
    Presidents

Professors Andrzej Jajszczyk and Nektarios Tavernarakis have been 
elected as new Vice Presidents of the European Research Council. They 
will take up duties on 1 January 2021, alongside with current Vice 
President Professor Eveline Crone. Elected by the ERC Scientific 
Council, they will be in charge of ERC activities in the domains of 
Physical and Engineering Sciences and Life Sciences respectively.
ERC press release 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news/andrzej-jajszczyk-and-nektarios-tavernarakis-elected-new-erc-vice-presidents>

<#top>

    ERC publishes statement on Horizon Europe budget

In the context of the still pending decision on Horizon Europes budget, 
the ERC has published a statement, which can be accessed via the 
following link: 
https://erc.europa.eu/news/statement-erc-scientific-council-horizon-europe-budget 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news/statement-erc-scientific-council-horizon-europe-budget> 

<#top>

    Webinar: ERC for Social Sciences and Humanities

On 28 January 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the National Contact 
Point ERC Germany, together with the National Contact Points ERC Austria 
and Switzerland, offer a webinar to inform researchers of the social 
sciences and humanities about the ERC funding opportunities within 
Horizon Europe.
The ERC Executive Agency will present the specific types of ERC funding 
and the National Contact Points will inform about various support 
services. Furthermore, one ERC Grantee and two ERC Panel Members from 
the SSH domain will share their experiences.
Target group are researchers planning an ERC grant application with a 
host institution located in Austria, Germany or Switzerland. The webinar 
will be held in English and prior registration is mandatory.
Registration is now possible via our events page 
<https://www.eubuero.de/erc-veranstaltungen.htm?id=1908&#viewanc>.

<#top>

    Individual funding opportunities in Horizon Europe - Marie
    Skłodowska Curie Actions and ERC

In cooperation with the National Contact Points MSC and ERC, the 
University of Bremen is organising an online information event on MSCA 
individual funding and the ERC funding lines for 2021. It will take 
place as part of the U Bremen Research Alliance on 29 January 2021.
The speakers will inform about the most important aspects of the calls 
for proposals. Furthermore, two successful applicants will present their 
experiences.
Further information and registration 
<https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/research-alliance/research/horizon-europe>

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    Did you know?

/Tentative call dates for 2021 published on the ERC website/
The ERC has published preliminary dates for the first calls for 
proposals under the new Framework program for research and innovation 
Horizon Europe on its website. These dates are still tentative. The 
official dates will be published in the 2021 Work Program. The call 
timeframe e.g. for Starting and Consolidator Grants may still be 
postponed by a few weeks. Nevertheless, preliminary applications can be 
prepared on the basis of the Horizon 2020 documents. However, the 
submission of final applications must in any case be based on the new, 
soon to be published, Horizon Europe documents.
Link to ERC <https://erc.europa.eu/>
Further frequently asked questions 
<https://www.eubuero.de/erc-faq_en.htm?pk_campaign=nl-nks-erc&pk_kwd=2020-12-09>

<#top>

Further information and useful links to the above topics are available at:
'Coming to Germany with an ERC Grant' <http://www.erc-germany.de>.

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from the NCP ERC team
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