ERC Newsletter - English edition

[Susanne Henningsen]

18 Dezember 2020


  NCP ERC Newsletter - English edition


    In this issue:

  *
    Season's Greetings <#headline1>
  *
    Statement by the ERC Scientific Council on the conclusion of the
    Horizon Europe negotiations <#headline2>
  *
    Delays to ERC Calls 2021 <#headline3>
  *
    Appointment of five new members of the ERC Scientific Council and
    extension of the current ERC until the start of Horizon Europe
    <#headline4>
  *
    Did you know? <#headline9>


    Season's Greetings

This newsletter is our last issue for 2020. The National Contact Point 
ERC is closed between Christmas and New Year. We will be available for 
you until 23 December 2020 and again from 4 January 2021.
/The team of the National Contact Point ERC wishes you merry and restful 
holidays and a happy New Year./

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    Statement by the ERC Scientific Council on the conclusion of the
    Horizon Europe negotiations

After European leaders have succeeded in reaching an agreement on the 
EU’s long-term budget and the Next Generation EU package on 10 December, 
the ERC Scientific Council published a statement on the budget deal for 
Horizon Europe.
Further information 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news/statement-erc-scientific-council-conclusion-horizon-europe-negotiation>

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    Delays to ERC Calls 2021

Due to the late adoption of the EU budget 2021-2027 and the resulting 
delay in launching Horizon Europe, the ERC Calls 2021 will be delayed as 
well.
The ERC Calls due to open in January will be rescheduled to the earliest 
possible date in 2021, in order to preserve the initially planned call 
calendar as much as possible. For the time being, the Proof of Concept 
(PoC) grant scheme will not be included in the draft ERC Work Programme 
2021.
The ERC hopes to be able to provide further information around mid-January.
You can find the full article here 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news/delays-2021-calls>

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    Appointment of five new members of the ERC Scientific Council and
    extension of the current ERC until the start of Horizon Europe

On 17 December the European Commission announced the names of the five 
scientists who will support the Scientific Council from 1 January 2021. 
Among the five future members, two come from the “Life Sciences” domain 
and three from the “Physical Sciences and Engineering” domain. The 
appointment was preceded by a selection process conducted by a 
six-person "Identification Committee" under the direction of Prof. 
Carl-Henrik Heldin. The new members replace five scientists who left the 
Scientific Council.
Furthermore, on 17 December, the European Commission announced the 
extension of the current ERC until the start of the new Framework 
Programme for Research Horizon Europe and confirmed the remaining 
members of the Scientific Council.
You can find the full article here 
<https://erc.europa.eu/news/Five-distinguished-scientists-to-join-ERC-Scientific-Council> 


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    Did you know?

/How to receive feedback on your proposal by the NCP ERC?/
You can send us your draft proposal per e-mail *at least three weeks* 
*before the deadline*. The draft should be as complete as possible. 
After we have read the draft, you will receive feedback (either by 
telephone or via e-mail).
Before or parallel to contacting the NCP, you should always get in touch 
with the EU liaison officer of your institution to ensure that support 
from the host is available as early as possible. Especially regarding 
budget questions, you should get in touch with your host institution. 
Additionally, you should ask colleagues of your respective research 
field for advice on your proposal in order to get a scientific feedback 
as well.
We will communicate our deadline for reading proposal drafts in our next 
newsletter, when the final ERC Call deadlines are published.
Further frequently asked questions 
<https://www.eubuero.de/erc-faq_en.htm?pk_campaign=nl-nks-erc&pk_kwd=2020-12-18>

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

With best regards
from the NCP ERC team
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