EUBrasilCloudFORUM at EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion

Maio 2016

Moacyr Martucci Jr.Universidade de São Paulo

NCP –National Contact Point

NCPBRAZILIAN NATIONAL

CONTACT POINT

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ERC grant applications can be submitted only in response to a 'Call for Proposals'. Calls for the ERC funding schemes are published on the ERC website, the Participant Portal and in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Each call covers one specific funding scheme.

There are 3 types of calls for the ERC core funding schemes:

• Starting Grant call for the Starting Grant funding scheme• Consolidator Grant call for the Consolidator Grant funding scheme

• Advanced Grant call Advanced Grant funding schemeIn addition, there is also a call for researchers who have already been awarded an ERC grant:

Proof of Concept call for the Proof of Concept SchemeOnce the Call is published on the Participant Portal, official documents are available, providing decisive information (deadlines, budget, etc.).

TYPES OF GRANT APPLICANTIONS

• Find out which ERC grant and which call is made for you

• Identify in which host institution you would like to do your research

project and with whom

• Get in touch with the National Contact Point (NCP) of your country.

They will support you during the whole submission process

HOW TO APPLY? STEP 1

• Read carefully the Guidance documents for applicants (see under documents)• Contact your future host institution and gather all the concrete details needed for

completing the applications forms• Start writing your proposal early enough to submit it to external opinions. Your NCP

might be able to do some "pre-screening" of your application and gives you a helpful feedback

• Make yourself familiar with the Participant Portal Submission Service (PPSS). Proposals must be submitted electronically via PPSS. Do not wait until the last minute to get familiar with PPSS! Once you have submitted your project, you can still modify it until the deadline by submitting a new version which will overwrite the old one

• Do not miss the call deadline for submission! Call deadlines are absolutely firm and are strictly enforced!

HOW TO APPLY? STEP 2

AFTER THE CALL FOR SUBMITION

• You will get an "acknowledgement of receipt" by e-mail, confirming that your proposal has been successfully submitted

• The ERC will first check whether your proposal meets the eligibility criteria that apply to the call

• External experts will then evaluate all the proposals• About 4-5 months after the call deadline, you will receive from the ERC a

letter giving you "initial information" on the evaluation of your proposal• To be kept informed on the evaluation process of your proposalyou can

have a look at the timeframes of the ongoing calls.

Calls Call Opens Deadline(s) Budgets million EUR (estimated grants)

Advanced GrantERC-2016-AdG 24 May 2016 1 Sep 2016 540 (235)

Proof of Concept GrantERC-2016-PoC

22 Oct 2015 26 May 20164 Oct 2016 20 (130)

Calendar of upcoming calls*

See also ERC Work Programme 2016*Please note that these opening dates and call deadlines are indicative

Thank you!!!

Moacyr Martucci [email protected]

For more information: https://www.erc.europa.eu/