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1 The European Research Council Thierry PROST ERC Executive Agency Advanced Grant Unit - Grant Management Department FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 06/05/2014

2 ERC History Appointment of Scientific Council FP7 Programme Launch of ERC & 1 st StG call 1 st AdG call 1 st SyG call 1 st CoG call 1 st H2020 call H2020 2

3 ERC Missions Provide attractive, long-term funding to support excellent researchers to pursue ground-breaking, high-gain/ high-risk research Stimulate research organisations to lead to advances at the frontiers of knowledge Foster a knowledge-based society Provide Europe with innovative solutions to meet global challenges Strengthen the European Research Area Enhance European competitivity and growth 3

4 ERC after 7 years of existence 1. High recognition within the scientific community 2. Very competitive funding (average success rate is 12%) 3. Attraction of outstanding researchers 4. Development of a new generation of excellent scientists 5. Substantial financial support to research 6. Fast and simple grant management 4

5 1. Scientific Recognition (i) - Rising applications 5

6 1. Scientific Recognition (ii) Highly distinguished PIs Serge Haroche Nobel 2012 Konstantin Novoselov Nobel 2010 Ada Yonath Andre Geim Christoforos Pissarides Theodor Hansch James Heckman Jean-Marie Lehn Stanislav Smirnov AdG 2008 Simon Donaldson AdG 2009 Elon Lindenstrauss AdG Wolf Prize awarded to Peter Zoller - SyG Holberg Prize awarded to Bruno Latour - AdG Crafoord Prize awarded to Lars Klareskog - AdG 2009 Other Prizes awarded to ERC grantees EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2011 Simon BOULTON - AdG 2010 FEBS EMBO WOMEN IN SCIENCE Carol ROBINSON - AdG 2010 EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2010 Jason W CHIN - StG 2007 THE SHAW PRIZE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES Christodoulou Demetrios - AdG 2009 CRAFOORD PRIZE 2011 and EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2010 Ilkka Hanski - AdG 2008 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO AWARD FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE Anne L'Huillier - AdG Prizes awarded to ERC grantees EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2012 Jiri FRIML - StG 2011 BALZAN PRIZE 2012 David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008 EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2012 Uffe HAAGERUP - AdG 2009 KELVIN PRIZE 2012 Colin McINNES - AdG 2008 WOLF PRIZE 2010 Anton ZEILINGER, David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008, Alain ASPECT - AdG 2010 LEIBNIZ PRIZE 2012 Michael BRECHT - AdG 2008 MILLENIUM AWARD 2010 Michael GRATZEL - AdG 2009 & Joerg WRACHTRUP - AdG

7 1. Scientific Recognition (iii) ERC praised Dr Marcelo Bertalmío (StG): The ERC Grant really changed my life. I can hire my own team and also involve PhD students. We now have the resources to buy equipment, go to other research centres to establish collaborations and organise and attend conferences and events Prof. Walter Salzburger (StG): "ERC grants allow you to establish your own line of research in a very independent way. ( ) they are seen as a gold standard of excellence by European universities and will give you the freedom to concentrate on your actual research, without many other obligations." Dr. Effie Fokas (StG): "The ERC has given me a fantastic opportunity and I am a great supporter of their long-term funding, which allows for really in-depth research. Many funding agencies provide grants for two to three years, which is not always enough for large-scale projects on important issues." Dr Grazyna Ewa Ptak (StG): "The ERC Starting grant was a great opportunity to become an independent researcher. It is very prestigious in the scientific community. ( ) As a woman working in Italy, I have to say it was crucial" Prof. Malcolm Bennett (AdG): Funding from the European Research Council, the Wolfson Foundation and the University of Nottingham has enabled us to establish a unique root imaging platform, the Hounsfield Facility. ( )This multidisciplinary environment has really opened us up to different influences it s a fantastic mixing pot. ( ) There are 20 of us in the ERC research team with six PhD students co-funded by the ERC and the university. 7

8 2. Success rates per country of Host Institution (ERC StG - CoG AdG calls )

9 3. Attracting Top Researchers (i) HIs/PIs per country Around 600 institutions in 29 countries 570 GAs hosted in France (3rd) CNRS 1st institution overall (209 GAs) Around 4330 PIs from 64 nationalities Almost 470 French PIs (3rd) place Nationality as last declared by the principal investigator Foreign in country Nationals in country 0 DE UK FR IT NL IL ES BE US SE CH DK EL AT FI HU (Country of the current host institution) IE PT Others Current Host Institutions data as of 16/12/2013 9

10 4.Mobility of researchers (ERC StG - CoG AdG calls ) Foreign PIs in FR StG/CoG AdG IT DE UK US BE ES PT NL RU RO EL CA Other 14 French PIs abroad 18 StG/CoG AdG CH UK NL DE SE Other Current host institutions: data as of 11/02/

11 5. Development of a new generation of excellent scientists researchers funded under ERC (PIs excluded) 2/3 of staff are people in the training phase of their career 53% of non-era team members ''attracted'' to Europe with the ERC grant (10% of all team members) 64% 12

12 6. Finance Research (i) Budget ERC budget almost doubled compared to FP7 FP7 budget 50.5 billion ERC budget 7.5 billion H2020 budget 77 billion ERC budget 13.1 billion Co-operation (65 %) JRC nonnuclear (3 %) Capacities (8 %) People (9 %) Ideas (15 %) 13

13 6. Finance Research (ii) Yearly budget forecast

14 7. Simple Management FP7 H2020 no consortium no negotiation (proposals are funded as evaluated) generous funding 100% reimbursement of eligible costs flat rate for indirect costs reduced scientific reporting portable grants flexibility within budget fast grant signature and payments 15

15 ERC in H2020 : Changes and continuity Increased budget (13 Bio in current prices for ): More opportunities than ever for top research talents Strengthening the Scientific Governance of the European Research Council: Strengthening the links between the Scientific Council and the Executive Agency Merging positions of President of ERC and Secretary General Full-time President based in Brussels 3 Vice-Chairs elected from amongst the Scientific Council members Essential features maintained: Same schemes, same principles, same selection procedures/criteria Independent Scientific Council with full authority over funding strategy Executive Agency with autonomous operation

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