Established by the European Union in 2007, the ERC is the leading European funding organisation dedicated to supporting outstanding frontier research. Its mission is to promote the highest quality research in Europe by providing competitive funding opportunities to creative researchers of all nationalities and ages.
As part of the Horizon Europe programme, the ERC has been allocated a substantial budget of over €16 billion for the period 2021-2027. This funding enables the ERC to support groundbreaking projects that drive innovation.
The ERC offers four main funding schemes, each tailored to different stages of a researcher's career and project development: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants and Synergy Grants. Further information - https://erc.europa.eu/
My services include several review rounds of your ERC proposal, including:
-Meeting with the researcher to discuss the possibilities - I will explain the evaluation criteria and the best strategies for preparing a proposal.
-Analysis of the panel and the overall goal ("high risk high gain").
-Setting up a calendar to work on the B-part and support during the process. I will share with you a template so that you can work with "structure" from the beginning.
-Analysis of the proposal documents (parts B2 and B1) - Revision and editing of the working drafts to answer the following questions:
💡To what extent does the project address important scientific challenges? are the objectives ambitious and beyond the state of the art?
💡Analysis of the methodology and work plan - are they appropriate to achieve the described objectives?
💡Are the timescales, resources and commitment of the PI justified?
💡To what extent is the risk assessment correctly carried out? are feasible mitigation measures summarised?
💡Is the researcher's CV and achievements presented in the best possible way? I help with the narrative!
My services include proposal coordination and writing. There is a lot going on behind the scenes! Here is a list of some of the tasks involved in preparing a successful proposal:
- Meetings with the beneficiary(ies) to determine the concept behind the proposal.
- Analysis of the concept within the theme of the call (How does the concept fit into the call?
- Analysis of innovation - What stands out in the overall concept?
- Impact analysis - What are the implications of the potential outcomes of the proposed work? - Scientific, business, social and economic impact.
- Market analysis - if required by the call.
- Competitor analysis - an analysis of products already developed by competitors will be carried out if required by the call.
- Team analysis - highlighting aspects of the participants in the proposal.
- Budget preparation.
General coordination tasks: partnering, preparation of supporting material to be shared with partners, organisation of periodic meetings, preparation of a calendar of action points, etc.