The European Research Council announced a call for proposals

The institution announcing:

European Research Council

Objectives

ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

The only criterion for the evaluation of the project is scientific excellence (the qualifications and achievements of the Principal Investigator), as well as the originality and scientific value of the idea.

Application evaluation is two-stage, in the second stage an interview is planned with the author of the application. Low-rated applications may result in an annual or two-year grace period for re-submission of applications.

Application rules:

• The Principal Investigator shall have been awarded their first PhD over 7 and up to 12 years prior to 1 January 2019, i.e. since 1 January 2007 till 31 December 2011 (including).
• A competitive Consolidator Grant Principal Investigator must have already shown research independence and evidence of maturity, for example by having produced several important publications as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
• Applicant Principal Investigators should also be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their research field and career stage, including
• • significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals of their respective field
  • They may also demonstrate a record of invited presentations in well-established international conferences,
  • granted patents,
  • awards, prizes etc.
• The project can be implemented in any institution, however, it must be located in an EU member state or associated with the Horizon 2020 program.
• Projects can cover all areas of knowledge. The subject of the project is defined by the applicants themselves.
• Interdisciplinary projects with a high degree of scientific risk leading to important discoveries and breakthrough results will be highly valued.

Financial terms and eligible costs:

• The co-financing level of the project is 100%.
• Consolidator Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 000 for a period of 5 years
• Indirect costs amount to 25% of direct costs, excluding costs of subcontracting.

Proposals submission:

• Applications are submitted electronically, via the  Funding & Tenders Portal (former Participant Portal).
• Applicants in the call are required to indicate in the Funding & Tenders Portal the call supervisor at CAWP as a contact person from the Jagiellonian University.

I encourage you to take advantage of the Support Program for scientists from the Jagiellonian University applying for ERC grants, launched on 11 July 2016.

Deadline for submitting the applications:

7th February 2019

Jagiellonian University internal regulations:

In accordance with the Jagiellonian University Rector’s Directive No. 56 on July 11, 2016 on the rules of procedure for the preparation and implementation at the JU of projects financed from external sources, researchers interested in participating in the call should submit to the CAWP:

• Until 24 January 2019:
• • printed and signed  Project Registration Form and Vat Form Eligibility
  • Draft proposal (can be electronic version submitted as a PDF file to the call supervisor at CAWP)
• Until 4 February 2019: the final version of the proposal sent in PDF file to the call supervisor at CAWP via e-mail. The digital version of the proposal, in one copy, signed by the applicant and by the Head of the Unit in which the project will be carried out, should be sent to the CAWP call supervisor immediately after sending it via Portal.

The proposal can be submitted under the condition of its approval by the JU Vice-Rector and the JU Bursar on the Project Registration Form.

More information:

Vice-Rector’s Directive (in Polish)

Research Project Registration Form: WINDOWS, MAC, LINUX

VAT form eligibility (in Polish): WINDOWS, MAC, LINUX

Call website

Work Programm