The European Research Council: practical issues. Esther Rodríguez, Oficina Europea

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1 The European Research Council: practical issues Esther Rodríguez, Oficina Europea

2 LA OFICINA EUROPEA

3 Contents I. La Oficina Europea II. Resources III. Services IV. Participation

4 Liderazgo Industrial EIT JRC H2020 Retos Sociales (salvo R6) Ciencia Excelente La OFICINA EUROPEA Objetivo Promote the participation and leadership of the R&I system in H2020. Reto 6 Áreas Ciencia con y para la Sociedad EXCELLENT SCIENCE: ERC & MSCA SWAFS Challenge 6 COST Infraestructuras Usuarios OPIs, Universities, public R&I centres

5 Objetivos de participación en Horizonte2020 Aumentar un 30 % el retorno obtenido por cada uno Liderar al menos el 10 % de los proyectos financiados Aumentar un 15 % el número de nuevas entidades que acceden a H2020.

menos el 10 % de los proyectos financiados Aumentar

6 Am I a good candidate? Is my project ERC-like? Panel choice? ON-LINE RESOURCES

7 Basic recommendations Minimum profile Evaluation questions! Evaluation process Panel description

8 Read the work programme ( & IfA) Decide your PANEL & keywords Compare your CV with other grantees Look for ERC projects in this panel Check who may read your proposal Compare projects (not that much info, but still ): Abstract on cordis

projects in this panel Check who may read your proposal

11 @eshorizonte2020 eshorizonte2020 Contacto NCPs Listas de distribución

12 Taller on-line de preparación de propuestas Soon, some videos too

13 Pre-screening, mock interviews, and workshops SUPPORT SERVICES

14 Pre-screening of proposals: What is it? No es una revisión científica en estricto sentido, sino una valoración de la propuesta que busca mejorar su estructura, claridad y atractivo Proposal pre-screening: announced at Who? Any elegible PI applying to StG or CoG Evaluators are expert scientists, but not in the same field. Confidentiality agreement signed. Proposal sent through the HI project office at revisiones.erc@oficinaeuro pea.es before a specific deadline (set by us)

claridad y atractivo Proposal pre-screening: announced at www.eshorizonte2020.es Who?

Past editions of the service 2014 2015 StG2014 CoG2014 StG2015 CoG2015 Revisiones 55(19%) 57(21%) Paneles 18 21 HI 31 32 Revisiones/ Experto [min, máx] 3,8 [1,7]

15 Past editions of the service StG2014 CoG2014 StG2015 CoG2015 Revisiones 55(19%) 57(21%) Paneles HI Revisiones/ Experto [min, máx] 3,8 [1,7] 3,8 [1,9] Expertos 15 (17) 17 (17) Revisiones 46 (23%)* 37 (22%)* Paneles HI Revisiones/ Experto [min, máx] 3,8 [1,7] 3,8 [1,5] Expertos 10 (13) 10 (13)

3,8 [1,9] Expertos 15 (17) 17 (17) Revisiones 46 (23%)* 37 (22%)* Paneles 19 20

16 Survey 2014 ERC Primary Panel distribution Panel (survey) Panel (service pop) Starting Grant Consolidator Grant 37% 4% 4% 26% Very useful, most have been integrated Useful, they have helped to draft the final version Ok, some changes have been introduced Not very useful 22% 14% 4% 36% Very useful, most have been integrated Useful, they have helped to draft the final version Ok, some changes have been introduced 29% Completely useless, comments weren't relevant at all 25% Not very useful 90% of respondents would recommend the service to a colleague

14% 4% 36% Very useful, most have been integrated Useful, they have helped to draft the final version Ok, some changes have been

17 Mock interviews Supone un esfuerzo de dedicación por parte de los evaluadores y grantees que nos ayudan y que hacen una gran labor Expression of interest from the candidates needed (we don t know!) Common session + Q&A Individual mock interview (same conditions than the real one + 5 min of discussion) Panel=panel member +grantee

18 Spanish Participation at ERC [ ] ANALYSIS OF RESULTS [ ]

19 Country rank. 230 grants in Spain in FP7 230 grants, rank 8th, behind IT, CH, IL Slightly underperforming wrt top publications

20 Evolution & Success Rate StG* ( ) Huge growth in applications (higher than EU Total) Lower SR AdG( ) NOT GRANTED GRANTED SR Share NOT GRANTED GRANTED SR Share ,3% 12,0% ,9% 14,0% ,6% 7,9% 7,8% 5,7% 5,6% ,5% 4,4% 32 4,1% 5,2% 10,0% 8,0% 6,0% 4,0% 2,0% ,9% 14 5,0% 10,3% 9,2% 13 4,9% 13 4,8% 4,3% ,0% 10,0% 15 8,0% 6,9% 6,0% 4,5% 4,7% 4,5% 4,0% 2,0% ,0% ,0%

5,6% 27 19 25 25 5,5% 4,4% 32 4,1% 5,2% 10,0% 8,0% 6,0% 4,0% 2,0% 300 250 200 150 100 50 11,9% 14 5,0% 10,3% 9,2% 13 4,9% 13 4,8%

21 Lower participation in H2020 call for proposals Starting Grant Consolidator Grant ,1% 330 Not Granted Mainlist SR 8,0% % 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% ,1% 409 Not Granted Mainlist SR 10,9% % 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0 StG2013 StG2014 StG2015 0% 0 CoG2013 CoG2014 CoG2015 0%

22 Starting Grant vs Advanced Grants TOTAL GRANTS SPAIN STG ADG STG ADG 42% 38% 58% 62%

23 Domain distribution TOTAL SPAIN SH LS PE 19% SH LS PE 19% 45% 47% 36% 34%

24 Weight in granted proposals Weight in granted proposals Performance in Physics and Engineering Performance in PE panels StG( ) Performance in PE panels AdG( ) 16,0% 16,0% 14,0% 14,0% 12,0% PE5 10,0% PE8 8,0% PE2 PE3 6,0% PE1 PE9 PE4 PE7 4,0% 2,0% PE6 PE10 0,0% 0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% Weight in evaluated proposals 12,0% 10,0% 8,0% PE4 PE8 6,0% PE2 PE5 PE6 4,0% PE3 PE1 2,0% PE10 0,0% PE9 PE7 0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% Weight in evaluated proposals

25 PE: Summary & Conclusions Starting Grant ( ) EVALUATED EVAL (ES) WEIGHT (ES) GRANTED GRANTED (ES) Poor performance in PE10, PE6, PE4, PE7 Good data PE5, PE8, PE2 WEIGHT (ES) PE ,0% ,3% PE ,9% ,9% PE ,2% ,9% PE ,5% ,1% PE ,1% ,5% PE ,1% ,3% PE ,1% ,6% PE ,4% ,5% PE ,7% ,6% PE ,2% ,2% ,2% ,6% Advanced Grant ( ) EVALUATED EVAL (ES) WEIGHT ES GRANTED GRANTED (ES) WEIGHT (ES) PE ,5% ,0% PE ,4% ,2% PE ,0% ,7% PE ,5% ,9% PE ,2% ,5% PE ,1% ,4% PE ,6% ,0% PE ,0% ,5% PE ,6% ,0% PE ,0% ,5% ,0% ,1% Poor performance in PE7, PE9, PE10 Possible improvement in PE1, PE3, PE5 Good data for PE4, PE8

26 Weight in funded proposalsí Weight in funded proposalsí Performance in Life Sciences Performance in LS panels StG( ) Performance in LS panels AdG( ) 25% 15% 20% 15% 10% LS7 LS4 10% LS2 LS3 LS4 LS9 LS8 5% LS5 LS1 LS6 LS7 0% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Weight in evaluated proposals LS3 LS9 5% LS6 LS2 LS1 LS8 LS5 0% 0% 5% 10% 15% Weight in evaluated proposals

27 LS: Summary & Conclusions LS StG[ ] EVALUATED EVAL (ES) WEIGHT ES GRANTED GRANTED (ES) Best panels: LS3 y LS4 Better proposals needed in LS1, LS5, LS6, LS7 LS9: Too many proposals? WEIGHT (ES) LS ,1% ,2% LS ,1% ,1% LS ,4% ,0% LS ,3% ,3% LS ,6% ,3% LS ,8% ,2% LS ,5% ,7% LS ,0% ,7% LS ,5% ,9% ,6% ,1% LS AdG[ ] EVALUATED EVAL (ES) WEIGHT ES GRANTED GRANTED (ES) WEIGHT (ES) LS ,8% ,2% LS ,6% ,7% LS ,7% ,9% LS ,3% ,6% LS ,2% ,0% LS ,2% ,2% LS ,6% ,8% LS ,2% ,9% LS ,8% ,7% ,5% ,7% Best performance in LS4 & LS7 Better proposals needed in LS8 No projects in LS5!

28 Weight in funded proposalsí Weight in funded proposalsí Performance in Social Sciences & Humanities Performance in SH panels StG( ) Performance in SH panels AdG( ) 14,0% 14,0% 12,0% SH1 12,0% SH1 10,0% 10,0% SH6 8,0% 6,0% SH5 SH3 8,0% 6,0% SH4 4,0% SH4 4,0% SH2 2,0% SH6 2,0% SH2 0,0% 0,0% 2,0% 4,0% 6,0% 8,0% 10,0% 12,0% 14,0% Weight in evaluated proposals SH5 SH3 0,0% 0,0% 2,0% 4,0% 6,0% 8,0% 10,0% 12,0% 14,0% Weight in evaluated proposals

29 Summary and Conclusions EVALUATED EVAL (ES) SH StG[ ] WEIGHT (ES) GRANTED GRANTED (ES) WEIGHT (ES) SH ,0% ,2% SH ,0% ,0% SH ,7% ,7% SH ,3% ,9% SH ,7% ,7% SH ,3% ,5% ,2% ,3% SH1 best panel Extremely bad SR in SH6, SH2 EVALUATED EVAL (ES) SH AdG[ ] WEIGHT (ES) GRANTED GRANTED (ES) WEIGHT ES SH ,3% ,5% SH ,5% ,0% SH ,5% ,0% SH ,8% ,7% SH ,3% ,0% SH ,3% ,5% ,5% ,4% SH1 best panel SH6 good result!!! (why not in StG?) No grants in SH5 & SH3

30 Regional distribution

31 Lower participation in H2020 call for proposals Starting Grant Consolidator Grant ,1% 330 Not Granted Mainlist SR 8,0% % 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% ,1% 409 Not Granted Mainlist SR 10,9% % 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0 StG2013 StG2014 StG2015 0% 0 CoG2013 CoG2014 CoG2015 0%

32 Thank

European Research Council. FP7 IDEAS Programme The European Research Council. Funding possibilities from The Europen Research Council.

European Research Council. FP7 IDEAS Programme The European Research Council. Funding possibilities from The Europen Research Council. FP7 IDEAS Programme The Funding possibilities from The Europen Research Council Gabor Nagy Achievements of the ERC - so far more than 2.600 funded proposals, 58% of them StG in more than 480 different