Horizon 2020 (2014 - 2020)

ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2016-AdG)

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Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Contracting authority type:Development Institution
Status:Awarded
Budget: EUR 540,000,000
Award ceiling:N/A
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Research
Eligible applicants:Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible citizenships:EU 27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia ...
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EU 27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
Date posted: May 25, 2016

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Call Updates

10 April 2017 14:49

An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now available under the tab "additional documents".

05 September 2016 16:26

A total of 2401 proposals were submitted in response to the ERC 2016 Advanced Grant call (ERC-2016-AdG).
The number of proposals for each domain is shown below:
• Physical Sciences & Engineering (Panels: PE1 – PE10): 1108
• Life Sciences (Panels: LS1 – LS9): 738
• Social Sciences & Humanities (Panels: SH1 – SH6): 555

07 June 2016 10:48

The proposal templates (administrative forms, parts B1 and B2 and host institution support letter) are now available for download in the section ' Topic conditions and documents' (point 6).

03 June 2016 15:08

the link to the "ERC 2016 Advanced Grant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)" is now active under the "Get Support" section

03 June 2016 14:54

The submission session is now available for: ERC-2016-ADG(ERC-ADG)

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the link to the "ERC 2016 Advanced Grant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)" is now active under the "Get Support" section

25 May 2016 16:30 The submission session is now available for: ERC-2016-ADG(ERC-ADG)

TOPIC : ERC Advanced Grant

Topic identifier: ERC-2016-ADG
Publication date: 24 May 2016

Types of action: ERC-ADG Advanced Grant
DeadlineModel:
Planned opening date:
single-stage
24 May 2016
Deadline: 01 September 2016 17:00:00

Time Zone : (Brussels time)
 
  Horizon 2020 
Pillar: Excellent Science
Work Programme Year: H2020-2016-2017
Work Programme Part: European Research Council (ERC)
Call : ERC-2016-ADG
Topic Description
Scope:

Objectives

Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

Size of ERC Advanced Grants

Advanced Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2 500 000 for a period of 5 years. The maximum award is reduced pro rata temporis for projects of a shorter duration.

However, up to an additional EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover (a) eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant, and/or (b) the purchase of major equipment and/or (c) access to large facilities. As any additional funding is to cover major one-off costs it is not subject to pro-rata temporis reduction for projects of shorter duration. All funding requested is assessed during evaluation.

Profile of the ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigator

ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigators are expected to be active researchers and to have a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years which must be presented in the application. There is little prospect of an application succeeding in the absence of such a record, which identifies investigators as exceptional leaders in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.

Thus, in most fields, Principal Investigators of Advanced Grant proposals will be expected to demonstrate a record of achievements appropriate to the field and at least matching one or more of the following benchmarks:

  • 10 publications as senior author (or in those fields where alphabetic order of authorship is the norm, joint author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, and/or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals and peer-reviewed conferences proceedings of their respective field;
  • 3 major research monographs, of which at least one is translated into another language. This benchmark is relevant to research fields where publication of monographs is the norm (e.g. humanities and social sciences).

Other alternative benchmarks that may be considered (individually or in combination) as indicative of an exceptional record and recognition in the last 10 years:

  • 5 granted patents;
  • 10 invited presentations in well-established internationally organised conferences and advanced schools;
  • 3 research expeditions led by the applicant Principal Investigator;
  • 3 well-established international conferences or congresses where the applicant was involved in their organisation as a member of the steering and/or organising committee;
  • International recognition through scientific or artistic prizes/awards or membership in well-regarded Academies or artefact with documented use (for example, architectural or engineering design, methods or tools);
  • Major contributions to launching the careers of outstanding researchers;
  • Recognised leadership in industrial innovation.
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