ERC in Horizon Europe - Breakout session UNIL/CHUV December 15, 2020 (12:45-13:30)

ERC in Horizon Europe
Breakout session UNIL/CHUV
December 15, 2020   (12:45-13:30)

Anne-Emmanuelle de Crousaz
Euresearch UNIL/CHUV / +41 21 693 47 50
anne-emmanuelle.decrousaz@unil.ch

Outline
     • Euresearch Network
     • Our Services
     • A few statistics
     • ERC applications: UNIL/CHUV requirements
     • Usefuls links
     • Questions /answers

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Euresearch Network

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Euresearch - Swiss Guide to
European Research & Innovation

 Euresearch is a non-profit
 association supported by
 the Swiss federal
 government (SERI) to
 inform, advise and connect
 researchers based in or
 coming to Switzerland.

Network Office
                    . Located in Bern
                    . National Contact Points

                    Regional Offices
                    . Hosted at Universities, FITs & UAS
                    . Academic /Company Advisors

                    First entry point - the office in your
                    region: Euresearch UNIL/CHUV

www.euresearch.ch

Euresearch Services

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Euresearch Services

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Project life cycle

                            Generate
                          ideas & find
                            funding

              Close out            Develop & Submit
               project                 proposal

                           Set up &
                           Manage
                            project

Pre-award support

Award support

Post-award support

A few statistics

ERC StG/CoG/AdG 2007-2020 (submissions/grants)

                                   EU average
                                   success rate (StG
                                   & CoG): 12-13%

                                   EU average
                                   success rate
                                   (AdG):
                                    9-10%

 Source: EPFL DAR

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ERC @ UNIL                               (incl. clin. med.)
        2007    2008   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019   2020   Total

StG         2   0      1      2      1      3      1      (1)    1      4      3      3      2      4      27
                                                          SNF                                              (28)
                                                          TBS
CoG     no      no     no     no     no     no     3      -      2      1      3      1      1      1      12
        call    call   call   call   call   call

AdG     0       1      1      2      0      1      2      -      1      1      1      1      -      -      11

Total   2       1      2      4      1      4      6      1      4      6      7      5      3      5      51

UNIL : Life Sciences (LS): 42 Social Sciences & Humanities (SH): 6 Physical & Engineering (PE): 3

CH StG: 127 LS / 164 PE / 31 SH; CH CoG: 52 LS / 75 PE / 13 SH; CH AdG: 117 LS / 137 PE / 22 SH

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Are you a competitive candidate?
     Principal Investigator                 Project
 Creative thinking               Important challenges?
 Outstanding CV & high-impact    Ambitious objectives well
  publications                     beyond the state of the art?
 Leadership and mentoring        High-risk / high-gain?
 Basic-research orientation      Feasible approach?
 Best timing (why you? why       Appropriate methodology and
  now?)                            working arrangements?

Self-assessment: check here who got an ERC StG/CoG/AdG.

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ERC applications :
UNIL/CHUV requirements

PI’s eligibility
  Researchers without a contract covering the whole duration of the ERC project
           (external candidates, postdocs, non permanent staff, etc.)

 ERC application must be approved by the Head of Department + Dean’s
  Office via an email sent to the vice-rector in charge of research (Euresearch
  in cc)

 ERC application must be approved by the Head of Department (+ HR
  approval) (Euresearch in cc)

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PI’s eligibility
  Researchers close to retirement (end of contract by Oct. 2027)

 Motivation letter by the PI + endorsement letter signed by the
  Dean of the Faculty and the UNIL Direction (HR approval)

 Motivation letter by the PI + endorsement letter signed by the
  Head of Department (+ HR approval)

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Budget

 Use the budget calculator in the toolkit (advised exchange rate)

 Pls’ salary part not covered by       or      contract must be
  included in the ERC budget

 Budget in CHF guaranteed by UNIL for the whole duration of the
  project (not at the CHUV ! )

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Budget (equipment costs)

 Equipment: usually depreciated over 5 years
 Request for ERC equipment cost exceeding 50’000 CHF has to be
  approved by the Dean’s office (which will have to cover the
  “residual costs” if there are any)

 Equipment: usually depreciated the 1st year
 Request for ERC equipment costs have to be checked by the DAD

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Requirements to get the Host Support Letter
    3 weeks before the ERC deadline we need:

•    Acces to your proposal on the Portal
•    Final title and acronym
•    PI’s full first and last names
•    Abstract
•    Budget + justification of costs
•    Ethics self-assessment (if applicable)
•    UNIL PIC : 999841469                 PIC: 999600909

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2021 ERC StG application with UNIL or CHUV as HI?

   Contact Euresearch UNIL/CHUV asap

  Save the dates:

   ERC Call 2021 – Online Information Event on January 7

   Online Applicants Training on January 25 (10:00-
   12:00). Invitations will be sent soon.

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Useful links

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 STATE SECRETARIAT FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
                                  (SERI)
(information on CH participation in Horizon Europe – state of play / Q&A)

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Be informed about the latest European R&I Opportunities by profiling yourself
(click here). You will get our e-Alerts on Events, Calls for proposals, Partner
Search & News, our Newsletter and more.

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 EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL (ERC)

        https://erc.europa.eu/funding

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ERC classes for potential applicants

             All about the ERC grant proposals

            Step by step to the ERC application process

            How to get started with your ERC proposal

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How to write part 1 of your ERC proposal

     How to write part 2 of your ERC proposal

     How to prepare for your ERC interview

     How does the ERC evaluate your proposal

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Q&A
with the participation of Véronique Sordet, ERC NCP

Conctact us !

      Euresearch UNIL/CHUV

Anne-Emmanuelle.deCrousaz@unil.ch

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    ERC National Contact Points

        erc@euresearch.ch

Backup slides

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PI’s eligibility window

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Reasons
for
eligibility
extension

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Resubmission rules

 Restrictions on applications will apply to the 2021 calls based on the outcome of the evaluation of previous calls.

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MD
degree
holders

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CH eligibility
The EC will add the sentence below to all Work Programmes of Horizon Europe, meaning that
researchers established in Switzerland are eligible (e.g. for the first ERC calls) until first Horizon
Europe contracts will signed later in 2021 (presumably fall 2021).
 Countries associated to Horizon Europe
At the date of the publication of the Work Programme, there are no countries associated to
Horizon Europe. Considering the Union’s interest to retain, in principle, relations with the
countries associated to Horizon 2020, most third countries associated to Horizon 2020 are
expected to be associated to Horizon Europe by the time the first grant agreements under Horizon
Europe are signed. For the purposes of the eligibility conditions, applicants established in Horizon
2020 Associated Countries will be treated as entities established in an Associated Country,
subject to the applicability of the association agreements under Horizon Europe.

If by the time the first ERC contracts need to be signed Switzerland is still not associated,
the SERI will fund the successful Swiss proposals based on the evaluation by the EC.

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