Synergy Grant
Solicitation Title: Synergy Grant
Funding Amount: see Other Information
Sponsor Deadline: Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Solicitation Link: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/erc/h2020-wp19-erc_en.pdf
Solicitation Number: ERC-2019-SyG
Overview
<p>PIs can apply within the same HI or through different HIs. Where the different PIs may be hosted by more than one HI, each of these HIs shall offer their support to the PI(s) hosted by them for the duration of the grant. At submission stage, all Host Institutions must provide the host support letter for their Principal Investigator(s). The ERC Synergy Grant is awarded to the cHI that engages and hosts the cPI for at least the duration of the grant, and to any other HI that engages and hosts other PIs participating in the project. The host institutions must engage the PIs for at least the duration of the grant and must offer appropriate conditions for PIs supported to independently direct the proposed research and manage the project's funding for its duration.</p> <p>The PIs do not necessarily need to be working at the HI indicated in the proposal at the time when it is submitted. However, a mutual agreement – called supplementary agreement – and the host institutions' commitment on how the relationship will be established are necessary, should the proposal be successful.<br>Team - ERC Synergy grants support projects carried out by a group of two to four individual researchers who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a third country. Vacancies for team members interested in joining an ERC led research project can be published on the Euraxess-Jobs portal. Criteria - Applications can be made in any field of research. The ERC's grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities. In the case of the ERC Synergy Grants, applications must demonstrate that the proposed research cannot be carried out by a single PI working alone. However Principal Investigators funded through the ERC frontier research grants shall spend a minimum percentage of their working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country and a minimum percentage of their working time on the ERC project.</p>
Solicitation Limitations: <p>Research must be conducted by all PIs in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution, HI). It could be the HI where the applicant already works, or any other HI established in one of the EU Member States (see also eligibility of UK legal entities) or Associated Countries. Applications for an ERC Synergy Grant must be submitted by a minimum of two to a maximum of four Principal Investigators (PI), with one of the PIs acting as corresponding PI (cPI). The cPI will act as a contact point of behalf of the group.</p> Other Information:<p>Proposals are evaluated by selected international peer reviewers who evaluate proposals on the basis of excellence as the sole criterion. It will be applied to the evaluation of both the research project and the Principal Investigators, taking into account the synergetic aspects of the proposed research. Panel Members are selected by the ERC Scientific Council on the basis of their scientific reputation. For more information on the council, visit <a href="https://erc.europa.eu/about-erc/erc-president-and-scientific-council">h…; <p>The maximum grant varies by grant type. Synergy Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 000 for a period of 6 years. Up to an additional EUR 4 000 000 in total can be requested in the proposal to cover the following additional extraordinary costs: (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.</p>Last Updated:
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