European Research Council allocated €1.75bn by EC for funding research projects9 July 2012 The European Commission has announced a total budget of €1.75 billion to support projects funded by the European Research Council in 2013 in all fields (physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, and social sciences & humanities). It is estimated that this funding
will support around 900 researchers in 2013 (each
employing a further 6 team members on average). It is part of the
European Commission's final, and biggest, call for proposals for
research projects under its Seventh Framework ERC President Prof Helga Nowotny said that: "These new calls, which
I hope will stir the curiosity of many researchers, will continue
to provide the best talents working in Europe with generous and
long-term funding. I am personally convinced that it is crucial to
allow Two new major features are introduced in this year's calls:
The money invested in 2013 will be allocated as follows:
The ERC's Scientific Council, the governing body of the ERC, has established the following budget split between each of the three scientific domains as follows:
The "Advanced Grant call" (AdG) will be published on the same day as the StG call (10 July 2012), with a deadline in November 2012, a departure from the practice of previous years. The call for Consolidator Grants will be published in the Autumn. The pilot "Synergy grant" will be repeated this year, following its great popularity in its first year. More than 700 proposals were submitted, which are currently being evaluated, for a very limited number of available grants. ERC grant holders will also be able to submit proposals for the Proof of Concept grants, to develop the innovative and commercial aspects of their ERC project. Publication dates of the ERC calls 2013 and their deadlines:
More information
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The ERC funding schemes and new calls:
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The Work Programme 2013: 3. The EC 7th Framework funding announcement
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