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ERC – Star*ng grants: my SH3 panel experience
Isabelle THOMAS FRS-‐FNRS Research Director, & Prof UCL
C.O.R.E. and School of Geography.
SH3 : Environment Space and Popula6on
Panel
• About 15 members + ERC people • Variety of disciplines and origins • Why me ?
Remote work
2-‐3 days MeeTngs
As far as I remember …
Step 1 • Synopsis & Quality of PI (B1)
Step 2 • Full Project (B1 + B2) .
Step 3 • Oral presentaTon
-‐ 4-‐5 panel members/project. -‐ Marks for PI (/4) and for proposal(/4). -‐ My experience
-‐ 2012 Starters & Consolidators. -‐ 2014 StarTng grants only.
Step 1 Evalua*on PI’s profile + 5 pages summary
• Very intense task. 2 days. • Experts STEP 1 = Panel members mainly (declared experTse) -‐ some are generalists, some are there for 1st Tme
• Quality of these 5 pages: essenTal. • Impressive CVs. Not only publicaTons • Note : h -‐ index
Sep 1 Step 1 Evalua*on PI’s profile + 5 pages summary
-‐ Full proposal incl. Budget > Avoid repeTng. -‐ 5-‐10 experts/project. Experts : Panel members & remote (external) very specialised -‐ suggested end Step 1 . Experts have 2 months for evaluaTng.
-‐ Budget
Step 2 Step 1
Proposal XXX
-‐ Oral presentaTon: a different exercice. Serious preparaTon. Train. ! Stress
-‐ Ques*ons-‐answers. Leaded by 1 Commission member + 2 readers.
-‐ 3rd day: leeers are wrieen by the main reviewer and read by all members.
Step 2 Step 1 Step 3
-‐ Wrieen -‐ oral: 2 different exercices. -‐ High quality (at some excepTons). Train ! -‐ 3rd day: leeers are wrieen by the main reviewer in the panel and read by all members.
Step 2 Step 1 Step 3
71 proposals
6 grants
2014
TIPS
PI
• ‘Publish or perish’. Good journals, Books. NO THIN « salami slices ». Not always with promotor! First author.
• Other academic acTviTes: important.
PROJECT
• InnovaTon, take a risk and demonstrate the risk.
• Networking • Understandable for all panel members
As in any contest …
• Excellent ingredients (PI) • Challenging story (topic) • Perfectly presented (form) AND • Jury must appreciate your proposal
Large variety of scienTfic profiles (PI; jury).
EXCELLENCE of PI and Project
I’ve no/liele doubt about the classificaTon of the best and worst proposals
In general
GOOD LUCK !