Fri
13
May
Training
HOW TO BUILD AND PRESENT A COMPETITIVE IDEA AND CV FOR THE ERC
The (online) workshop, organised by the Research Support Department and held in English by Lotte Jaspers of the Dutch consultancy Yellow Research, aims to guide researchers in becoming competitive candidates in the European Research Council (ERC) calls, providing valuable methodological support also to those who intend to submit proposals to calls that fund frontier research, such as that of Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS, "Italian ERC") and PRIN.
In particular, the course will provide useful hints on how to build and present a successful proposal according to the ERC parameters, both as to the project idea and the CVtrack record, by illustrating:
- the main features and the objectives of the ERC Programme
- the evaluation criteria applied by the panels
- how to find the right balance between ambitious objectives/new concepts on the one hand and feasibility/previous research experience of the PI and team members on the other hand
- methodological tools, such as the Logical Framework and the Logic Tree, which allow applicants to test not only whether the project idea is aligned with the ERC objectives but also to its format, through the illustration of a scientific logic of proposal writing.
After the workshop, participants will have access to a study platform that will allow for individual study and where the slides and recording of the workshop, some explanatory videos and a handbook will also be available.
Registration for the workshop is mandatory at the following link by 11 May (you will not receive any confirmation message). All subscribers will be given the link to connect to the webinar the day before the event.
For further information, please contact Maria Onorato or Valeria Di Caro, Excellent Science and Researchers Mobility Office (e-mail erc@polito.it).
THE TRAINER - Lotte Jaspers
For the past 30 years, Lotte has gained broad practical experience in the issues of technology transfer and obtaining EU grants in particular ERC, Marie Curie, Infrastructures and Research for SMEs grants.
In her work for the Dutch government and the Dutch University Association, Lotte Jaspers gained extensive experience in the legal and financial (full-cost systems) aspects of EU FP agreements. She has been involved in developing strategies to improve Rules for Participation, the EU Grant Agreement and the several Consortium Agreements (FP5, FP6 and the DESCA in FP7). In successive framework programmes she worked as an expert in several committees and working groups of the European Commission.
In particular, the course will provide useful hints on how to build and present a successful proposal according to the ERC parameters, both as to the project idea and the CVtrack record, by illustrating:
- the main features and the objectives of the ERC Programme
- the evaluation criteria applied by the panels
- how to find the right balance between ambitious objectives/new concepts on the one hand and feasibility/previous research experience of the PI and team members on the other hand
- methodological tools, such as the Logical Framework and the Logic Tree, which allow applicants to test not only whether the project idea is aligned with the ERC objectives but also to its format, through the illustration of a scientific logic of proposal writing.
After the workshop, participants will have access to a study platform that will allow for individual study and where the slides and recording of the workshop, some explanatory videos and a handbook will also be available.
Registration for the workshop is mandatory at the following link by 11 May (you will not receive any confirmation message). All subscribers will be given the link to connect to the webinar the day before the event.
For further information, please contact Maria Onorato or Valeria Di Caro, Excellent Science and Researchers Mobility Office (e-mail erc@polito.it).
THE TRAINER - Lotte Jaspers
For the past 30 years, Lotte has gained broad practical experience in the issues of technology transfer and obtaining EU grants in particular ERC, Marie Curie, Infrastructures and Research for SMEs grants.
In her work for the Dutch government and the Dutch University Association, Lotte Jaspers gained extensive experience in the legal and financial (full-cost systems) aspects of EU FP agreements. She has been involved in developing strategies to improve Rules for Participation, the EU Grant Agreement and the several Consortium Agreements (FP5, FP6 and the DESCA in FP7). In successive framework programmes she worked as an expert in several committees and working groups of the European Commission.