INTER-PRO-UMCS

Programme description

Applicants for the ERC Advanced Grants – called Principal Investigators (PI) are expected to be active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years.

Applications can be made in any field of research.
The ERC’s grants operate on a ‘bottom-up’ basis without predetermined priorities.

Applications for an ERC grant must be submitted by a single Principal Investigator (PI) in conjunction with and on behalf of their Host Institution, called the applicant legal entity.

ERC grants support projects carried out by an individual researcher who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country.
Vacancies for team members interested in joining an ERC led research project, can be published on the Euraxess-Jobs portal.

Advanced Grants can be up to a maximum of EUR 2 500 000 for a period of 5 years. For projects of shorter duration the maximum award is reduced pro rata. However, up to an additional EUR 1 000 000 can be requested to cover:
(a) “start-up” costs for PIs 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 and/or
(d) other major experimental and field work costs, excluding personnel costs.

Below you van find some tips from ERC:

1. Read the call documents carefully.
2. Contact the Host Institution and gather all the details you need for the application.
3. Start writing your proposal. Allow time for other people to review your draft. Your NCP, peers and other scientists can all give you helpful support and feedback.
4. Familiarise yourself with the EU submission service. This is the online system through which proposals must be submitted. (see also the online guide to using the proposal submission service and the H2020 Online manual.
5. Submit your proposal as early as possible. Deadlines cannot be changed under any circumstances. You can update your submitted proposal any time before the deadline by simply submitting a new version, which will overwrite the old one.
6. You will get an ‘acknowledgement of receipt’ by e-mail for each submission.

Source: erc.europa.eu, www.kpk.gov.pl

Deadline

Programme

Horizon 2020

Research discipline

All research disciplines

Amount of contribution

Types of eligible costs

The ERC funds up to 100% of the total eligible costs. The costs cover the full project duration.

This includes the direct costs of the project plus a flat-rate financing of indirect costs calculated as 25% of
the total eligible direct costs (excluding subcontracting). The flat rate is automatically calculated by
the system.

The budget is subdivided in: personnel costs, travel, equipment, consumables,
publications (including any costs related to Open Access), other additional direct costs, internally
invoiced goods and services, costs of in kind contributions not used on the beneficiary’s premises,
and any envisaged subcontracting costs. Use only Euro integers when preparing the budget table.

Update date

Contact

Regional Contact Point:
Phone: 81 744 50 61 w.118
Sylwia Nowak: s.nowak@ipan.lublin.pl 
Michał Marszałowicz: mmarszalowicz@ipan.lublin.pl

National Contact Point:
Magdalena Chomicka: magdalena.chomicka@kpk.gov.pl
Bogna Hryniszyn:bogna.hryniszyn@kpk.gov.pl

International Cooperation Center:
Phone: 81 537 54 58/54 98
e-mail: cwm@umcs.pl