ERC: Preliminary calendar of ERC calls for 2022 and Working program published MSCA: delay in announcing MSCA PF calls

Objectives

ERC: deadlines Starting 13 January 2022, Consolidator 17 March 2022, advances 28 April 2022, Synergy 10 November 2021

MSCA: announcement of the MSCA PF call 18 May 2021, Deadline for submission of applications: 15 September 2021, Announcement of results: February 2022, Start of projects supported by the OP JAK: January 2023

The ERC's mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence.

ERC grants are awarded through open competition to projects headed by starting and established researchers, irrespective of their origins, who are working or moving to work in Europe. The sole criterion for selection is scientific excellence.

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships are intended for experienced researchers to receive support for research stays at workplaces in EU or associated countries and at workplaces in third countries (outside the EU).

The proposal is submitted by the proposer together with the mentor from the future host organization.

We invite you to an online seminar where you will learn more detailed information. The seminar will take place on April 28, 2021 at 9.30-11.30 and is intended primarily for postdocks and their supervisors. The event will include a moderated discussion with Dr. Kamila Pacovská (Center for Ethics at UPa), who significantly participated in the preparation of two successful MSCA-IFs in 2020 in the field of humanities. During the spring / summer, workshops for postdocks and their supervisors are planned, where they will get more information about the content and form of applications for MSCA-PF.

Limitations

Starting Grant: PhD awarded from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018, up to EUR 1 500 000 for a period of 5 years.

Consolidator Grant: PhD awarded from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2013, up to EUR 2 000 000 for a period of 5 years.

Advanced Grant: Support for excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Up to EUR 2 500 000 for a period of 5 years. 

MSCA grants will most likely be intended only for PhD holders, within 8 years of obtaining it.

Grant duration - 2 years with the possibility of extension by 6 months in a non-academic organization.