2. www.esf.org CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn Opportunities at the European Science Foundation Eva Hoogland European Science Foundation Science officer

3. www.esf.org ESF Member Organisations ESF is an independent association of 79 Member Organisations  research funding organisations  research performing organisations  academies and learned societies in 30 countries CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

4. www.esf.org About ESF Established in 1974 Independent, non- governmental Offices in Strasbourg, Brussels, Ostend ESF budget: 53M€ in 2008 (including COST 30M€) Networking Budget: 1-3B€ ESF headquarters, Strasbourg Marine Board, Ostend Research Conferences Unit,15 th floor and COST, 21 st floor, Tour Generali, Brussels CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

5. www.esf.org ESF covers all scientific domains Standing Committee domains Humanities Social Sciences Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences Medical Sciences Physical and Engineering Sciences Expert Board/Committee domains Marine Sciences Polar Sciences Space Sciences Radio Astronomy Nuclear Physics Materials Science CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

6. www.esf.org Setting Science Agendas for Europe The European Science Foundation provides a common platform for its Member Organisations in order to: advance European research explore new directions for research at the European level Through its activities, the ESF serves the needs of the European research community in a global context. Its mandate is underpinned by the values of excellence, openness, responsiveness, pan- European, ethical awareness and human values. CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

7. www.esf.org Exploratory Workshops Member Organisation Fora Science Policy Briefings Research Conferences Research Networking Programmes Forward Looks Implementing agent for the COST office through EC contract Strategic Plan 2006-2010 Coordination of ERA projects Peer Review support Coordination of EUROHORCs projects EUROCORES Research Programmes ESF Activities SCIENCE STRATEGY SCIENCE SYNERGY SCIENCE MANAGEMENT CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

8. www.esf.org Open Calls for Proposals ESF issues annual calls for proposals for: Exploratory Workshops Research Conferences Research Networking Programmes EUROCORES themes and projects www.esf.org/calls CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

9. www.esf.org Range of Instruments Funding available to researchers Exploratory Workshops Conferences RNPs EUROCORES Funding level Number of researchers per instrument 1030100 15 k€ 100 k€ 1 m€ CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

10. www.esf.org One-off specialist meetings Spearheading topics Should catalyse significant and strategic activities 25-30 scientists involved ESF grant per event: 15k€ Each year, ca. 50 workshops funded, across all scientific domains Deadline: usually in April www.esf.org/workshops Exploratory Workshops CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

11. www.esf.org Exploratory Workshops - Examples In 2010: The Future Of Research In Renaissance Festivals: Resources And Collaboration 21-22 March, Venice, Italy Viking And Norse Materiality In The North Atlantic: Developing New Approaches And Integrating Research Frameworks 19-21 April, Birmingham, United Kingdom Region, Memory And Agency In Eastern And Western Europe 2-4 September, Bristol, United Kingdom The Historical Formation Of European Drinking Cultures: Regions, Methods, Sources 9-12 September, Venice, Italy Latin Identities: Post-Reformation Sources In Europe 16-18 September, Dublin, Ireland Roman Colonization Under The Republic: Towards A New Interpretative Framework 9-12 November, Nijmegen, Netherlands Note - in 2009: Applying Semantic Web Technologies To Medieval Manuscript Research 30 March-1 April 2009, Birmingham, United Kingdom CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

12. www.esf.org Research Conferences Interdisciplinary scheme for Europe implemented in collaboration with high-profile partners Stimulate dialogue between early-stage researchers and scientific leaders worldwide Cover the latest topics, proposed by and for the scientific community Full organisational support by ESF conference organisers Grants of 20-60k€ per conference, including support earmarked for early-stage researchers www.esf.org/conferences CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

13. www.esf.org Research Conferences - Examples ESF-LiU Partnership: The ESF and Linköping University co- sponsor a series of Research Conferences bringing together participants and experts in the Humanities and Social Sciences to discuss topics that are of major importance to the scientific community in Europe. The topics should be at the forefront of scientific research and may be interdisciplinary when appropriate. Philosophy For Science In Use Linköping, 28 September – 2 October 2009 The Perfect Body: Between Normativity And Consumerism Linköping, 9 – 13 October 2009 Paying Attention: Digital Media Cultures and Generational Responsibility Linköping, 6 -10 September 2010 CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

14. www.esf.org Structural networking over a four- to five-year period Supported by Member Organisations according to interest Typically include workshops, conferences, exchange visits, summer schools and dissemination Financing in the range of 100k€-130k€ per year Call for 2010 has been postponed www.esf.org/programmes Research Networking Programmes CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

15. www.esf.org Research Networking Programmes - Examples Court Residences as Places of Exchanges in Late medieval and Early Modern Europe (1400 - 1700) (PALATIUM) May 2010 – June 2015 Comparative Oriental Manuscripts Studies (COMSt) June 2009 – May 2014 Associated Regional Chronologies for the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean (ARCANE) January 2006 – December 2010 CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

16. www.esf.org Co European Cooperation in Science and Technology Intergovernmental Framework, governed by its Member States Origin: s tarted 1971 COST Actions: –Concerted Actions of nationally funded research projects –Open networks on a global scale (Meetings, exchange visits, training schools) –65 - 300k€ per year over 4 years –Continuous call with annual collection dates in March and September Implementing agent for the COST office through European Commission contract www.cost.esf.org CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

17. www.esf.org Form: competitively selected, bottom-up developed research programmes, with new research funding for transnational collaborative research projects Scale: Typically channels 5–10M€ over 3 years across 5-10 collaborative research projects, with ca. 30 individual projects Funding: ”a la carte” funding principle supported by the participating national funding organisations also outside ESF membership Every year approx. 1 EUROCORES programme in the Humanities is launched EUROCORES (European Collaborative Research Programmes) www.esf.org/eurocores CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

18. www.esf.org EUROCORES Programmes - Examples European Comparisons in Regional Cohesion, Dynamics and Expressions (EuroCORECODE) 2010-2013 Better Analyses Based on Endangered Languages (EuroBABEL) 2009-2012 Modelling Intelligent Interaction - Logic in the Humanities, Social and Computational Sciences (LogICCC) 2008-2011 The Evolution of Cooperation and Trading (TECT) 2007-2010 Launch new EUROCORES Calls for Outline Proposals expected December 2010 CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn

19. www.esf.org Workshops Conferences RNPs / COST Actions EUROCORES 1030100 15 k€ 100 k€ 1 m€ CARMEN Annual Meeting, 17-19 September 2010, Tallinn Summary Further information: www.esf.org/esfwww.esf.org/esf

20. www.esf.org/ ehoogland@esf.org