1. European Research Council Lessons Leant from ERC Grant writing course

2. CooperationIdeasPeopleCapacities 1. Health 2. KBBE 3. ICT 4. Nano 5. Energy 6. Environment 7. Transport 8. Socio-econ 9. Space 10. Security 1. Starting 2. Consolidate 3. Advance 4. Synergy 5. Proof of concept 1. Host driven actions 2. Individual actions 3. Policy actions 1. Research infrastructures 2. Research for SMEs 3. Regions of knowledge 4. Research potential 5. Science in society 6. Coherence R&D 7. International cooperation FP7 Activities and Themes

3. High-risk/high-reward frontier research in any field (except nuclear energy) carried out in any EU member state by an independent PI PHD 2-7 years before call €1.5M PHD 7-12 years before call €2M 10y Active research record €2.5M Starting ConsolidatorAdvanced Number of years PHD has been obtained prior to call and budget for a 5 year ERC grant

7. Lessons (1) Independence – Highlight yourself Commitment Advisory boards Feasibility analysis Counter action Gantt charts /Work schedules – Phd vs Doctoral students

8. Lessons (2) Review the review board Why people fail – Structural failure – Ideas (enticing, unique, novel, ambition, feasible) – cv Impact/utility

9. Your career Your research Research field Adjacent fields Impact/utility: minor or huge?