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Preparing for your personal grant interview

Neeltje Peters — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:00:43 +0000

Hooray, you are selected for an interview on your research proposal! This is a huge step, as it means that the evaluating committee likes your ideas and you’re still in the running to obtain funding. At the same time, you’re not quite there yet, and a lot will depend on how you perform during the interview. We understand this is very – very – stressful.

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New ERC curriculum vitae format provides more flexibility

Linde van Ittersum — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:05:25 +0000

In the 2024 work programme, the ERC format provides more flexibility in describing the applicant’s CV. Scientific excellence remains the sole evaluation criterion. However, you are now free to highlight those aspects in your CV and track record that you find most relevant to show how your profile matches the proposed research.

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Writing an ERC proposal: What to put in section B1 versus B2?

Linde van Ittersum — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 13:41:37 +0000

So, you’ve decided to write an ERC proposal to fund your groundbreaking research idea! Your idea is novel, timely, and substantially goes beyond the current state-of-the-art. How to write the two scientific parts of your proposal? What information should go in section B1 versus B2?

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ERC online administrative forms… Prepare in advance

Linde van Ittersum — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:12:04 +0000

It would be wise to prepare the online administrative forms well in advance of the deadline. While the forms are really not that complex and filling them will only take up as much as an hour of your time maximum, they might have implications for the evaluation of your proposal. So, it is not really the task to do when you feel brain-dead from working on your proposal. Here are some things to consider when filling them out.

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VIDI or ERC Starting? Or both?

Linde van Ittersum — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:54:25 +0000

Many mid-career researchers question whether they should apply for a VIDI or an ERC Starting grant. There are some differences to consider. And, when you decide to go for both, you should be a planning rockstar.

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