IMDEA Networks
European Research Council (ERC) Grants Event – Horizon Europe
Major Event (Highlighted Event)
The Projects and Funding department at IMDEA Networks is pleased to announce a training event, aiming to enhance excellence in ERC proposal writing in the domain of Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE), in particular PE6 and PE7. This training event contributes to the objectives of the INCREASE-HE project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICIN). This event, called ERC Grants Event, will take place on October, 16th 2023 in IMDEA Networks premises located in Leganés (Madrid).
The program includes institutional representation from the regional and national governance of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, such as Fundación Española de Ciencia y Technología and Madri+d, researchers and academics from IMDEA Networks, Universidad Carlos III, IMDEA Software and INRIA (France), and a consultancy specialized on national and international research funding acquisition, i.e., Yellow Research Consulting.
The training event will be structured with an informative morning, including an evaluator talk and case studies of successful proposals, and an afternoon workshop.
Registration is free, but mandatory as places are limited, through the registration form.
Module I: ERC Grants overview and support
| Time | Theme | Location | Speaker |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Welcome and Introduction | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Oscar Nieto Cerezo European Project Manager IMDEA Networks |
| 9:40 – 10:20 | Introduction to the Key Elements of a Successful ERC proposal | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Leticia Riaza Gambero Técnico superior de promoción de proyectos europeos de I+D+I Fundación Española de Ciencia y Tecnología (FECYT) |
| 10:20 – 11:00 | ERC Support Programme for Researchers in Madrid Institutions | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Rosalía Vicente Alonso EU Project Manager Madri+d |
11:00 – 11:30. Coffee Break and Networking (Garden opposite Ramón y Cajal Room)
Module II: Successful proposals and evaluation
| Time | Theme | Location | Speaker |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | Case Study 1: PE 7: Systems and Communication Engineering – Starting Grant (StG) | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Tobias Mirco Koch Associate Professor ERC Starting Grant awardee in 2016 Universidad Carlos III |
| 11:55 – 12:20 | Case Study 2: PE 6: Computer Science and Informatics – Consolidator Grant (CoG) | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Dario Fiore Associate Research Professor ERC Consolidator Grant awardee in 2020 IMDEA Software |
| 12:20 – 12:45 | How to prepare a strong ERC Advanced Grant (AdG) proposal | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor Presentation delivered remotely (Online) |
Jean-Pierre Banâtre Former Professor University of Rennes and member of INRIA Direction Mentor of approx. 75 ERC awardees |
| 12:45 – 13:10 | Evaluation procedure and criteria | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor |
Ana Garcia Armada Full Professor ERC Grants evaluator and panelist from 2019 Universidad Carlos III |
13:10 – 14:15. Lunch and Networking (Garden opposite to Ramón y Cajal Room)
Module III: Workshop
| Time | Theme | Location | Speaker |
| 14:15 – 15:30 | Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant Track | Torres-Quevedo Room First Floor |
Panel: Tobias Mirco Koch, Dario Fiore Ana Garcia Armada |
| 14:15 – 16:45 | Advanced Grant Track | Ramón y Cajal Room Ground Floor Training delivered remotely (Online) |
Lotte Jasper Senior Partner/DGA Yellow Research Consulting |
16:45. Final Remarks
This event will be conducted in English