On 20 July 2016, the Commission amended the Horizon 2020 model grant agreements, providing, among other changes, clarifications, corrections and new rules in favour of beneficiaries that can be applied retroactively to grants signed with the previous version. The Commission informs individually all beneficiaries of ongoing grants and applicants for grants under preparation (via the attached notes). The revised model grant agreements are available on the Participant Portal, under the Reference Documents site. An overview on the most important changes with retroactive effect is available here.
160713MGA3.0notetoongoinggrants.pdf
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WEBINAR ON TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS TO RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES (HORIZON 2020)
We are delighted to inform you that the Latin America, Caribbean and European Union Network on Research and Innovation, ALCUE-Net http://alcuenet.eu/, and the RICH 2020, the European Network of National Contact Points (NCPs) for Research Infrastructures in Horizon 2020 http://www.rich2020.eu/ co-organizes the Webinar on Transnational Access to Research Infrastructures (Horizon 2020) the 26th July 2016 at 16:00 Brussels time.
Speaker: Gloria Villar, H2020 NCP on Research Infrastructure, ISCIII-Spain.
Please, note the webinar will be held in Spanish
Connection through the following link: https://mincyt.adobeconnect.com/infra/. For more information contact Luciana Ayciriex at layciriex@mincyt.gob.ar
You will find below some information about the Research Infrastructures programme that might be useful to you:
In the Research Infrastructures (RI) programme of H2020, there are typically 5 types of calls:
1. INFRADEV – used to develop new RI, mainly those included in the ESFRI roadmap, which always have dedicated topics in the work programme;
2. INFRAIA – the so-called Integrating Activities, which can be used to network national RIs in order to harmonize services and offer Transnational Access (TNA) to research groups (basic or applied/industry) based on scientific excellence of the projects proposed;
3. INFRASUPP – Support projects, where international cooperation projects usually fall into, as well as the NCP networks (RICH);
4. INFRAINNOV – call dedicated to fostering the innovation potential of RIs, through joint activities with the industry;
5. EINFRA – e-Infrastructure call.
Additionally opportunities for the Latin American and Caribbean researchers to use European Infrastructures free of charge will be presented.
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Cuarta Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020.
El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) convoca a Instituciones públicas y particulares: centros de investigación, instituciones de educación superior, organismos gubernamentales, cámaras, asociaciones empresariales y empresas, constituidas en términos de las leyes mexicanas, que tengan inscripción vigente en el Registro Nacional de Instituciones y Empresas Científicas y Tecnológicas (RENIECYT), así como a expertos solicitantes de los programas Marie Skłodowska-Curie y European Research Council (ERC), a presentar propuestas para recibir financiamiento para desarrollar un proyecto aprobado por la Comisión Europea en cualquier convocatoria del Programa Horizon2020.
Para el registro de las propuestas cuyas convocatorias en Europa hayan cerrado desde el 15 de enero del 2016 (cierre de la Tercera Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020) hasta la publicación de la presente convocatoria, tendrán 30 días calendario a partir de hoy para realizar el registro de su propuesta en el sistema de CONACYT.
Para consultar la Cuarta Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020 y sus Términos de Referencia, visite la siguiente página:
http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/index.php/el-conacyt/convocatorias-y-resultados-conacyt/convocatoria-conacyt-horizon2020
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Oportunidades de investigación en Europa para científicos Mexicanos.
Convenio CONACYT-ERC.pdf
ERC Highlight Mexico.pdf
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LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS:
ERC-2016-CoG
The ERC Consolidator Grant call 2016 was published today on the Participant portal.
The names of the panel chairs for ERC-2016-CoG are now published on the ERC website.
See also Highlight below.
ERC-2015-StG
Further to my previous message on Monday, this is to confirm that an early information email to the ERC Starting Grant Call 2015 SH applicants to inform them about their Step-2 results has been sent yesterday, 14 October 2015.
In parallel, yesterday morning the ERC has released the official communication (with evaluation report) to ERC Starting Grant step-2 PE rejected applicants (Rejected A- and B's). The redress deadline is 13 November 2015.
ERC-2015-PoC
The results of the second round of the ERC Proof-of-Concept Grant call 2015 will be published on the ERC website tomorrow, under NEWS.
News
Highlight: ERC 2016 grant competition for mid-career researchers opens (15 October)
Highlight: New analysis of ERC projects funded in 2007-2013 (13 October)
Note: This report was briefly introduced at the last NCP meeting (17 June) by Janne Salo, ERCEA Scientific Department.
Stories
ERC grantee and regional government to set up gene therapy centre (14 October)
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LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS:
ERC-2015-PoC
This is to inform you that the PoC 2015_deadline 2 applicants evaluation documents are now available on CIRCABC. Please liaise with your National NCP Coordinator.
ERC-2016-StG
Panel Chairs ERC Starting Grant 2016 published (30 September 2015)
News
New issue of ERC Newsletter is out (29 September)
Highlight: Opening ERC teams to the world (1 October)
Today, the ERC has launched its call for expression of interest to ERC grantees to host young non-European researchers from Argentina, China , Japan, Korea, South Africa and the United States in the context of so-called ‘implementing arrangements’ with partner organisations in these countries.
This is the first step of the process described in brief on the website.
A functional mailbox (ERC-IMPLEMENTING-ARRANGEMENTS@ec.europa.eu) has been set-up and replaces all former functional mailboxes (see attached updated list of mailboxes).
The new contact person replacing Katia Fach-Gomez is Dr Jean-Jacques Viala, Scientific Officer in ERCEA.
Stories
3D city modelling for smarter parking (21 September)
Widening gap between the rich and poor in European cities (25 September)
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The European Commission runs the third edition of the EU Prize for Women Innovators to reward three women who have achieved outstanding innovations and brought them to market. The prize aims to raise awareness of the need for more female entrepreneurs and to inspire other women to follow in their footsteps.
The first prize is worth Euro 100 000, the second prize Euro 50 000 and third prize Euro 30 000. The contest is open to all women residing in the EU or associated countries who have founded or co-founded a company across all sectors and who have at some point of their careers benefitted from EU's research and innovation funding.
As the deadline for submitting application is approaching (20 October 2015), we would be grateful if you could disseminate this information to potential contestants. A high-level jury will evaluate and select the three winners who will be announced in 2016.
Please read the leaflet for more information and visit our website www.ec.europa.eu/women-innovators.
European Commission
DG Research & Innovation
Innovation Policy Unit
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
rtd-women-innovators@ec.europa.eu
INDICATIVE SUMMARY OF MAIN CALLS FROM THE 2016 BUDGET (1)
- These opening dates and call deadlines are indicative. The Director of the European Research Council Executive Agency may open it up to one month prior to or after the envisaged opening date. The Director may delay the envisaged deadline by up to two months. The budget amounts for 2016 are subject to the availability of the appropriations provided for in the draft budget for 2016 after the adoption of the budget for 2016 by the budgetary authority or if the budget is not adopted as provided for in the system of provisional twelfths.
ERC RULES FOR SUBMISSION & EVALUATION 2016-17 (COMMISSION DECISION C (2015) 4975)
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/sgl/erc/h2020-erc-se-rules-1617_en.pdf
CONVOCATORIA CONACYT – HORIZON2020
http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/pci/index.php/pe/programa-marco-de-investigacion-y-desarrollo-tecnologico-de-la-union-europea/horizon-2020/gi-callh2020esp
OPEN CALL (CALLS FOR PROPOSALS FOR ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANT)
ERC Proof of Concept call (Deadline: 1 Octubre 2015)
LATEST NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
POC-2015
Today, the ERC announced 45 grant holders who will receive top-up funding to investigate commercial applications of their frontier research results. The grants, worth up to €150,000, cover costs of activities to verify the innovation potential of ERC-funded projects.
List of the 45 winners by country of host institution
Nomination of new ERC ScC Members
On 10 July 2015, we issued a press release announcing the appointment of new ERC Scientific Council members.
CoG-2015
On 10 July 2015, we sent the 2nd communication to all CoG2015 – PE applicants. The interview details were sent to 331 successful applicants and Evaluation results to 622 non-retained applicants.
As agreed, please find below the tentative 2016 CALL DATES for information only as the WP2016 is still subject to final legal and budgetary checks.
Starting Grant}
Call identifier: ERC-2016-StG
Consolidator Grant
Call Identifier: ERC-2016-CoG
Advanced Grant
Call Identifier: ERC-2016-AdG
Call Opens Deadline
Starting Grant 29 July 2015 17 November 2015
Consolidator Grant 15 October 2015 2 February 2016
Advanced Grant 24 May 2016 1 September 2016
Budget million EUR (estimated grants)
Starting Grant 485 (335)
Consolidator Grant 605 (335)
Advanced Grant 540 (235)
Planned dates to inform applicants
Starting Grant
29 April 2016
1 September 2016
Consolidator Grant
1 July 2016
1 December 2016
Advanced Grant
16 January 2017
16 March 2017
Indicative date for signature of grant agreements
Starting Grant
1 January 2017
Consolidator Grant
1 April 2017
Advanced Grant
16 July 2017
Cuarta Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020.
El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) convoca a Instituciones públicas y particulares: centros de investigación, instituciones de educación superior, organismos gubernamentales, cámaras, asociaciones empresariales y empresas, constituidas en términos de las leyes mexicanas, que tengan inscripción vigente en el Registro Nacional de Instituciones y Empresas Científicas y Tecnológicas (RENIECYT), así como a expertos solicitantes de los programas Marie Skłodowska-Curie y European Research Council (ERC), a presentar propuestas para recibir financiamiento para desarrollar un proyecto aprobado por la Comisión Europea en cualquier convocatoria del Programa Horizon2020.
Para el registro de las propuestas cuyas convocatorias en Europa hayan cerrado desde el 15 de enero del 2016 (cierre de la Tercera Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020) hasta la publicación de la presente convocatoria, tendrán 30 días calendario a partir de hoy para realizar el registro de su propuesta en el sistema de CONACYT.
Para consultar la Cuarta Convocatoria CONACYT-H2020 y sus Términos de Referencia, visite la siguiente página:
http://www.conacyt.gob.mx/index.php/el-conacyt/convocatorias-y-resultados-conacyt/convocatoria-conacyt-horizon2020