ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant training

For whom?

Excellent Researchers (2-12 years after promotion*) with an excellent idea for frontier research, who consider applying for an ERC Starting Independent Researcher grant.

Dates 2013

Tuesday 10 September and Tuesday 10 December 2013, 9.00-17.00

Course fee

This course is free of charge for UT-staff.

Trainers

Lotte Jaspers and Mette Skraastad, owners/sr. trainers of Yellow Research

General Information

Marjolein Rietman

Career Development Centre HR

Telephone: 053-489 8010

E-mail: m.j.h.rietman@utwente.nl

Application

Application form

Participants have to submit their CV in PDF shape, two weeks prior to the course start, to office@yellowresearch.nl

Result

·	Detailed knowledge on how to write an ERC Starting Grant

·	Preparation for the writing process

Subjects

·	What is ground-braking challenging FRONTIER research?

·	What is an excellent young researcher?

·	Writing a ERC Starting Grant proposal

·	Evaluation Procedure

·	From high-gain/high-risk idea to challenging proposal

·	Demonstrating feasibility

·	Writing outstanding personal track records

·	Support from University of Twente

·	Interview skills

Duration and time investment

Two course days.

·	day one: training before you write your proposal

·	day two: feedback on your proposal

If you reach the second round:

Interview training

Information training

Rolf Vermeij

Strategy & Policy

Telephone: 053-489 5687

E-mail: r.j.vermeij@utwente.nl

* extensions are granted for parents with a maximum of 4,5 years: mothers 1,5 year per child, fathers with regard to parental leaf, anyone with regard to certain career breaks