Research funding support services at LMU Munich: ERC StG Dr. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

RMA visit at KU Leuven, May 2019 Research funding support services at LMU Munich: ERC StG Dr. Tilmann Massey Unit VIII.3 Team International Funding Programs

-2- Research Funding Support Why? Facilitating exciting research, increase of grant numbers and success rates ERC Starting Grant EU LMU Proposals submitted 3.170 46 Projects funded 403 10 Success rate (%) 12,7 21,7 How? 1. Information • Newsletter, targeted mailing lists, FiT search • Workshops and information events 2. Counselling • Individual consulting (for postdocs +): project design • Internal networking with successful applicants 3. Proposal and project support • Formal procedures, budget calculation • Proposal feedback

-3- Tenure-Track professorships for ERC Starting Grantees Long-term career perspective for junior researchers • Option of tenure-track professorships (W2) to successful ERC StG applicants • Established in Call 2015, renewal decision every year • No automatism! ERC evaluation and TT-selection procedure are parallel processes • Appointment effective with project start 11 successful appointments so far: 3 PE, 4 LS, 4 SH

-4- The challenge: SC SC (H2020): 34 projects • LMU SC performance dominated by SC1 Only 2 coordinations