Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences together with Charles University take pleasure in inviting you to the National information day about the European Research Council (ERC)

The event will highlight the funding philosophy of ERC as well as rules for participation, proposal struture and evaluation process of ERC grants under the Horizon 2020 programme. You will have a unique opportunity to meet a representative of the ERC Scientific Council, ERC grantees and evaluators. The event is intended both for potential ERC applicants as well as representatives of the management of research institutions

and project managers.

Date: 27 November 2018, from 8:30 to 15:00

Place: Charles University, Ovocný trh 5, Prague, Vlastenecký sál (Karolinum)

Registration

PROGRAM

08.30 – 09.00 Registration

09.00 – 09.10 Opening

Tomáš Zima, Rector of Charles University

Naďa Koníčková, Head of National Information Centre for

European Research, Technology Centre CAS

09.10 – 09.50 ERC – Its impact in Europe and the Czech Republic

Tomáš Jungwirth, ERC Scientific Council Member

09:50 – 10:20 Evaluators experience - do´s and don´ts for proposal writing and how to prepare for the interview in Brussels

Peter Šebo, Former Starting Grants Evaluator and Panel member 2008-2014, Institute of Microbiology CAS

10.20 –10.35 Coffee break

10.35 –11.15 Panel Chair experience - ERC evaluation process – Do we consider ERC important for our institutions and for science in the Czech Republic?

Zdeněk Strakoš, Advanced Grants Panel Chair and Evaluator, Charles University

11.15 –12.05 ERC grants: the rules for participation, proposal structure and support to the applicants

Zuzana Čapková, ERC NCP, Technology Centre CAS

Adéla Jiroudková, Head of European Centre, Charles University

Ludmila Součková, Project Management Department, Faculty of Science, Charles University

12.05 –12.30 Discussion

12.30 –13.15 Lunch break

13.15 –14.15 Examples of ERC (ERC CZ) projects

Filip Matějka, ERC Starting Grant, CERGE-EI

Libor Barto, ERC Consolidator Grant, Charles University

Jiří Klimeš, ERC Starting Grant, Charles University

Marek Mráz, ERC Starting Grant, CEITEC

14.15 – 15.00 Discussion and networking

The information day will be held in English. Translations will not be provided.