New Horizons in the Humanities
30th January 2014
Dr Gemma Irvine
Assistant Director, Irish Research Council
Irish National Delegate for SSH
The Irish Research Council – who are we?
The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and
sustain a vibrant and creative research community in Ireland
What do we do?
Excellence
Investing in Ideas
All Disciplines
Excellence
Interdisciplinary
Investing in Ideas
Exploratory
Research
All Disciplines
Individual researchers
Investing in People
Structure & transferable
skills
Early stage career
development
Policy advisory
role
Excellence
Interdisciplinary
Investing in Ideas
Exploratory
Research
All Disciplines
IRC Schemes 2014
Government of Ireland
Postgraduate
Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Scholarships
Employment Programme
Deadline
Jan 2014
TBC
IRC Schemes 2014
Government of Ireland
Postgraduate
Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Scholarships
Employment Programme
Government of Ireland
Government
of Ireland
Enterprise Partnership
Scheme Scheme
Postdoctoral
Postgrad Enterprise
Partnership
Fellowships Elevate Marie Curie International Mobility
Andrew
Fellowship Grene Scholarship
Deadline
Jan 2014
TBC
12th
Deadline
March
Feb 2014
2013
IRC Schemes 2014
Government of Ireland
Postgraduate
Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Scholarships
Employment Programme
Government of Ireland
Government
of Ireland
Enterprise Partnership
Scheme Scheme
Postdoctoral
Postgrad Enterprise
Partnership
Fellowships Elevate Marie Curie International Mobility
Andrew
Fellowship Grene Scholarship
Research
Project
Grants
(AHSS only)
Starter Grants
Advanced Grants
Interdisciplinary Grants
Deadline
Jan 2014
TBC
12th
Deadline
March
Feb 2014
2013
TBC
IRC Schemes 2014
Government of Ireland
Postgraduate
Enterprise Partnership Scheme
Scholarships
Employment Programme
Government of Ireland
Government
of Ireland
Enterprise Partnership
Scheme Scheme
Postdoctoral
Postgrad Enterprise
Partnership
Fellowships Elevate Marie Curie International Mobility
Andrew
Fellowship Grene Scholarship
Research
Project
Grants
(AHSS only)
Starter Grants
Advanced Grants
Interdisciplinary Grants
Networking & Ulysses
Travel Grants New Foundations
Deadline
Jan 2014
TBC
12th
Deadline
March
Feb 2014
2013
TBC
TBC
TBC
Enterprise Schemes
Enterprise Partnership Scheme (EPS)
• Are you looking to engage with exceptional researchers?
Employment Based Postgraduate Programme (EBP)
• Would you like to have an exceptional researcher based
onsite?
International Postdoctoral Programme (ELEVATE)
• Would you like to host an exceptional researcher at an
International base?
EU Networks & Opportunities
NORFACE
ERA-NET
Sorcha Carthy
scarthy@research.ie
• Humanities in the European Research Area
(HERA) – Cultural Encounters
• €18.9 million
• 19 member organisations
• 18 project consortiums
• 149 International research centres
• ‘Uses of the Past’ ERA-net Application for
H2020 by HERA
Research Career Opportunities
COST
Action
ERC Advanced
Professor
ERC StG –
Consolidators Assoc Prof
HERA Award
RPG
NORFACE Award Senior - Research Senior
–
Professor
Fellow & Lecturer Advanced
ERC StG - Starters
Award
Research
Fellow/Lecturer RPG Starter
Marie Curie
Junior Professor/
Award
Postdoc
Post
-docsPD Fellowship
Erasmus Postgrad
Post
Students
PG Scholarship
Students
New EU Programme Launched 10th Dec 2013
How it works at European level
European fora
(managed by EC)
Activities
Member States /
Assoc. Countries
-Expertise-
Individual
Experts
ERAC (exCREST)
-Policy & Strategy-
National
Reps
Programme
Committee
-Management of Specific
Programmes-
National
Delegates
National
Contact
Point System
-Info, promotion, advice,
assistance, support,
training-
National
Contact
Points (NCPs)
Advisory
Groups (AG)
Irish Contact Points for SSH
• National Delegate = Dr Gemma Irvine
• Vote & agree on Commission’s management of
programmes
• Ensuring Irish interest in future calls
• Proposal negotiation results
• National Contact Point = Paul Kilkenny
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Support and advice for current calls
Organising training sessions
Briefing and awareness of future calls
Feedback to Commission services
Support to the Programme Committee Members
(National Delegates)
Planned Events & Supports
• Information Briefing Sessions
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Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies
European Research Council (ERC)
Gender Dimension Training Workshops
Enterprise Partner Workshops
• Events for information exchange and
matchmaking
• Net4Society ‘Achieving Impact’ 26-27th Feb 2014,
Athens Greece
• Creative Connections in H2020 Workshops to be
held throughout the year
Creative Connections in Horizon 2020 –
opportunities and insights for the Health, Secure Societies
and Food (incl. Marine Research/Blue Growth) Societal
Challenges
Workshop, Tuesday 11th February 2014
Hogan Mezzanine Suite, Croke Park, Dublin
Full programme and registration is now available at:
www.research.ie
Planned Events & Supports
• www.net4society.eu
• Research Directory
• Partner Search Support
• SSH Opportunities
• Technical Assistance with applications
• submit draft proposal to NCP (previously agreed
submission dates)
• compliance with eligibility, budgets etc
• advise on proposal submission process
• Pre-read of non-scientific elements
Planned Events & Supports
• Support for ERC awardees
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Advice on the stage 1 submission
Mock Interviews for ERC applicants
Feedback and techniques advice
Briefing of ERC interview process
Enterprise Ireland Supports
• Training courses
• Call-specific information events – all you need to
apply; case studies
• Financial support – teaching buy-out; research
admin; travel;
• Onsite help in Brussels - room hire; introductions
www.horizon2020.ie
Thank you!