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Hi, I have a question - should the B1 part be written in first-person point of view? E.g. "Discuss the quality and appropriateness of the researcher’s existing professional experience in relation to the proposed research project." Should I write "the researchers experience..." or "my experience..."...

Hello, Can someone please tell me about the mobility/residence details that are required at the very beginning of the application? Should this information refer to the passport (residence in other countries) or is it education related? For example, I returned home after submitting my PhD thesis and...

Hello! I am planning to apply for a Global PF. I have a host for the outgoing phase (associated partner). I just finished my Phd, so I was thinking of taking my former phd supervisor as my host (beneficiary) for the mandatory return phase - do you think that will lower the chances to receive fundin...

This is an enquiry for people applying for a Global fellowship this year. I was informed by my prospective host in Italy that I will only be allowed to submit an application for a 35 months fellowship instead of 36 because the latter would mean establishing a tenured track contract and the departmen...

[/quote] ias per point 4, above i understand that 'continuous WPs in Gantt chart is not a feasible practically. But if there are some parallel work that can be started for , say WP-2, while some part of WP-1 is still going on. In such cases this could be possible. What do you say? for example in my ...

Definitely put your soe in your cv in part 2 if you are resubmitting. Evaluators will see it and think twice before giving you a low score. Trust me, if not for finding another fellowship, it definitely counts on a resubmission. And everybody knows how hard and strict MSCA evaluations are, so if yo...

For me the Seal of Excellence does not mean anything else than a "prize of consolation". Is one more line in your CV. If you deem appropriate to include it do it, but for me it means "Oh, this guys was close enough, but his proposal was not funded anyways"..., is like mentioning in your CV that you...

Hi there! For those who were on reserve list but didn't get an invitation to sign the grant agreement. Have you received the rejection letter? I know from a fellow who was in reserve list of 2022 call that received the rejection letter in late January 2023. I was expecting it last month but still no...

1. Lottery : This impression by many of us, i think, might not be actually true. Unless the only chance of lottery could be due to 'reviewers' personal situation at the time actual evaluation. But this factor would generally be taken care, provided the reviewers follow the guidelines of ERC to avoi...

Reading through all the replies, I am wondering about productivity measurement. Is it just the number of publications or will the number and amount of previous grants, including grants for conference travel, conference presentations, awards/prizes, etc. be taken into account? Additionally, as such ...