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Hi, same here. I got a B evaluation and my main comment was that risks were found to important and were not well mitigated in my proposal. I am still thinking of reapplying and wondering if I really have chances to make it to the A funded list. Definitely worth a try, you made it to the second phas...

Hi everyone,

I am reapplying after my unsuccessful first try this year. I got to the interview stage but unfortunately they did not find my methods convincing enough. I already polished the application and I think it significantly improved. Is there anyone who is in the same shoes?

Hey guys, do you have any information about the redress procedure? I got a B score despite many glowing reviews and only one critical review. Getting an "A not funded" would make the difference in dedicated national grants, do you think it is possible to challenge the score? I feel it's very unfair...

Also rejected, evaluation (LS7). Congrats to everyone who got it! Yes, we can submit it again (everyone who got to the interview phase): https://enspire.science/erc-blocking-mechanism/ I was evaluation (ls9) and am now rejected (B). They sent it to 10 reviewers. Can the candidate with a B score subm...

In my case, they had criticism about the samples I am going to collect (I am in the field of large-scale genomics) and one method I proposed of doing. I think I managed to explain well about the samples, but not that well about the method, I will have to be more detailed and precise next time. In th...

I don’t think it matters (or let’s say it shouldn’t…), my h-index is 21 and i10 index is 38, and I have the evaluation phase. They look for excellent science and a person who can most likely do the project, and not how many papers/citations we have, I believe. I for example did not know it was a bad...

Also in MSCA, many people are ranking, because the threshold is 70% to be considered, then the thresholds to get the grant are ~95% (depending on the category). So I am not surprised that in that google doc there are only a few people with evaluation status. I am 99% convinced that us with the evalu...

Not everyone in “ranking” (A) will get funded. Some people will get A and not recommended for funding because of the lack of funds/ they are not priority. Seems like about 63% has "Ranking" thus far in the GoogleDoc. Might be the population of A's? ("Evaluation" here.) If the final granted/rejected ...

Yes, I agree. I am also a first applicant. At least I have been already planning what I will need to change in my next submission!

Yes it was MSCA, probably an error corrected yes. I am still like 1% hopeful but to me this explanation makes the most sense.