If the UK stops paying the contribution, it's not a matter of proposal evaluation but it becomes a contractual issue. In addition, it is clearly stated in the action terms and conditions that the decision to fund is not based purely on the reviewers' scores but there is also an assessment based on EU priorities.JYS wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:33 amI hope not, and I don't think it is likely, given the fact that what is assessed and ranked, by peers, is our submitted project and other files. (at least this is what we are told) It would otherwise bring in serious suspicion in relation to the whole evaluation process, no?Fred_Keningau wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:29 amWhen the result of the ERC consolidator grants was announced a week ago, a professor from cambridge posted on twitter his concern about the significantly reduced number of UK-based researchers (life sciences) who won the grant compared to previous years.UKresearcher wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:31 amWill there be a reduction in the number of funded persons in the funding of the UK as the host country?
Anyway, I think that if this was the case, they would have informed participants in advance.