New Horizons in the Humanities

30th January 2014

Dr Gemma Irvine Assistant Director, Irish Research Council

Irish National Delegate for SSH

The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and sustain a vibrant and creative research community in Ireland

The Irish Research Council – who are we?

What do we do?

Excellence

Investing in IdeasAll Disciplines

Excellence

Exploratory Research

Investing in IdeasAll Disciplines

Interdisciplinary

Investing in People

Excellence

Exploratory Research

Individual researchers

Early stage career development

Investing in Ideas

Policy advisory role

Structure & transferable skills

All Disciplines

Interdisciplinary

Postgraduate Scholarships

Government of IrelandDeadline Jan 2014Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Employment Programme TBC

IRC Schemes 2014

Postgrad

Government of Ireland12th

March 2013

Enterprise Partnership SchemeAndrew Grene Scholarship

Postgraduate Scholarships

Government of IrelandDeadline Jan 2014Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Employment Programme TBC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Government of IrelandDeadline Feb 2014

Enterprise Partnership SchemeElevate Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship

IRC Schemes 2014

Postgrad

Government of Ireland12th

March 2013

Enterprise Partnership SchemeAndrew Grene Scholarship

Postgraduate Scholarships

Government of IrelandDeadline Jan 2014Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Employment Programme TBC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Government of IrelandDeadline Feb 2014

Enterprise Partnership SchemeElevate Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship

Research Project Grants

(AHSS only)

Starter GrantsAdvanced GrantsInterdisciplinary Grants

TBC

IRC Schemes 2014

Postgrad

Government of Ireland12th

March 2013

Enterprise Partnership SchemeAndrew Grene Scholarship

Postgraduate Scholarships

Government of IrelandDeadline Jan 2014Enterprise Partnership Scheme

Employment Programme TBC

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Government of IrelandDeadline Feb 2014

Enterprise Partnership SchemeElevate Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship

Research Project Grants

(AHSS only)

Starter GrantsAdvanced GrantsInterdisciplinary Grants

TBC

Networking & Travel Grants

Ulysses TBCNew Foundations TBC

IRC Schemes 2014

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?

NORFACEERA-NET

EU Networks & Opportunities

Sorcha Carthyscarthy@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

Post-docs

Senior Professor

StudentsPost

Junior Professor/

Erasmus

Marie Curie

ERC Advanced

ERC StG - Starters

ERC StG – Consolidators

–

Research Career Opportunities

Students

Postgrad

HERA AwardNORFACE Award

COST Action

Postdoc

Research Fellow/Lecturer

Senior - Research Fellow & Lecturer

Professor

Assoc Prof

PG Scholarship

PD Fellowship

RPG Starter Award

RPG Advanced

Award

New EU Programme Launched 10th Dec 2013

National Contact Points (NCPs)

Activities

-Expertise-

-Policy & Strategy-

-Management of Specific Programmes-

-Info, promotion, advice, assistance, support,

training-

How it works at European levelEuropean fora

(managed by EC)Member States / Assoc. Countries

Advisory Groups (AG)

ERAC (ex-CREST)

National Contact

Point System

Programme Committee

Individual Experts

National Reps

National Delegates

•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• 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)

Irish Contact Points for SSH

Planned Events & Supports

•Information Briefing Sessions• 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 2014Hogan 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• 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!