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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please have a look at the invitations below. If you are interested in joining the information session, feel free to register using the link provided. If you want to join the training, please let me know. The department
will nominate you to the faculty board. Attached you find more information on the training program. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Jordi <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h1><span lang="EN-US">Event: ERC information session</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Hereby, IXA-GO, VU Grants Office would like to invite you to the upcoming
<a href="https://vu.nl/en/events/2024/erc-starting-grant-consolidator-grant-information-session?utm_source=smc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=draft_4th+edition+of+IXA-GO%2C+VU+Grants+Office+Newsletter&utm_content=TITLE+%7C+full&utm_term=">
ERC Starting and Consolidator grants 2025 information session</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Date: <b>Monday</b>
<b>March 11</b> | <b>10:00 - 12:00 PM</b> | location: on campus, Agora 1. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">In preparation for the upcoming 2025 ERC Grant applications, the National Contact Point (RVO) will present an information session for potential VU applicants, with a main focus on the Starting
and Consolidator Grants.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">During this session you will gain insight into:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">• the ERC rules and procedures
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">• the profile of a potentially successful candidate</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">• the term 'frontier science'
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">• and receive an overview of the recent changes in the ERC program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">This information session is open to everyone working at the VU as a researcher. Registration is mandatory and can be done via the
<a href="https://forms.office.com/e/78g7v5bqM1">registration form</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<h1 style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">VU ERC Starting Grant (StG) Training Program
</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">IXA-GO, VU Grants Office offers a VU-wide training program for the ERC Starting Grant in collaboration with several faculties. Each faculty can submit a number of promising
researchers to participate in this program. For more information on the program, see the
<a href="https://vu.nl/en/employee/research-support/erc-starting-grant-training-program">
webpage</a> of the program. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">To join this program, you would need to send the following documents to the appointed contact persons of your faculty:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">a letter of support (or an email) from the director of the department the candidate is expected to develop their research activity</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">an abstract of your research idea</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt">a detailed C.V.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The deadline for application for the program is
<u>Friday 29 March 2024</u>. A selection of the candidates to join this program will be made by the director of valorization and the portfolio holder research of each specific faculty. For more information you can contact:
<a href="mailto:subsidiedesk@vu.nl">subsidiedesk@vu.nl</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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