One of Horizon 2020 objectives is to increase the level of excellence in European basic science and ensure a steady flow of quality research to ensure Europe's long-term competitiveness.
The excellence and experience of CSIC in these programs places us as the first Spanish institution in number of ERC projects. ERC researchers can develop their projects in any field of knowledge with highly competitive salary conditions.
Success cases of ERC in CSIC
CSIC has participated in a very active way in the ERC program since its beginning in the Seventh Framework Program (FP7). With more than ninety ERC projects, it is the first Spanish entity to execute these projects, leading ERC projects in its five categories:
- Starting Grant (STG) for researchers who defended their thesis in a period of two to seven years prior to the call.
- Consolidator Grant (COG) ) for researchers who defended their thesis in a period of seven to 12 years prior to the call.
- Advanced Grant (ADG) for researchers with more than ten years of experience.
- Synergy Grant (SYG) ambitious projects involving two to four researchers of recognized prestige.
- Proof of Concept (POC) projects for researchers with an ERC, who seek to analyze the market potential of some result of their ERC project.
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CSIC as Host institution for your ERC
For more information on the advantages of requesting an ERC project with CSIC, the following files can be downloaded:
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| Group | Scientific Area |
|---|---|
| Food Traceability and Quality | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Bioactive Compounds, Nutrition and Health (BIOSSAN) | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Vegetable Protein | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Group of Genetics and Biochemistry of Lipids from Seeds | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
| Functional and bioactive compounds from plant products | Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos |
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| Proyectos de Investigación | Área de investigación |
|---|---|
| Valorización de los cenizas provenientes de la incineración de residuos urbanos como posibles materiales para la producción de cementos sostenibles | Ciencia y Tecnología de Materiales |
| ACROSSPOLIA: Spolia across time, shores and cultures: building with reuse material in/between Tunisia and Spain | Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales |
| Improving maize resilience to stresses related to climate change in the Mediterranean area | Ciencias Agrarias |
| Metallic Nanoparticles as Photocatalytic Agents Against Antibiotic Resistance Genes | Ciencia y Tecnologías Químicas |
| Collaborative Human Evolutionary Research in the Craddle of Humankind | Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales |
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