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In the 7th EU Framework Programme, a new funding mechanism for European frontier research was established: The specific programme "Ideas". The European Research Council (ERC) was founded as a structure to implement this new programme. The ERC executive agency has been set up for the operational execution of "Ideas" .
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Documents
Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Research Council's operation and realisation of the objectives set out in the Specific Programme Ideas in 2010
The European Research Council (ERC) has as its essential task the implementation of the Specific Programme "Ideas", with an overall budget of € 7.51 billion. The ERC consists of an independent...The European Research Council - Meeting the Challenge of World Class Excellence
In its Communication, the Commission sets out its strategy to ensure the long-term success of the European Research Council. It is a twofold approach focused on streamlining the ERC's organisation...ERC Work Programme 2010
To stimulate investigator-driven frontier research across all fields of research on the basis of excellence is the fundamental principle for ERC activities. Awards will be made and grants operated...Review of the ERC - Final Report
After two years of operation, an external review of the ERC's structures and machanisms was carried out to assess past performance and advise the European Commission on future directions. The...Methodology and Terms of Reference for the Review of the ERC
This communication sets out the Commission’s proposal on the methodology and terms of reference to be used for the review of ERC structures and mechanisms, as set out in the legislation on the 7th...ERC Annual Report 2007
Annual Report on the ERC's activities and achievements in 2007, prepared under the authority of the ERC Scientific Council.
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