Project Establishment Support (PES)
The PES scheme is designed to relieve the cost burden related to the preparation of project proposals to HEurope.
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The PES scheme at UiB supports the following category:
PES-Project establishment funding (PES)
- PES funding is granted to researchers who are in the process of writing an application to Horizon Europe.
- PES-grants will be transferred to the Faculties based on the number of HEurope applications that are registered as sent in LEAR Liv-Grethe Gudmundsen´s project overview, and in Unit4.
- PES-support related to HEurope applications will only be triggered if the submitted project proposal is formally approved (eligible) by the EU.
- Unused PES-funds may be used the following year.
- Researchers cannot themselves apply to the Research Council for support for project establishment (PES) or positioning funds (POS) since UiB receives an annual framework grant from the Research Council to cover UiB's PES and POS expenses.
PES grants cover expenses in relation to:
- Travel, accomodation and meeting costs.
- Procurement of external assistance and consultation. Ordering external consultation must be done by a purchaser at your institute. UiB has signed a framework agreement for pre-award services
- Compensation/refund for work done in relation to a spesific HEurope-application. The compensation/refund will go to the institute and not to the researcher.
- Cost of partner search/establishment of project consortium.
- Search in patent databases.
The Research Council of Norway offers free external consultancy services from PNO to HEU applicants for grant application review or for mentoring and concept development. If you need free consultation please contact Adviser Inger Nordgard by email: inn@forskningsradet.no. Send information about call/topic, application deadline, who is part of the consortium and draft proposal (if possible) so that a matching PNO-consultant can be identified for your application.
The Faculties will receive the following PES-grant amounts in 2024 for each submitted and eligible Coordinator Proposal (in NOK):
Coordinator applications | |
Pillar 1 | |
MSCA Doctoral Network | 75 000 |
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship | 25 000 |
MSCA Staff exchange | 35 000 |
MSCA COFUND | 75 000 |
ERC Starting Grant | 60 000 |
ERC Consolidator Grant | 60 000 |
ERC Advanced Grant | 60 000 |
ERC Synergy Grant (UiB is coordinating institution) | 80 000 |
ERC Proof of Concept | 10 000 |
ERC Round 2 (intervju) | 25 000 |
Research Infrastructure | 75 000 |
Pillar 2 | |
RIA/IA Topic budget up to 5m EUR | 150 000 |
RIA/IA Topic budget >5 – 10m EUR | 200 000 |
RIA/IA Topic budget >10m EUR | 250 000 |
RIA/IA round 2 (2-step proposals) | 30 000 |
CSA (Coordination & Support Action) | 100 000 |
European Partnerships (HE and H2020) | 50 000 |
European Partnerships 2 (2-step proposals) | 0 |
Pillar 3 | |
EIC Pathfinder | 75 000 |
EIC Transition | 75 000 |
Andre | |
CSA Widening participation and Spreading Excellence (incl. COST) | 60 000 |
Reforming and enhancing the European Research and Innovation system | 60 000 |
Partner application | |
All schemes 2nd step | 20000 0 |
PES-Project establishment funding (PES)
No positioning money is available in 2024.
