Dear ERC contacts,

We will organize two ERC Proposal Reading Days (PRDs) this autumn; 14^th and 20^th November. Both PRDs will be held this time in Hakaniemi, Helsinki.

PRDs are aimed for researchers interested in applying for an ERC grant, and the research services staff members form the Host Institutions are welcome to participate, too.

Please disseminate the following information to the researchers in your organization:

On the Proposal Reading Day (PRD) applicants will get the opportunity to read successful ERC grant proposals to see how a proposal might be structured. Currently 51 ERC grantees from Finnish Host Institutions have given their kind consent to make their proposal(s) available for the reading day. – This means there are 11 new proposals for you to read!

• Proposal Reading Day is an on-site event.
• The PRDs on 14^th and 20^th November will be held at the Research Council of Finland premises, Hakaniemenkatu 2, Helsinki.
• There will be two separate sessions on each PRD, at 9-12 and 13-16, both accommodating max 38 persons.
• One is allowed to register only to one of these PRDs and to one session.

Practicalities:

• The proposals are available as paper copies on the PRD. One can preselect up to two proposals in the registration form. Subject to availability, it may be possible to read copies of other applications.
• Attendance only by registration which is binding. If one signs up, but cannot attend after all, one is requested to deregister before the registration deadline. After the registration deadline, one is requested to inform Coordinator Henriikka Katila (henriikka.katila@aka.fi) about the cancellation. 
• The participants must sign Declaration of Secrecy (attached) when they arrive and sign up to the PRD session. – It is desirable to sign the document in advance and to bring a copy to the event.
• Photocopying or taking photos of the applications is not allowed.
• Applications cannot be taken out of the reading room.
• This is a quiet individual reading session. It does not include tutorials about the ERC. To participate one should be familiar with the ERC grant schemes, as well as the conditions for participation listed here.

Registration:

• PRD on Thursday 14^th Nov, session at 9:00-12:00, registration open until 8th Nov:

ERC Proposal Reading Day 14.11. at 9:00-12:00 (lyyti.fi)

• PRD on Thursday 14^th Nov, session at 13:00-16:00, registration open until 8^th Nov:

ERC Proposal Reading Day 14.11. at 13:00-16:00 (lyyti.fi)

• PRF on Wednesday 20^th Nov, session at 9:00-12:00, registration open until 15^th Nov:

ERC Proposal Reading Day 20.11. at 9:00-12:00 (lyyti.fi)

• PRF on Wednesday 20^th Nov, session at 13:00-16:00, registration open until 15^th Nov:

ERC Proposal Reading Day 20.11. at 13:00-16:00 (lyyti.fi)

See you in November! 😊

Kind regards,

Annika and Anna

Annika Raitala

Senior Science Adviser, PhD

NCP for ERC funding, Horizon Europe

Research Council of Finland

Science Policy and International Affairs

Hakaniemenranta 6, POB 131, FI-00531 Helsinki

annika.raitala@aka.fi, Tel: +358 (0) 29 533 5097

Anna Kalliomäki

Senior Science Adviser, PhD

NCP for ERC funding, Horizon Europe

Research Council of Finland

Programme and Research Infrastructure Funding

Hakaniemenranta 6, POB 131, FI-00531 Helsinki

anna.kalliomaki@aka.fi, Tel: +358 (0) 29 533 5035