In december 2015, ttopstart will organise a dedicated ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG) training. In this training, you will learn key best practices and writing skills that will bring your application to a whole new level. Register now to enjoy the early-bird discount!

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ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG)
training
ttopstart academy
Jasper Levink – partner @ ttopstart
Scheduled for December 2015

2. Planning to submit an ERC grant,
but wondering:
How should I prepare for the ERC presentation / interview?
Where do I start?
Is my idea strong enough?
What is expected of me?How do I structure my story?
How can I be convincing while remaining authentic?
Which key writing skills should I apply?
How do I take the reviewer’s perspective?
What are key best practices?
Then this training is for you!

3. It is our mission to empower
biomedical researchers and entrepreneurs
to establish breakthroughs

4. Our success: > 25 successful ERC applications in 5 years
> 50% overall success rate in Horizon 2020
Learn how to write a successful ERC CoG application
in this one-day training.
Date: December 2015, exact date t.b.d.
Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands
Participants: Biomedical researchers eligible for ERC CoG
(Researchers aspiring for an ERC StG or AdG are also welcome)
ERC CoG training
ERC CoG training

5. The European Research Council (ERC) supports the highest quality
research in Europe through competitive funding. The ERC CoG
programme aims to support young researchers in achieving
independence. The grants are specifically designed to support the
consolidation of independent research teams.
Profile: Researchers with 7 – 12 years of research experience since
completion of their PhD and a unique and outstanding research profile
Funding: € 2 million
Project duration: up to 5 years
2014: 2528 CoG proposals submitted
372 granted
About ERC CoG
ERC CoG training

6. The training covers (organised around our FFWD methodology):
Training programme
ERC CoG training
FIT (9h00 – 10h30)
• Formal criteria
• Soft criteria
• Ambitiousness of work
• Individual capabilities / track record
• Where to start
FRAMEWORK (10h45 – 12h00)
• Nature of work (high-risk / high-gain)
• Structuring of the proposal (e.g.
Minto’s pyramid principle)
• Formulation of objectives (e.g. SMART)
• ERC best practices and pitfalls
WRITE (13h00 – 14h30)
• Key writing skills
• How to be persuasive and authentic
• Optimal presentation according to the
8 Cs (conform, complete, consistent,
concise, concrete, convincing, coherent
and creative)
DEVELOPMENT (16h00 – 17h00)
• Centralisation of impact
• Inclusion of societal and market needs
• Project budget
14h45 – 15h45: talks of an ERC laureate and ERC reviewer

7. Our training:
- Focuses on key writing skills
- Provides hands-on methods to improve your proposal
- Builds upon best practices derived from hundreds of
proposals
Does not:
- Cover widely available, general information
- Repeat information from ERC website, work programme
and guide for applications
Why is this training different?
ERC CoG training

8. Registration fee: € 850 (ex VAT; 1-day training)
Early bird: € 750 register before November 1, 2015
In order to register, send an e-mail to
training@ttopstart.com
(include your CV and research topic)
CV check is included
Registration
ERC CoG training

9. We now offer:
50% of your subscription fee as discount on our other
funding services
Additional support
ERC CoG training
Prepare
Funding strategy
Develop
Proposal writing
PRO-ACTIV
• Analysis
• Customised strategy
• Training & Implementation
• Valuation
FFWD
• Fit
• Framework
• Write
• Develop
Empower your team to excel Reach a 50% success rate
Execute
Project management
• Management
• Dissemination
• Exploitation
Focus on the science

10. Interested?
training@ttopstart.com

11. The ttopstart team
ERC CoG training
Ir.Jasper Levink
Partner
SanneKuijperPhD
Consultant
AnoukIJlst MA
Officemanager
Marijeaan den Toorn PhD
Consultant
FerdinandLos PhD
Consultant
AndreeSchramPhD
Consultant
Antoin de WeijerPhD
Consultant
PatrickdeBoer MSc.
Co-founderandpartner
Karin Bosch – Elberse PhD
Project manager
Karlijn Bastiaansen PhD
Consultant
Jean-Pierre SommeijerPhD
Consultant
Michellevan Wijk MSc.
Consultant
JochemBossenbroek MSc.
Co-founderandpartner
GeorgiaXouriPhD
Consultant
Jelle ZijlstraMSc.
Analyst
NeeltjeRamnath-Willems
MSc -BusinessDeveloper
Carlien terMors BSc.
Intern

12. ttopstart is a science and business consulting company that
serves leading researchers and innovative companies in the
fields of life sciences and medical technology.
Our excellent track-record (>50% success rate in Horizon
2020) is attributable to:
• Our broad technological and scientific knowledge
• Our business development background
• Our in-depth knowledge of subsidy programmes
• Our structured approach
• Our writing skills
About ttopstart
ERC CoG training

13. Register?
training@ttopstart.com

14. ttopstart BV
www.ttopstart.com
info@ttopstart.com
P.C. Staalweg 30
3721 TJ Bilthoven
The Netherlands
+31 (0)30 73 70 779
Our services
• Subsidies
• Business development
• Project management
For life sciences and medical technology
The ttopstart team:
Patrick de Boer, MSc
Jochem Bossenbroek, MSc
ir. Jasper Levink
Sanne Kuijper, PhD
Marije aan den Toorn, PhD
Ferdinand Los, PhD
Jean-Pierre Sommeijer, PhD
Michelle van Wijk, MSc
Andrée Schram, PhD
Georgia Xouri, PhD
Antoin de Weijer, PhD
Karlijn Bastiaansen, PhD
Karin Bosch-Elberse, PhD
Jelle Zijlstra, MSc
Anouk IJlst, MA
Check our funding database:
www.ttopstart.com/subsidies/
database