Evaluator Marcus Collier gives a peak into its peer review process and shares tips for winning ERC grants
Marcus Collier, ERC evaluator and grantee. Photo credits: Marcus Collier / X
Want to secure a European Research Council (ERC) grant? Plant a ‘Eurovision moment’ in your proposal, says Marcus Collier, ERC evaluator and grantee.
Every song that wins the Eurovision song contest has a moment where it goes up an octave, sending chills down the spine. It kicks up a gear and it all clicks – no matter how silly the outfits or the staging - you suddenly know the song is a good one.
“That's the moment that you're looking for in your ERC proposal,” says Collier.
It may be unconventional advice, but Collier knows what he’s talking about. He’s a four-time evaluator and a former chair of the ERC’s prestigious peer review…
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