The distorting effect of ‘winning’ grants exceptions in Horizon 2020 and ERC

Our most initial communications with new researchers working on Horizon 2020 or ERC grant proposals include an overview of the expected evaluation process for each respective grant. Such an overview is based on our experience working with countless grant applications and allows us to track winning grant proposals and note a repeating structure for success. It often happens, during such initial communications, that a researcher will comment on a peer or colleague whom did not follow the presented regular practice and recommendations and neverthe

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