Now that the ERC 2018 Advanced Grant deadline is behind us, it is important for us to highlight and share some of the lessons learnt. This is because our ongoing efforts is to learn from past deadlines, track significant trends, and report on them. In this way – future applicants, or current applicants that will apply to additional grants in the future, can continue to learn and improve. As a general note – we often notice a recurring misunderstanding regarding the nature of ERC, especially when comparing to other national grants. Correcting th