On 2 July, the European Research Council will host its first Info Day dedicated to research support teams in widening countries. This is a response to the limited capacity of universities and research centres to provide support to potential applicants.
Research support teams play a key role in applying for ERC grants. They can help researchers and scholars build competitive grant proposals. Because of this, the ERC decided to host an info session aimed at helping project managers, grant officers and other staff write and submit grant proposals.
This info day is specifically designed for the staff based in countries hosting few ERC grantees, i.e. countries covered by policy measures to widen their participation in Horizon Europe programme.
Registration is needed in order to attend.
To learn more about the event and to register, click here.
Programme
Moderated by Martin Penny, Head of Communication Unit, ERCEA
9.30 – 9.35 | Welcome and Introduction
9.35 – 9.45 | ERC Grants: overview of 2025 calls
- Martin Penny, Head of Communication Unit, ERCEA
9.45 – 10.10 | How to write your proposal?
- Ino Agrafioti, Research Programme Agent, ERCEA
10.10 – 10.25 | Guidance on Research Ethics requirements
- Nicole Heine, Ethics Project Adviser, ERCEA
10.25 – 10.45 | The project budget
- TBD
10.45 – 11.00 | Q&A session
11.00 – 11.10 | Break
11.10 – 11.25 | The ERC evaluation process
- David Gallego-Torres, Project Adviser, ERCEA
11.25 – 11.35 | The Dos and Don’ts
- Jana Sifta, Project Adviser, ERCEA
11.35 – 11.50 | Q&A session
11.50 – 12.00 | Closing remarks