ERC Info Session 2020

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) is organizing an Information Session on the European Research Council (ERC) on November 20, starting at 9:30 am. This online session is aimed at all researchers interested in finding out more about the European Research Council (ERC) Studentships and how to prepare a successful application.

The Portuguese Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, and the Spanish Minister for Science, Innovation and Universities, Pedro Duque, will do the honors of opening the session.

The event will continue with the participation of the Spanish and Portuguese national contact points for the ERC, who will provide information on how to apply for ERC Studentships . This will be followed by the participation of a panel of ERC evaluators and grantees, who will share their experience in preparing and writing a successful application. The last part of the event will be filled with questions and answers, in which the audience will have the opportunity to clarify doubts with the national contact points and the ERC panel.

Registration is open here and the Agenda is available here.

About the ERC

The European Research Council was created by the European Union in 2007 and is the main European funding organization for excellent research. Every year it selects and funds the best and most creative researchers of any nationality and age to carry out projects based in Europe. The ERC offers four types of Studentships: Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and Synergy Grants. It also has the Studentship Proof of Concept, which aims to bridge the gap between pioneering research and the early stages of its commercialization.