[HORIZON EUROPE] Training event for ERC applicants - 26 May 2026

Training event

Are you curious about ERC grants as a stepping stone for an academic career, to consolidate your research group or to tackle a complex research question in your field?

Meet us in het Sint-Baafshuis in the afternoon of May 26st 2026 to learn how to be successful in ERC and to chat with like-minded researchers who’ve got an ERC!

Event programme

13:00 - 13:20 - Introduction to ERC and support EU-team
13:20 - 14:00 - Developing your project idea
14:00 - 14:30 - Coffee break
14:30 - 16:00 - Break-out sessions per domain with UGent ERC grantees
16:00 - 17:00 - Networking high tea

Practical information

Date: Tuesday 26 May, 13:00 - 17:00

Location: Meeting Room “zaal 1.05”, level 1, Sint-Baafshuis, Biezekapelstraat 2, 9000 Gent

Registration: Event Manager. First come, first served!

Subscribe for the plenary session and for the Main list of the ERC domain you will be applying for (speeddating)
Only when this list is full, subscribe to the Reserve list.
Should you not be able to attend after all, please send an e-mail to the EU-team so that we can give your place to someone on the Reserve list.

Funding Academy

This workshop is organized by the Ghent University Funding Academy.

Support for ERC applicants

Individual guidance: contact EU-team@UGent.be as soon as possible, to get the most of our support.
Project concept meetings: schedule a session with one of our advisors to align your project idea with the ERC's evaluation criteria.
ERC insights: check our ERC proposal writing sharepoint, for a comprehensive Proposal writing Guide, examples of projects approved in your field, and other useful tips and tricks.

March 5, 2026, 9:22 a.m.