ERC GRANTS - 2026 EVENTS
Are you preparing a high-stakes funding proposal for the European Research Council (ERC)?
Join our tailored events designed by the ERC Club of Aix Marseille (CERCLe) to help you craft a winning application! All events in English.
3 types of events:
1.Info Sessions (Online - Registration Required)
Info session are targeted at researchers looking to learn about ERC and consist of a 1-hour online session.
These sessions present funding opportunities offered by the ERC, associated eligibility criteria, and the application procedures.
They also offer the opportunity to have laureates feedbacks on the whole ERC process!
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Writing Workshops (In Person - Limited Spots)
Those events are targeted to prospective applicants to an ERC call with a host institute within the Aix Marseille region. Participants bring their own project proposals and ideas and learn to structure them in line with the ERC grant types.
Requirements: to have a well drafted idea and proposal, to be engaged in an application process to an ERC upcoming call, to be eligible to that call, and to have sent the required written documents to the trainer a few weeks before the workshop. A selection of participants will take place a few weeks before the event.
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How to pick your panel: (Online - Registration Required)
Those workshops are open to prospective applicants for ERC calls and consist of a 1-hour online session.
The "How to pick your panel" workshop is dedicated to questions about panel choice, ERC, free keywords, and finding funded ERC projects. It helps researchers strengthen their panel choice strategy and writing orientation.
It is complementary to the writing workshop.
Next events coming up:
Info Session: Starting Grants📅
April 1st 2026
🌍 Online
🔹 Overview of funding opportunities and key success factors
🎯 Target: Researchers between 0-10 years after their first PhD
🔗 Register here!
Writing Workshop : Advanced Grants📅
April 7th 2026. (A second workshop might be organised on April 10th if there are too many applicants)
📍 Marseille, France
🔹 Hands-on guidance to refine your proposal
🎯 Target: Advanced-career researchers actively preparing a proposal
🔗 Register here!
If you have any questions, please contact us at: hugo.fresson@mission-europe-recherche.fr
