Demystifying ERC
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LKAB-salen (A117), Luleå University of Technology
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English
Understand how the European Research Council thinks, what evaluators look for and what characterises a successful ERC project.
Are you considering applying for European Research Council (ERC) funding or would you like to better understand what makes an ERC proposal successful?
Join us for a lunch to lunch event bringing together a representative from the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA), ERC grant holders, LTUs researchers who have applied for funding and Grants Office. Participants will gain insight into the ERC’s funding schemes and evaluation process, hear grant holders share their experiences and discuss what evaluators are really looking for.
The event will cover Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and Synergy Grants. It will also provide an opportunity to learn more about the support available to researchers at Luleå University of Technology.
The event is free of charge and is intended for researchers at Luleå University of Technology who are interested in ERC funding or considering submitting an ERC proposal.
Register by October 8, 2026
| 13:00–13:15 | Welcome Pär Weihed, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Luleå University of Technology |
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| 13:15–14:45 | Presentation of the European Research Council Alina Trifan, European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) |
| 14:45–15:00 | Fika break |
| 15:00–16:00 | Swedish Ambassador for the ERC and the Consolidator Grant Pauliina Damdimopoulou, Karolinska Institutet |
| 16:00–16:45 | Panel discussion: What ERC evaluators are really looking for Moderator: Jurate Kumpiene, Luleå University of Technology Panellists:
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| 16:45–17:00 | Closing remarks from Day 1 |
| 08:30–08:45 | Welcome back and coffee |
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| 08:45–09:45 | Starting Grant Sumit Ghosh, University of Oulu, Finland |
| 09:45–10:00 | Fika Break |
| 10:00–11:00 | Synergy Grant Stephan Wenkel, Umeå University |
| 11:00–12:00 | Advanced Grant Helena Machado, Center for Research and Studies in Sociology, Portugal |
| 12:00–12:15 | Wrap-up and ERC support at LTU Pär-Erik Martinsson, Vice-Chancellor’s Advisor in Collaboration |
About the European Research Council
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run projects based across Europe.
For questions about the event, please contact:
Audrey Gahéry
Grants Office, Luleå University of Technology
audrey.gahery@ltu.se
The event is organised by Luleå University of Technology with support from the Kempe Foundations.
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