The Research Council of Norway organises "ERC Proposal Reading Days" for researchers who are planning an application to the European Research Council (ERC). On the Reading Day you get the opportunity to read successful ERC grant proposals and see how a proposal can be structured.
The Coordinators' Forum is a meeting place for those of you who work on coordinating Horizon Europe projects, especially collaborative projects under Pillar 2. Today's topic is project reviews. The participants share experiences with each other.
MSCA Doctoral Networks (DN) funds the training of PhD-students from around the globe. The network projects have a duration of four or five years and allow for training of up to 15 PhD-students for 36 months (in Joint Doctorates up to 48 months). The funding basically covers their salaries, as well as networking and training costs. Is this something of interest for you and your colleagues?
The course deals with how you transform a research and innovation idea into an attractive EU-proposal. What you must write and advice on how you can structure and present your ideas. A practical exercise in evaluating a proposal helps to underline some important lessons. All participants are asked to bring their own PC/tablet.
The course gives you a detailed explanation of the financial rules of Horizon Europe. We will explain which costs are eligible for reimbursement and which are not. Then, we will explain different ways to calculate personnel costs, and other costs such as travel expenses, equipment and internally invoiced items. During day two of the course, we dive into more details of financial reporting and how to deal with financial issues in the periodic reports, illustrated with practical examples. A full workshop on calculating costs for the financial statements will make sure you can apply the gained knowledge in practice.
Lump sum funding is increasingly used in Horizon Europe. This 1-day course will dig into the details of writing proposals, lump sum budget development and will introduce the key aspects of project management (focusing on monitoring and reporting). The course consists of practical presentations and a workshop.
2+2=5? Do you have an extraordinary exciting and groundbreaking idea for a research project, but need one or more other PIs to solve the puzzle? ERC Synergy Grants can be the solution for you. Register for our webinar!
The course gives you an introduction to finances in Horizon Europe and explains the key principles of EU funding in R&I projects. We will explain how budgeting in Horizon Europe differs from budgeting in Horizon 2020, and how to set up a good resource plan and budget. The course closes with a practical workshop, where participants learn how to set up a budget and calculate their costs
This course will introduce you to the life cycle of an EU project (with a HE focus), how to get your project started, reporting and other management duties during the project period. You will be introduced to the Funding and tender's Portal, and receive valuable tips for successful communication and dissemination during the lifetime of your project. The course also includes a practical exercise on project management, where we will discuss how to handle difficult situation that can occur during a project. The course will be useful for all types of EU projects, but focuses specifically on collaborative projects in Horizon Europe.
This course helps you understand the key success features of EU research and innovation projects (Horizon Europe), which preparatory steps to take, and explains the tasks and responsibilities of the partners. The course also covers how to build a winning consortium, the steps in proposal writing and how to smoothly lead a proposal to submission. At the end of the course there will be a practical exercise.
You will learn all about the features of winning Horizon Europe proposals and the success criteria to receive high scores and positive comments during evaluation. The combination of practical presentations and hands-on tips and stories, as well as analyses of real evaluation summary reports (ESRs) will ensure that you grasp the essential elements to have in place in your proposal to make it as competitive as possible. You can become an evaluator and give scores and comments. This online course will dig into the details of the evaluation procedure and what mistakes you should avoid during proposal writing.
This webinar will help you to understand what type of partners to look for in Horizon Europe, if you are proposing a joint project in Horizon Europe og simply are looking for a consortium to join. You will understand what characterizes a winning consortium in Horizon Europe, and you will get practical advice and tools that you can use when searching for project partners.
Lump sum funding is increasingly used in Horizon Europe to make the programme simpler by removing the need to report actual costs and reduce the financial error rate. It is meant to simplify the funding mechanism while all the main features of the research funding stay the same. However, the details are always important; simplification comes at a price, and these are the specific extra tasks and rules that everyone applying for lump sum funding should be aware of – both when writing a proposal and implementing a project.
The webinar provides an introduction to Horizon Europe, the EU's ninth framework programme.
The course gives an introduction to proposal development in Horizon Europe (work programmes, calls and topics, submission process etc, general principles and features of Horizon Europe proposals, different project types, and proposal preparation). During the course you will be guided through the process from idea to a proposal in a practical workshop exercise. The course also focuses on the expected impact, innovation and exploitation of project results, and also how to tailor an effective disseminate and communication plan to maximise the potential impact of your Horizon Europe project.
This is a 2-day practice-heavy, hands-on course that will assist you in gaining a comprehensive understanding of project management, reporting protocols and their practical application in day-to-day operations. During the programme, you will learn all about the project management duties and practices and gain an understanding of the financial rules and reporting protocols of Horizon Europe
This is a hands-on course that will assist you in gaining a comprehensive understanding of project management, reporting protocols and their practical application in day-to-day operations. During the programme, you will learn all about the project management duties and practices and gain an understanding of the financial rules and reporting protocols of Horizon Europe
Norway is a member of the Global Health EDCTP3 that launch yearly calls for proposals with funding opportunities for Norwegian researchers collaborating with other European and African researchers. In this webinar, you will learn more about how the Global Health EDCTP3 is structured, the priorities and relevant funding opportunities.
The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) promotes and funds international collaboration in basic research. In this webinar, you will receive information about the HFSP calls for 2026; Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships. The expected application deadlines are in March and May 2025 and you will have the opportunity to ask questions.
Are you curious at how it is to be an evaluator for the EU, or how a proposal to Horizon Europe is evaluated?
It is easy to assume that all researchers are familiar with the European Research Council (ERC) grants for excellent researchers at all stages. This is however not entirely true. This is a short, very basic webinar for early stage and mature researchers who wants to know more about the grants offered to excellent researchers at all experience levels.
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