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Interview training ERC Advanced Grant

The Swedish Research Council is organising a webinar for European Research Council (ERC) Advanced grant (AdG) candidates to obtain advice and inspiration for ERC AdG interviews. The interview webinar is aimed at researchers who have progressed to step 2 of the evaluation process. Administrative staff at Swedish universities who work with research support for ERC applicants are also welcome to participate.

Date

6 February 2026

Time

10.00–11.30

Place

Digital meeting via Zoom

The webinar will be held in English.

The Swedish Research Council supports researchers who apply for grants from the European Research Council, ERC, in various ways. This webinar aims to prepare candidates with Swedish universities as host institutions for the interview with the ERC panel. The candidates will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions to previous ERC AdG recipients as well as researchers that have been on the panel.

There is also an opportunity to book a private meeting with a professional coach to practice presentation technique. For this, please contact Anethe Mansén, National Contact Point (NCP) for the European Research Council (ERC).

Programme

Provisional programme.

10.00–11.30 ERC AdG experiences

Invited researchers that share ERC AdG experiences:

  • Eric Warrant, Lund University, ERC AdG awardee 2024 (Life Sciences)
  • Joseph Minahan, Uppsala University, ERC AdG awardee 2024 (Physical Sciences and Engineering)
  • Jonas Tallberg, Stockholm University, panel experiences within ERC AdG (Social Sciences and Humanities)

The interview training is only aimed at those who have progressed to step 2 in the ERC AdG call.

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