Event

Interview training for the ERC-2026-Starting Grant 1

The Swedish Research Council organises a workshop series for European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant step 2 candidates to offer advice and inspiration for the interview with the ERC panel. The target group is researchers that have applied with a Swedish Host Institute. Administrative staff at Swedish universities who work with research support for ERC applicants are also welcome to participate. There are three occasions between 7 and 12 May. This is the first one.

Date

7 May 2026

Time

9.00–11.30

Place

Digital meeting via Zoom

Register

Registration is open until the day before each interview training workshop. The link will be sent out shortly before the meeting.

The interview training will be held in English.

These ERC interview training workshops are aimed at researchers applying with Swedish host institutions who have applied for an ERC Starting Grant and have progressed to step 2 of the evaluation processes.

The workshop series aims to prepare candidates for the interview with the ERC panel. The candidates will have the opportunity to meet and obtain information from previous ERC Starting Grant recipients and evaluators and to practice their presentation technique with a professional coach.

Programme

7 May, kl. 09.00–11.30 – ERC StG experiences

Opportunity to meet researchers with experience from ERC interviews, as well as researchers with experience from ERC review panel evaluations.

Marcel Du Plessis, University of Gothenburg, Grantee 2025 (Physical Sciences and Engineering)
Erik Benson, Karolinska Institutet, Grantee 2025 (Life Sciences)
Gudrun Norstedt, Umeå University, Grantee 2025 (Social Sciences and Humanities)
Maria Tenje, Uppsala University, ERC-StG and CoG Grantee, StG Panel 2025 (Physical Sciences and Engineering)

7 May, kl. 09.00–11.30 - ERC StG experiences
11 May, kl. 13.00–16.00 - ERC StG experiences
12 May, kl. 13.00–16.00 - Communication training