Event
Interview training for the ERC Synergy Grant 2026, part 2
The Swedish Research Council organises a webinar series for European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant step 3 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 two occasions with different content, 17 and 20 August. This is the second one.
Date
20 August 2026
Time
10.00–11.30
Place
Digital meeting via Zoom. The link will be sent out shortly before the meeting.
Register
Registration is open until the day before each interview training webinar.
The interview training will be held in English.
Two occasions, this is the second one
These ERC interview training webinars are aimed at researchers applying with Swedish host institutions who have applied for an ERC Synergy Grant and have progressed to step 3 of the evaluation processes, And for researchers based in Sweden that have applied for an ERC SyG in team with researchers in another country.
The Swedish Research Council support researchers in applying for funding from the European Research Council, ERC, in various ways. The webinar 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 Synergy grantees and evaluators.
17 August, kl. 13.00–14.30- ERC Synergy Grant experiences 1
20 August, kl. 10.00–11.30 - ERC Synergy Grant experiences 2
Program 20 August
10.00–11.30 – ERC Synergy Grant experiences, part 2
Opportunity to meet researchers with experience from ERC interviews, as well as researchers with experience from ERC review panel evaluations.
- Gustaf Hugelius, Stockholm University, awarded ERC SyG grant 2025 for the project CLIMPEAT – Northern Peatlands in the face of climate warming and abrupt changes
- Laura Bristow, Chalmers Chalmers University of Technology, awarded ERC SyG-grant 2024 for the project RECLESS: Recycling versus loss in the marine nitrogen cycle: controls, feedbacks, and the impact of expanding low oxygen regions
- Fredrik Bäckhed, University of Gothenburg, SyG 2025 Panel experiences within (Life Sciences) and ERC-2022-AdG Grantee
The programme may be subject to updates.
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