Workshops for ERC grant applicants in 2026

TC Prague and the Expert Group for Supporting ERC Applicants are providing preliminary information on the dates of preparatory workshops. The workshops are intended for the Starting and Condolidator categories.

Registration for the workshops includes sending materials (applicant´s CV and track record, abstract of the proposed project). The only criterion that will be assessed is the quality of the project proposal, which should correspond to the submission of a competitive ERC project application in the 2027 calls. Individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates will not be provided due to capacity reasons.

Preliminary calendar of individual workshops:

• Registration opens: March 16, 2026, 12:00 p.m.
• Registration deadline: March 22, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
• 1st workshop:
  • 22 April 2026: Social Sciences and Humanities
  • 23 April 2026: Life Sciences
  • 24 April 2026: Physical Sciences and Engineering
• 2nd workshop: week of May 11–15, 2026
• 3rd workshop for Starting applicants:
  • B1 submission: May 24, 2026
  • Feedback: week of June 15–19, 2026
• 3rd workshop for Consolidator applicants
  • B1 submission: early September 2026
  • Feedback: October 2026

We would like to also inform you that an updated version of the ERC Work Programme 2026 has been published. It newly includes ERC Plus scheme. The new version of the Work Programme 2026 is available here. 

More information can be found here.

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