The European Research Council's grants are aimed at Europe's most outstanding researchers with high-risk projects that can potentially move the research front. ERC grants are divided into 4 main categories: Starting Grant (2-7 years after PhD), Consolidator Grant (7-12 years after PhD), Advanced Grant (10 years track record), as well as Synergy Grant (2-4 PIs from the mentioned categories apply together). Applying for these funds requires good planning and an understanding of what the main features of an ERC project are.
The ERC Mentoring Program offers
- open courses to all researchers at UiT interested in ERC grans. For more information, sign up for Forskernytt (see bottom of this page).
- pre-assessment of applicants' CV and project
- support in the application phase, including internal review of project proposals, assistance from external consultants, PES funds upto 100 000 NOK (for language cleaning, graphic illustrations, etc.), interview training if the proposal reaches Stage 2
- help from the University Library on open science practices and how they can be implemented in projects.
For more information and to enrol in the program, contact Theresa Mikalsen at theresa.mikalsen@uit.no.
Updated: 04.05.2023, updated by: Kata Bohus
