Per M. Kommandantvold
@mscancp.bsky.social
EU research and innovation: National Contact Point for the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (#MSCA) and the European Research Council (#ERC) in Norway.
I work at the Research Council of Norway.
I work at the Research Council of Norway.
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📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
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New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Understanding how children learn to communicate in the digital age
The rapid rise of digital technology, such as internet-connected tablets, is transforming the way children interact with one another, and the way they interpret and convey information about the world....
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November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
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Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods.
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods.
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month.
Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK
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Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help.
Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR
#SciComm
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‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
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⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
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📣 Meet the new ERC Synergy Grant awardees!
Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all!
➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9
#EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG
Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all!
➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9
#EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
📣 Meet the new ERC Synergy Grant awardees!
Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all!
➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9
#EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG
Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all!
➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9
#EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG
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(2/2) As we celebrate her birthday on 7 November and look ahead to the 30th anniversary of the programme in 2026, we honour her legacy and the researchers she continues to inspire worldwide.
Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq
Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
(2/2) As we celebrate her birthday on 7 November and look ahead to the 30th anniversary of the programme in 2026, we honour her legacy and the researchers she continues to inspire worldwide.
Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq
Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq
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(1/2) Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman Nobel laureate and the only person awarded in both Chemistry and Physics, opened new frontiers in science.
Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪
Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪
November 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
(1/2) Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman Nobel laureate and the only person awarded in both Chemistry and Physics, opened new frontiers in science.
Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪
Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪
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(1/2) Mobility boosts research careers - grow, network & unlock new opportunities! If interested, consider:
🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq
🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy
#SciComm
🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq
🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy
#SciComm
October 31, 2025 at 9:16 AM
(1/2) Mobility boosts research careers - grow, network & unlock new opportunities! If interested, consider:
🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq
🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy
#SciComm
🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq
🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy
#SciComm
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Intersex people are among the most vulnerable minorities in the EU due to early medical interventions and rigid cultural beliefs.
Explore how #MSCA funded projects like CHRISALIS can help lawmakers come up with fact-based policies and spark positive change even for smaller communities.
#SciComm 🧪
Explore how #MSCA funded projects like CHRISALIS can help lawmakers come up with fact-based policies and spark positive change even for smaller communities.
#SciComm 🧪
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It’s basically the Funding and Tenders Portal in app-form. Handy👍🏼📱
Your next EU funding opportunity is just one tap away!
With EU funding & me app, you can search for calls anytime, anywhere, and get personalised alerts and real-time updates
EU funding, right in your pocket.
Download it on Google Play lnkd.in/d4afYffy & Apple Store lnkd.in/ezRVdVj2
With EU funding & me app, you can search for calls anytime, anywhere, and get personalised alerts and real-time updates
EU funding, right in your pocket.
Download it on Google Play lnkd.in/d4afYffy & Apple Store lnkd.in/ezRVdVj2
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It’s basically the Funding and Tenders Portal in app-form. Handy👍🏼📱
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A new partnership between the ERC and the African Academy of Sciences signed today opens opportunities for top African researchers and ERC grantees.
🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1
🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1
New partnership between African Academy of Sciences and the European Research Council to boost scientific collaboration
A new initiative to encourage collaboration between leading African researchers and European Research Council (ERC) grantees was signed by the European Commission and the African Academy of Sciences (...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A new partnership between the ERC and the African Academy of Sciences signed today opens opportunities for top African researchers and ERC grantees.
🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1
🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1
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Unprecedented opportunities for researchers to access data from very large online platforms and search engines!
⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access.
📅 22 October 2025
⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST
💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK
⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access.
📅 22 October 2025
⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST
💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK
For >1yr, I've been part of a @erc.europa.eu pilot to help implement #Article40 #DSA
This isn't just another law, it's key for transparency and democratic oversight
Please join us 22/10, register here⬇️
erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/erc-workshop-data-access-under-digital-services-act-dsa-article
This isn't just another law, it's key for transparency and democratic oversight
Please join us 22/10, register here⬇️
erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/erc-workshop-data-access-under-digital-services-act-dsa-article
ERC Workshop on data access under the Digital Services Act (DSA) Article 40
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is an European legislation that specifies a set of rules to make the digital space safer and more trustworthy for users.
erc.europa.eu
October 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Unprecedented opportunities for researchers to access data from very large online platforms and search engines!
⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access.
📅 22 October 2025
⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST
💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK
⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access.
📅 22 October 2025
⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST
💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK
ERC Insights
Vice-president of the ERC Scientific Council, Prof. Eystein Jansen (UiB) shares unique insights as he is about to step down from the ERC leadership. Read more below👇
www.uib.no/en/research/...
Vice-president of the ERC Scientific Council, Prof. Eystein Jansen (UiB) shares unique insights as he is about to step down from the ERC leadership. Read more below👇
www.uib.no/en/research/...
ERC Insights
Do you want to understand how the European Research Council (ERC) works – from the inside? Join Professor Eystein Jansen as he shares insights from his time as Vice-President of the ERC, offering a ra...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
ERC Insights
Vice-president of the ERC Scientific Council, Prof. Eystein Jansen (UiB) shares unique insights as he is about to step down from the ERC leadership. Read more below👇
www.uib.no/en/research/...
Vice-president of the ERC Scientific Council, Prof. Eystein Jansen (UiB) shares unique insights as he is about to step down from the ERC leadership. Read more below👇
www.uib.no/en/research/...
Next year, there will be a possibility to apply for Doctoral Networks for AI, in conjunction with the MSCA!
Get to know the European Strategy for AI in Science! It plans to advance AI in science through:
- RAISE, a virtual institute to pool resources for the development of AI and its applications in science.
- Dedicated access to AI Factories & Gigafactories for researchers & startups.
& more ⬇️
- RAISE, a virtual institute to pool resources for the development of AI and its applications in science.
- Dedicated access to AI Factories & Gigafactories for researchers & startups.
& more ⬇️
October 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Next year, there will be a possibility to apply for Doctoral Networks for AI, in conjunction with the MSCA!
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📈 Record interest in ERC Starting Grants 2026!
4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call.
👩🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call.
More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln
#ChooseEurope
4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call.
👩🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call.
More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln
#ChooseEurope
Starting Grants 2026 applications: Facts and figures
The ERC Starting Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 14 October 2025. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:
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October 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📈 Record interest in ERC Starting Grants 2026!
4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call.
👩🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call.
More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln
#ChooseEurope
4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call.
👩🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call.
More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln
#ChooseEurope
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New video 📹 ! Changes to #eligibility #rules for ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant applicants, as explained by ERC President Maria Leptin.
Watch the full 🆕 interview bit.ly/4otIva9 👀
Read the explanatory text (from 15/9/25) 📑 link.europa.eu/hP3WWF
#Research #Grant #Funding #AcademicSky 🧪
Watch the full 🆕 interview bit.ly/4otIva9 👀
Read the explanatory text (from 15/9/25) 📑 link.europa.eu/hP3WWF
#Research #Grant #Funding #AcademicSky 🧪
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New video 📹 ! Changes to #eligibility #rules for ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant applicants, as explained by ERC President Maria Leptin.
Watch the full 🆕 interview bit.ly/4otIva9 👀
Read the explanatory text (from 15/9/25) 📑 link.europa.eu/hP3WWF
#Research #Grant #Funding #AcademicSky 🧪
Watch the full 🆕 interview bit.ly/4otIva9 👀
Read the explanatory text (from 15/9/25) 📑 link.europa.eu/hP3WWF
#Research #Grant #Funding #AcademicSky 🧪
The new #ERC supergrants, 7 million euro, 7 years duration are welcomed by 🇳🇴 minister Sigrun Aasland. But the competition will be fierce - only 30 grants on the table.
www.khrono.no/erc-lanserer...
www.khrono.no/erc-lanserer...
ERC lanserer nytt superstipend på over 80 millioner kroner
Forsknings- og høyere utdanningsminister Sigrun Aasland tror norske forskere vil hevde seg godt i konkurransen om de nye superstipendene.
www.khrono.no
October 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The new #ERC supergrants, 7 million euro, 7 years duration are welcomed by 🇳🇴 minister Sigrun Aasland. But the competition will be fierce - only 30 grants on the table.
www.khrono.no/erc-lanserer...
www.khrono.no/erc-lanserer...
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The contest for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 is officially open! 🎉
This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000.
Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026.
More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4
[Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete]
#ERCengage #SciComm
This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000.
Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026.
More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4
[Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete]
#ERCengage #SciComm
October 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The contest for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 is officially open! 🎉
This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000.
Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026.
More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4
[Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete]
#ERCengage #SciComm
This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000.
Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026.
More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4
[Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete]
#ERCengage #SciComm
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Philippe Aghion, the 15th ERC grantee to take home a Nobel prize, was awarded €4.41 million in ERC funding (as supplied by the 🇪🇺EU @ec.europa.eu) since 2018.
The topics of his ERC projects directly link to the work for which he received the 2025 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize. link.europa.eu/hVRdfR
The topics of his ERC projects directly link to the work for which he received the 2025 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize. link.europa.eu/hVRdfR
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are awarded by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind."It takes place every year and ther...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Philippe Aghion, the 15th ERC grantee to take home a Nobel prize, was awarded €4.41 million in ERC funding (as supplied by the 🇪🇺EU @ec.europa.eu) since 2018.
The topics of his ERC projects directly link to the work for which he received the 2025 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize. link.europa.eu/hVRdfR
The topics of his ERC projects directly link to the work for which he received the 2025 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize. link.europa.eu/hVRdfR
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Breaking Nobel news!🏅
Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants.
🇪🇺
Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants.
🇪🇺
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Breaking Nobel news!🏅
Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants.
🇪🇺
Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants.
🇪🇺
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For researchers in Canada and the USA 👇
Online info session about ERC research grants, on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT, 6:00 PM CEST).
The meeting is free but advance registration is required.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/no...
Online info session about ERC research grants, on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT, 6:00 PM CEST).
The meeting is free but advance registration is required.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/no...
ERC Grants: Q&A and testimonials
EURAXESS North America will host an online meeting with officials from the European Research Council Executive Agency, which administers ERC grants, as well as current ERC grantees, who will share the...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
October 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For researchers in Canada and the USA 👇
Online info session about ERC research grants, on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT, 6:00 PM CEST).
The meeting is free but advance registration is required.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/no...
Online info session about ERC research grants, on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT, 6:00 PM CEST).
The meeting is free but advance registration is required.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/no...
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📣The 2026 ERC Consolidator Grant competition is now open! 📣
Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️
Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX
Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo
Deadline: 13/01/26
General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh
Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️
Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX
Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo
Deadline: 13/01/26
General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
📣The 2026 ERC Consolidator Grant competition is now open! 📣
Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️
Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX
Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo
Deadline: 13/01/26
General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh
Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️
Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX
Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo
Deadline: 13/01/26
General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh
Radiance MSCA NCP network 2025 Doctoral Network Handbook is out! Best help you can get!
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September 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Radiance MSCA NCP network 2025 Doctoral Network Handbook is out! Best help you can get!
horizoneuropencpportal.eu/sites/defaul...
horizoneuropencpportal.eu/sites/defaul...