The Vienna Institute of Human Sciences and the Polish Academy of Sciences are organising a free mentoring workshop to prepare for applying for European Research Council (ERC) grants. The workshop is aimed at researchers representing the humanities and social sciences planning to apply for ERC Starting and Consolidator grants between 2025 and 2027. The event is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

The meeting will take place on 4 and 5 July 2025 in a remote format. Participants will have the opportunity to present their project ideas and consult with invited mentors. ERC experts – laureates and panellists – will share their knowledge and experience with participants on how to refine a research idea and increase the chances of obtaining ERC funding.

The workshop will be held in English.

The number of places is limited. If interested, please send the following documents to excellence@pan.pl:

• an abstract (project abstract) prepared according to the guidelines specified on the first page of Part B1 of the ERC grant application (max. 2 000 characters)
• 2-page description of the research project, which is an abridged version of the Extended synopsis of Part B1 of the ERC grant application
• Curriculum Vitae and a description of the scientific output according to the recommended format of Part B1 of the ERC grant application.

In preparing the above application documents, please follow the guidelines set out in Part B1 of the ERC grant application.

Registration deadline: 27 April until 12 noon.

Based on the submitted application documents, the Polish Academy of Sciences will select five workshop participants.

Na podstawie nadesłanych dokumentów zgłoszeniowych Polska Akademia Nauk wybierze pięciu uczestników warsztatów.

If you have any questions, please contact us at excellence@pan.pl.