ERC Funding Opportunities: Supporting excellent researchers all over Europe

The event will thus try to convene the representatives of national institutions relevant for successful application to the ERC and bring them together with potential ERC candidates, as well as with the ERC Scientific Council members and staff from the ERC Executive Agency, to discuss together the best possible ways of supporting outstanding scientist in your country and help them successfully apply to the ERC.
With the ERC widening European participation events the ERC Scientific Council plans to open a forum for dialogue, exchange of experiences, networking, and learning about good practices among different stakeholders relevant for successful application to the ERC.
Programme
13:30 Registration
14:00 Welcome by the Host
Prof. László Lovász, President, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
14:10 Opening: Prof. Eva Kondorosi, Chair, ERC Scientific Council WG on widening European participation
The ERC’s quest to support excellent researchers all over Europe
14:25 Prof. József Pálinkás, President, National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary
Hungary's participation in ERC calls – a success story
14:45 Dr. Alejandro Martin-Hobdey, Head of Call Coordination & Follow-up, ERC Executive Agency
Preparing an ERC application and the evaluation process
Presentation followed by Q&A session
15:15 Prof. Csaba Pál, Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, ERC StG & CoG
Testimony of an ERC grantee based in Hungary
15:30 Prof. Sierd Cloetingh, President Academia Europaea & Vice-President of the ERC Scientific Council
Spreading research excellence in Europe: Perspectives of Academia Europaea
15:40 Prof. Lynn Kamerlin, Vice-Chair Young Academy of Europe Board, ERC StG
The ERC: Supporting excellent young scientists across Europe
15:50 Short coffee break
16:00 Panel discussion: Perspectives on widening European participation in ERC competitions
Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President, European Research Council (moderator),
with panellists:
Prof. Eva Kondorosi, Chair, ERC Scientific Council WG on widening European participation
Prof. Kostadin Kostadinov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria
Prof. József Pálinkás, President, National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary
Prof. Jerzy Duszyński , President, Polish Academy of Sciences
Prof. Ionel Vlad, President, Romanian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Pavol Šajgalík, President, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Prof. Karel Aim, Member of presidium of the Academy Council, Czech Academy of Sciences
Prof. Konstantin Hadjiivanov , Member of General Assembly, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Prof. László Kontler, Pro-Rector, Central European University, Budapest
Dr. Ionut Epurescu-Pascovici, ERC StG, New Europe College, Bucharest
Dr. Monika Dietl, Director, European Cooperation In Science and Technology (COST)
Followed by discussion with participants
17:00 Closing reception: Krudy Hall