ON-LINE workshop for ERC applicants on the PREPARATION OF A COMPETITIVE PROPOSAL: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 22.04.2026

This form for the expression of interest is aimed at ERC applicants with a host institution in the Czech Republic who wish to obtain expert support for their project proposal.

The preparatory workshops consist of 3 interconnected parts to be held in April, May and June (for STG applicants)/October (for COG applicants).

The series will kick off with a workshop in April, with each of the event days devoted to a different scientific domain:

  • 22 April 2026: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
  • 23 April 2026: LIFE SCIENCES
  • 24 April 2026: PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

The workshop is open only to ERC Starting and Consolidator grant applicants who are intensively working on their project proposal, which they intend to submit to the respective ERC 2027 call, and who are not restricted by resubmission limitations from the previous calls.

To attend the workshop, you are required to:

1) Register for the workshop by completing this form.

2) Send (within 24 hours) the following documents to the Expert Group mailbox (erc.es@tc.cz):

  • the abstract of your proposal (max. 2, 000 characters),
  • your CV and track record (full 4 pages)

in one pdf file and in the form fully respecting the instructions in the Information for Applicants to the Starting and Consolidator Grant 2026 Calls (using the ERC 2026 templates).

Admission will be confirmed by early April 2026.

1. Surname *
2. Forename *
3. Degrees *
4. Telephone number
5. E-mail *
6. Name of your host institution *
7. Title of the project which you are going to submit *
8. Project acronym *
9. Have you ever applied for an ERC grant? *
10. If yes, which year and what was the evaluation result? (To avoid ineligibility to 2027 calls.)
11. Did you participate in the workshops for ERC applicants organised by TC Prague and the Expert Group for supporting ERC applicants in the past? *
12. Which type of the ERC grant do you want to apply for? *
13. Choose the scientific panel which you will apply to *
14. Please specify the name of your contact person at the project support office in your host institution. *
15. Please specify the e-mail address of your contact person at the project support office in your host institution *
16. Comments/Questions
17. By filling in this registration form, if I am selected for participation in the workshops, I agree to provide a written confirmation of the following: * I agree that the materials I provide can be distributed to members of the Expert Group for supporting ERC applicants and other experts involved in the workshop. In particular, I agree that the submitted materials can be presented for reference during the workshop. At the same time, I declare that I will treat other ERC project proposals discussed during the workshop with utmost confidentiality. I will not use information contained in these proposals for my own project or scientific work, and I will not disclose it to any third party not participating in the workshop.
18. I agree to receive information about events organized by TC Prague and to the processing of my personal data in accordance with TC Prague personal data protection policy. https://www.tc.cz/en/personal-data-protection

Send the form by clicking on the Submit button.

Items with the red asterisk symbol (*) are mandatory. Pay attention to the correctness of your e-mail address. 

Thank you.