Events of the EU Academic Network

Horizon Europe Pillar 2: Cluster 6 – Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture & Environment

Join us for an exciting and informative session on Cluster 6 within Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the European Union’s largest research and innovation programme for the period 2021–2027.

In this session, the key funding opportunities of Cluster 6 will be presented and their main characteristics and priorities will be explained.

Please note that registration via the provided link is required.

Date and time: Tuesday, 10 February 2026, 10:00 – 10:45 (CET)
Location: Online via Zoom (access via registration link)
Language: English

Registration: https://eveeno.com/Cluster-06

You will receive the Zoom access link by email after completing your registration.

In this 1,5-hour information session you will receive an overview of the ERC Advanced Grant, one of the most prestigious funding opportunities within Horizon Europe. This funding line supports established researchers with a recognised track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years. ERC Advanced Grants enable ambitious, curiosity-driven projects that push the frontiers of knowledge and open new research directions. The session will cover eligibility criteria, evaluation process, and key aspects of proposal preparation to help you assess whether this highly competitive funding line is suitable for your research profile and ideas.

The main topics of the session include:
– ERC Advanced Grant funding line
– Eligibility criteria
– Proposal preparation
– Application procedure
– Evaluation procedure

 
Date and time: Monday, February 9, 2026, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Location: Online
Language: English

Registration: The registration link will be provided shortly.

Diese zweistündige Informationsveranstaltung bietet einen Überblick über individuelle Fördermöglichkeiten der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), die sich speziell an Forschende in der frühen Postdoc-Phase richten, in der junge Postdocs versuchen, wissenschaftliche Unabhängigkeit von ihrer Promotionsbetreuung zu erlangen. Vorgestellt werden die Förderbedingungen des Walter-Benjamin-Programms sowie des Sachbeihilfe-Programms mit dem Modul „Eigene Stelle“.

Darüber hinaus werden Fördermöglichkeiten für junge Postdocs im EU-Rahmenprogramm Horizon Europe präsentiert, insbesondere die MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships für Forschungsprojekte im Ausland.

Die zentralen Themen der Veranstaltung sind:
– Vorstellung verschiedener Förderprogramme der DFG
– Vorstellung der EU MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships
– Einführung in die Förderbedingungen

 
Datum und Uhrzeit: Montag, 23. März 2026, 10:00 – 12:00 Uhr
Ort: Online
Sprache: Englisch

Anmeldung: Der Anmeldelink wird in Kürze bekannt gegeben.

During the 1,5-hour information session you will get an overview of the funding line Doctoral Networks (DN) of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) within Horizon Europe. Doctoral Networks are networks of European institutions with the purpose of training doctoral researchers in a structured manner to increase their competences in an international, interdisciplinary and intersectoral research and training programme.

The main course topics include:
– Presentation of the MSCA DN funding line
– Presentation of the application procedure
– Presentation of the evaluation criteria

 
Date and time: Monday, May 18, 2026, 10:00 – 11:30 am
Location: Online
Language: English

Registration: The registration link will be provided shortly.

The 2-hour information session provides an overview of the DFG funding line Emmy Noether Programme as well as the ERC Starting (StG) and Consolidator Grants (CoG). The Emmy Noether Programme offers young researchers the opportunity to work on their own research topic by leading an independent junior research group and to qualify for the post of professor at a university. The ERC supports ground-breaking project ideas from excellent scientists in all fields of research. Scientific excellence, both with regards to the research project idea and the researchers themselves, is the sole evaluation criterion for funding.

The main course topics include:
– Presentation of the DFG Emmy Noether Programme
– Presentation of the ERC StG and CoG
– Introduction of the funding conditions

 
Date and time: Monday, June 29, 2026, 10:00 – 12:00 am
Location: Online
Language: English

Registration: The registration link will be provided shortly.