Join us for a practical and stimulating session aimed at supporting researchers interested in applying for European Research Council (ERC) grants. This event brings together ERC National Points of Contact, experienced evaluators and successful ERC beneficiaries to share ideas, answer questions and promote networking.
This session is particularly relevant for doctoral researchers at all stages of their career, but also a valuable opportunity for doctoral students who are now starting to plan their career development and set long-term goals as future independent researchers.
Programme
1 – Opening & ERC-PT Programme Overview
Welcome by CCMAR representative
The ERC-Portugal Program: Overview | Bruno Béu and Rui Munhá, FCT (30 min)
• The three pillars of ERC-PT:
o ERC-PT Pre-Assessment
o ERC-PT A-Projects
o ERC-PT Careers
• National support mechanisms, objectives, statistics, contact points
• Q&A
2 – Insights from the Evaluators
What makes an excellent proposal? | Roberto Sitia, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy (15 min)
- Common pitfalls and lessons
- Q&A
- Reflections by ERC evaluators from CCMAR (Leonor Cancela)
3 – ERC First-Hand: Grantees' Experience
Panel with ERC Grantees | João Cascalheira, Nuno Bicho and Vera Aldeias (ICAREHB) and Pedro Leão (CIIMAR) (30 min)
- Keys for success: mentoring, grant proposal support, have you failed before succeeding?
- Q&A
4 – Interactive Wrap-up & Networking
- Informal mentoring space
- Researchers may share project ideas or draft concepts
- Feedback from ERC grantees and evaluators
- Coffee and networking to close the session
Invited Speakers
Bruno Béu - Director of ERC-Portugal and ERC National Delegate.
Bruno Béu has a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Lisbon. He is currently an advisor to the CD of the FCT, where he is also Director of the ERC-Portugal Program.
Rui Munhá - Coordinator of ERC-Portugal and ERC National Delegate.
Rui Munhá is a Science Officer of FCT since 2014. He is the Co-coordinator of NCPs and represents FCT and Portugal in the context of Science Policy, and international organisations. Rui has a PhD in chemistry and a career pathway in Canada and USA.
Roberto Sitia - Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Roberto Sitia MD trained in the US (SKI, NY) and UK (LMB, Cambridge). A leader in protein secretion, he discovered how cells make and maintain efficient antibody factories. EMBO member since 1992, he teaches at the UniSR Medical School in Milan.
Leonor Cancela
Leonor Cancela is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Algarve/UALG, member of the Algarve Biomedical Centre and founding member of CCMAR and BIOSKEL lab.
ERC Evaluators from CCMAR
Pedro Leão
Pedro Leão (PhD 2010) is group leader and coordinates the Marine Biotechnology research line at CIIMAR, University of Porto. His research focuses on the chemistry and biosynthesis of natural products from cyanobacteria.
João Cascalheira
Archaeologist specializing in prehistoric human-environment interactions. Director of ICArEHB and ERC grantee of FINISTERRA, a project investigating the last Neanderthals in the westernmost regions of Europe.
Nuno Bicho
Nuno Bicho (PhD, Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1992) is a Full Professor and currently holds the position of Vice-Rector for Research and Culture at the University of the Algarve. He was also Director of ICArEHB.
Vera Aldeias
Vera has a degree in Archaeology and a PhD from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a Coordinating Researcher at ICArEHB and previously a researcher at MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology.
ERC Grantees
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