For 50 years, COST laid the foundations for scientific cooperation at European level and has since then involve more than 500.000 researchers in networking activities. “COST has proven to be the leading open networking tool in the ERA creating open spaces for the free circulation of researchers and ideas, to advance knowledge and innovation”, says COST Director Dr Ronald de Bruin. With 19 Members in 1971, COST quickly grew over the years with...

European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. The event will take place online on 23 and 24 June 2021, allowing everyone to get involved from anywhere. This year marks the start of Horizon Europe, our most ambitious EU research...

This first EIC Transition calls are focusing on results generated by EIC Pathfinder pilot projects and European Research Council Proof of Concept projects, to mature the technologies and build a business case for specific applications.  EIC Transition Open funds novel technologies from any scientific field that have already reached the experimental proof of principle in laboratory. These technologies should aim to a further maturation and...

The European Research Council published the first Advanced Grants call under the Horizon Europe programme. The total amount of the call is estimated at €626 million. The researchers with a proven track record of at least ten years are eligible to apply for max. €2.5 million grant. Additionally, there is an option to request a top-up of up to €1 million. The deadline to submit proposals is 31 August 2021. For more information consult the Funding...

The European Commission adopted a Communication on its Global Approach to Research and Innovation, Europe's strategy for international cooperation in a changing world. With this, the EU aims to take a leading role in supporting international research and innovation partnerships, and to deliver innovative solutions to make our societies green, digital and healthy. Excellent research needs the best minds from all over the world to work together....

EURAXESS Germany is organising online seminars on “How to write a successful MSC-Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal”. There will be two terms for this seminar:   27 May 2021: 2 to 4 p.m. CEST Registration link: https://bit.ly/2SQCXg8   1 June 2021: 10 a.m to 12 noon CEST Registration link: https://bit.ly/3eYZXlY   Participation is free of charge but prior registration is required until a day before the event. Source: EURAXESS Germany Facebook

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single gateway for participants in many EU funding programmes and procurement actions. Therefore, you have to be familiar with the functionalities of this portal if you intend to participate in the Horizon Europe program. The webinar will be organised by the European Commission and will explain and demonstrate core functionalities, such as the search for funding opportunities and partners, registration of...

  The Webinar is organized by the Units managing the implementation of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF) at the Research Executive Agency and was designed for the over 5000 researchers that are currently working or will soon start working on their MSCA-IF. The Webinar will include presentations on all aspects of the implementation of your fellowship, each followed by a Q...

  STRATEGIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME (SRP) IN DIABETES   With this postdoctoral programme SRP Diabetes aims to support the next generation of exceptional young scientists within the diabetes area, including both experimental and clinical research. To promote cross-fertilization between research environments, we encourage scientists wishing to pursue postdoctoral training in a different university from where they carried out doctoral studies. The...

The University of Jaén (Spain) is willing to host post-doctoral MSCA-PF 2021. Hosting Offers cover the following areas of expertise: Chemistry (CHE), Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC), Information Science and Engineering (ENG), Environment and Geosciences (ENV), Life Sciences (LIF), Mathematics (MAT)...