ERC Masterclass with the UK National Contact Point
| Dates: | 7 July 2026 |
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| Times: | 09:00 - 14:00 |
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| What is it: | Workshop |
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| Organiser: | Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health |
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| Who is it for: | University staff |
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| Speaker: | Antionino Puglisi |
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Date: 7th July 2026
Time: Exact timings to be confirmed (expected ~09:00–14:00)
Location: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building: Cordingley Lecture Theatre
Registration: Registration link below
A detailed agenda will be shared in advance.
What will be covered?
Session 1 – ERC Overview & Proposal Development
ERC schemes and eligibility (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy)
Developing your research idea
What makes a competitive proposal
Q&A
Session 2 – Submission & Evaluation
Application submission process
Evaluation stages (Step 1 / Step 2), including Synergy Grants
Q&A
1:1 Meetings Opportunity
Six participants will have the opportunity to attend a 1:1 meeting (~12 minutes) with Antonino.
To be eligible, applicants must be currently preparing or resubmitting an ERC proposal.
To be considered, please complete this form
Due to limited capacity, participants will be selected based on the information provided. If we are over-subscribed priority will be given to resubmissions and then allocations will be made randomly.
This is a valuable opportunity to gain guidance from the UK ERC NCP and strengthen your approach to ERC funding.
Speaker
Antionino Puglisi
Role: UK National Contact Point
Organisation: European Research Council (ERC)
Travel and Contact Information
Find event
Cordingley Lecture Theatre
Humanities Bridgeford Street
Manchester
