ERC 2027 calls: info session for researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean

Are you a researcher based in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and thinking about applying for a European Research Council (ERC) grant? Watch the recording of our info session on the ERC 2026 and 2027 calls under Horizon Europe, co-organised by EURAXESS LAC and the ERC on 15 October 2026. This 75-minute webinar gives an in-depth overview of the ERC funding schemes (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced and Synergy Grants), with first-hand insights into eligibility criteria, the application process and tips to make your proposal competitive. In this session 🔹 Official ERC guidance: the application framework, evaluation criteria and what’s new in the upcoming calls, presented by an ERC Research Programme Agent 🔹 Testimonials from two grantees: an ERC Synergy Grantee from Brazil on building interdisciplinary, high-impact international research teams, and an ERC Starting Grantee from Colombia on making the move to independent research leadership 🔹 Q&A: answers to participants’ questions on taking part from the LAC region, host institution arrangements and proposal preparation Chapters 00:00 Introductory remarks: Viktoria Bodnarova & Charlotte Grawitz, Regional Representatives of EURAXESS LAC 10:00 ERC 2026/2027 calls: Endika Bengoetxea, Research Programme Agent, Unit B.4 – Physical Sciences and Engineering, Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science sector, European Research Council 40:00 Testimonial: Camilo Rodriguez Ronderos, Lund University, Sweden, IRIS ERC Starting Grant project 50:00 Testimonial: Leonardo Marques, Federal Fluminense University (UFF), Brazil, TATADE ERC Synergy project 60:00 Q&A session Good to know Researchers of any nationality, based anywhere in the world, can apply for an ERC grant, provided the project is carried out at a host institution in the EU or a Horizon Europe associated country. Synergy Grants work differently: one of the Principal Investigators may be hosted by an institution outside Europe, including in Latin America and the Caribbean. Useful links 🔗 Event page: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwi... 🔗 ERC funding and calls: https://erc.europa.eu 🔗 More testimonials from ERC grantees and team members based in LAC: https://tinyurl.com/LACandtheERC 🔗 Find your National Contact Point (NCP): https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-ten... 🔗 EURAXESS Latin America and the Caribbean: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwi... Who is this for? Researchers, principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows and research administrators across Latin America and the Caribbean who want to apply for ERC grants or join ERC-funded research teams. #ERC #HorizonEurope #EURAXESS #ResearchFunding #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #Science