Together with the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerstwo Edukacji i Nauki), the IWM has established a mentoring initiative for applicants for European Research Council (ERC) Starting and Consolidator Grants in the humanities and social sciences from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. This mentoring initiative is addressed in particular to researchers in the areas of history, anthropology, political science, sociology, science and technology studies, as well as cultural and literary studies aiming to submit in 2022 – 2023.

Internationally established scholars, who have served as members of ERC evaluation panels, or who have held ERC grants themselves will act as mentors during a workshop. The next workshop will be held remotely on 8-9 July 2022. Participation is free; the workshop language is English.

Objectives

Participation is free; the workshop language is English.

If you are interested in taking part, please send an email with your CV and a 2-page project proposal to the email address below. Please indicate clearly which grant you intend to apply for.

We also offer former participants the possibility to re-attend one of the following workshops. In case you have attended a previous workshop of our mentoring initiative, please also send us a progress report, outlining in what way your project has evolved since then.

Please note that all participants will be required to present their project proposals to the mentors and other participants.

As places are limited, please send your applications as soon as possible, but no later than 27 May 2022. A further workshop is planned for later this year.

In case of any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at erc@iwm.at.