ERC Grant Success: Winning Strategies with the support of AI tools & What’s Changing for 2026
eCourse ERC Grant Success: Winning Strategies with the support of AI tools & What’s Changing for 2026
This on-demand course, based on our popular live half-day workshop, is your step-by-step guide to success in European Research Council (ERC) applications.
Designed for researchers and research support staff, this course offers:
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A clear and practical overview of ERC Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, and Synergy Grants
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Step-by-step guidance on preparing a competitive proposal
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Expert insights into evaluation criteria and how to strengthen your research vision and track record
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A preview of the expected changes in ERC calls for 2026, helping you stay ahead of new priorities
With structured lessons, expert explanations, and recordings from interactive Q&A sessions, this course equips you with everything you need to build a winning ERC application and approach your next submission with confidence. It confirms your success with following modules:
- Step 1: Intelligence on ERC
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To become familiar and master info & knowledge related to ERC
- Step 2: I.C.R.E.A.T.E.S. ™ Formula
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Step-by-step guidance on the proper proposal development cycle of an ERC proposal
- Step 3: C.R.I.T.E.R.I.A. ™ formula
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Module 3a: How to impress the ERC evaluators with the C.R.I.T.E.R.I.A.™ formula
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Module 3b: Step by step guidance on great B1 and B2 sections based on OpenERC (if applicable)
- Bonus Video:
- What AI can and cannot do: Understand the fundamentals on AI its capabilities, limitations and flaws
- Use of AI practices for success in ERC: Become familiar with AI practices in order to help you develop winning ERC grant applications. Seize this opportunity to elevate your ERC grant application with our expert-led Course and the supplementary power of AI. Remember, places are limited to ensure a high-quality learning experience.
Bonuses
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Bonus 1: A live Q&A session will follow after around one month, where you have practiced what you learned in the class
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Bonus 2: Access to the recording of the live sessions
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Bonus 3: As soon as you register and pay for the course, you can have your ERC proposal evaluated by one of our experts for free.
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Extra First Bonus! 1-hour one-to-one consultation session in real time
Trainers
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Nikolaos Floratos: Nikolaos has a multidisciplinary education with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from City University London, a Bachelor of Humanities in Greek Civilisation from Open Hellenic University, a master of science in Telecommunications and Signal Processing from Imperial College, London and he is recently awarded his PhD in Humanities on student engagement in massive open online courses from Open University of Catalonia. After his undergraduate and postgraduate studies with distinction as an engineer in London (Imperial College, City University), UK, has been working for a number of consultancy and Information Technology companies as a consultant and project manager across Europe. He has also an MBA (Master in Business Administration from the National Technical University of Athens and Athens University of Economics and Business) and the last 25 years he is involved in planning, managing and evaluating large and small projects in the area of research, education, ICT (Information Communication Technologies), social inclusion, entrepreneurship, standardization and consumer issues. As a funding expert, personal trainer and coach, he has supported thousands of individuals and organisations mainly from Europe but also from all over the world in managing state funding (e.g. from the European Commission, National Funds, etc) and receiving support for deploying their business idea or mission. Recently, he came across of AI in proposal writing and he became thrilled with it. He considers that AI will bring the same revolution as PC (Personal Computers). PCs changed the way that business is conducted and today is the only norm and in the same way, he believes that AI will do so and no one should stay behind. |
