Every year the ERC funds cutting-edge investigator-driven frontier research in Europe. At this information meeting you will get the opportunity to learn more about the different ERC funding opportunities for both early career scholars and senior researchers and get good advice on how to craft your research idea into a successful application. The meeting is open for researchers from Danish universities and research institutions, working within the Social Sciences and Humanities. In this meeting, Kathrine Hennings, Ministry of Higher Education and Science will introduce the ERC and the different funding schemes. Professor Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Senior Researcher Mona Sheikh will discuss their experiences with developing successful ERC proposals and give examples of opportunities and key lessons learned from heading ERC projects. Speakers Kathrine Hennings, EU Advisor, Ministry of Higher Education and Science, EU Research and Innovation Rebecca Adler-Nissen, Professor, University of Copenhagen, Head of the ERC funded project: DIPLOFACE Mona Kanwal Sheikh, Senior Researcher, DIIS, Head of the ERC funded project: TRANSJIHAD Ida Marie Savio Vammen, Postdoc, DIIS Programme 09.30-09.35 Welcome, Ida Marie Savio Vammen 09.35-09.55 Introduction to the ERC, Kathrine Hennings 09.55-10.10 Rebecca Adler-Nissen 10.10-10.25 Mona Kanwal Sheikh 10.25-10.45 Panel Q&A

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