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ProgrammesThis information webinar on European Research Council (ERC) Starting and Consolidator Grant 2026 calls for proposals is organised by the National Contact Points (NCPs) for ERC in Belgium (NCP Federal BE, NCP Flanders and NCP-FNRS) to inform potential applicants and host institutions. It is also aimed at researchers who are considering applying in the future.
ERC Starting Grants are targeting researchers who have successfully defended their first PhD between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 (inclusive).
ERC Consolidator Grants are targeting researchers who have successfully defended their first PhD between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018 (inclusive).
Please note the eligibility periods can be extended beyond 7 and 12 years for certain situations. The amount of the grant is up to € 1,5 million (Starting Grants) or 2 million (Consolidator Grants) for 5 years (or up to €2,5 million (Starting Grants) or €3 million (Consolidator Grants) in specific cases).
More information can be found in the ERC work programme.
The ERC Work Programme 2026 is not yet available so call opening dates and deadlines are not yet known. As in previous years publication of the work programme is expected in summer 2025.
Participation to the webinar is free but restricted to researchers wishing to apply with a Belgian host institution, or staff members of Belgian host institutions. Registration is mandatory.
The registration form of the webinar, which is available also via this webpage.
Programme of the webinar
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Overview on the ERC Starting and Consolidator Grant 2026 calls
Jhansi Kota, Call Coordinator Starting Grants, ERCEA
10.35 Questions & Answers
11:15 Testimony of a grant holder and Q&A
Miguel Alfonso Mendez, von Karman Institute, Re-TWIST project, Starting Grant 2024 call evaluation panel PE8
11:35 Testimony of previous panel member and Q&A
Bence Nanay, Universiteit Antwerpen, Consolidator Grant 2023 call evaluation panel SH4
11:55 End of the webinar
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The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.
