In early September, BioPhoT hosted an online workshop to exchange experiences with leading researchers involved in theEuropean Research Council, ERCin the preparation of Starting Grant applications.
Dr. Sanita Reinsone, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia and Head of the Centre for Digital Humanities, shared the process of preparing the application for ERC Starting Grant .
In 2022, she applied for a project on new participatory practices in digital folklore archives and reached the interview stage. In the webinar, Dr Reinsone looks back at the application process, shares lessons learned and offers advice to other applicants.
Presentation was followed by Senior researcher at the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis Dr. Jānis Velikswho has prepared a competitive ERC Starting Grant application and participated in the Stage 2 evaluation phase.
He leads the project “Fluorinated Compounds by Nodal Synthesis” (F-NODE), originally submitted to ERC Starting Grant scheme and later refinanced through the European Regional Development Fund.
For those interested, see the presentation by J. Veliks:
