1. Trainings and Individual Research Support at UL Tjaša Nabergoj Senior Adviser, Research Office February 2019

2. We provide pre-award support and information on issues concerning external/international research funding
Tailor-made support
Benchmarking
Selection, invitation and pipeline activities
Brainstorming and consolidation ofthe idea
Review of CV and TR
Grant writing
Proof-reading
Visual Communiaction – grafical abstracts
Abstract writing
External international reviews
Mock panels & Interview preparation
Approx. 10 workshops in one year
All external activities are cofinanced by the RESEARCH DEVEOPMENT FUND

3. Exemple of events in the previous year
Workshop »How to write the Impact of a H2020« for potential coordinators
Welcome events for foreign researchers and teachers
Consultation of VISION2020 representatives
ERC Advanced Grant 2017
The role of the mentor in MSCA IF
Consultation meeting with support staff for MSC Masterclass
ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant 2017
The mobility of researchers – opportunities and calls
Financial aspects in H2020 projects (15.4.)
TEAMING 2016 (12.5.)
Workshop »How to write« ERC Advanced Grant 2017 (3.6.)
Workshop »How to write« ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant 2017 (6.6.)
Intensive 2-day seminar MSC IF Masterclass ( )
Workshop ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant (6.9.)
New aspects in the Horizon 2020 projects (6.10)
International Horizon 2020 HEALTH event ( )
ERASMUS+ 2017: How to make strategic partnership really strategic (23.11.)
ERC Consolidator Grant 2017 (6.12.)
Best practices on how to write good proposals for the MSC ITN programme (12.12.)
Exemple of events in the previous year

4. Research Professional
SEARCH CRITERIA – very detailed, so take your time when you set them for the first time in order to make a suitable searching framework
SAVE - If you want to receive the results every Friday to your , choose „Save and alert“.

5. VISION 2020 https://www.crowdhelix.com/
UL is a member of the network VISION 2020.
Open platform, which connects universities, businesses and other RTOs.
Partner search
Call search
Consistency between the aims of the proposal and joint planned activities
Commitments to work towards the policy objectives of the European Education Area

6. Other opportunites
COST Actions:
Research Development Fund
Short term research visits
Travel grants
International Projects Reviews
CELSA FUND
National call: ERC Fellowship to Visit ERC Grantee
ERC National Complementary scheme
University Incubator:
MEMBERS: KU Leuven, University of Ljubljana, University of Tartu, Charles University in Prague, University of Warshaw, Czech Technical University in Prague, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Semmelweis University.
CELSA Fund for preparatory 2 years-research projects aiming at H2020 project applications
Deadline for proposals: 1 March 2018

7. SERIES OF GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS IN 2019
7.3. ERC 2020 INFODAY
14.3. Is my idea frontier research?
28.3. How to prepare a competitive CV?
11.4. Writing ERC proposal – B1
16.4. Mobility for researchers
25.4. Writing ERC proposal – B2
May - Effective visual communication
May – MSCA IF Masterclass
June – Storytelling in science
September – Mocpanels and peer review
17. September – Cutting Edge: Communicating in Science
October – Publication strategies for top research careers
November – Design Thinking in Research
MUCH MORE EVENTS: Open Science, Widespread, COST, CELSA, Research Fund, ERASMUS, HORIZON EUROPE, MSCA ITN, EVALUATOR, Design thinking in research, Frontier research and breakthrough innovations
An updated calendar of all event will be published on our internal website.

8. PLANS & CHALLENGES Stay on TOP EU 13 More MSC IF post-docs
More ERC Grants
Internal EU Project Academy
Career planning and development in early stage
Strategic cooperation
In-house consulting
Lobbying for specific interests
More collaboration in the knowledge triangle Innovation-Research-Education

9. ERC 2020 ERC StG (Starting) : October 2019
for young researchers 2-7 years after the finished doctorate, up to 2 mio EURs for the period of up to 5 years
ERC CoG (Consolidator): February 2020
for researchers 7-12 years after doctorate, up to 2,75 mio EURs for the period of up to 5 years
ERC AdvG (Advanced): August 2020
For excellent experienced researchers with the outstanding research results in the last 10 years, up to 3,5 mio EURs for the period of up to 5 years
NCP: dr. Andreja Umek Venturini, andreja.umek(at)gov.si

10. How to find the right call for you?

11. Thank you! Tjaša Nabergoj tjasa.nabergoj@uni-lj.si