ERC Grant management explained - YouTube This series provides clear, practical guidance on managing the financial and administrative aspects of an ERC grant under Horizon Europe, across six key topics.

🎥 The ERC has published a new video series on ERC grants!

Six short videos cover key financial & administrative aspects, incl. PI responsibilities, time recording, personnel costs, amendments & more.

📺 Watch the playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

🎉 30 years of MSCA!
Over 150,000 researchers supported across Europe – advancing health, green & digital innovation. 🔬🌍

Did you know? KoWi informs, advises & trains on MSCA.

MSCA 30 years 🔗 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/30th-anniver...

KoWi services 🔗 www.kowi.de/kowi/horizon...

EIC Summit 2026 EIC Summit 2026

🚀 Join the European Innovation Summit in Brussels on 3–4 June! 🇪🇺

Dedicated workshops for EIC grantees on Day 1, plus opportunities for innovators, researchers & deep tech stakeholders to connect and exchange 💡

🔗 eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-summit-2...

Are you an early-career scientist?🧑‍🎓👩‍🎓 It's your chance to speak up in a servey on Global Equity and Wellbeing in Science! Explored topics: wellbeing & mental health in academia, bullying, harassment & discrimination, career challenges and barriers to reporting! 👉 www.soscisurvey.de/equityandwel...

EIC Tech to Market Programme Is your research ready for the next step? This programme bridges the gap between scientific breakthrough and market success.

EIC Tech-To-Market now open to Horizon projects 🚀
The programme provides entrepreneurial training, support to shape a potential venture & connections to relevant actors in the European innovation ecosystem 🌐

🔗 eic.ec.europa.eu/eic-funding-...

Knowledge valorisation in Horizon Europe Work Programme for 2026-2027 The Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 contains several topics addressing new and innovative actions to support knowledge valorisation.

🚀 Horizon Europe WP 2026–27 supports research transfer across many topics!

🔎 Key areas: Cluster 4 (Digital, Industry & Space) and WIDERA
💡 Transfer oriented approaches can also be found in specific call topics in other clusters

📊 Overview via the Knowledge Valorisation Platform: shorturl.at/KetD3

🎓 Looking for PhD/postdoc funding? Join “Research in Europe” at Uni Münster on 5 May 2026! Get an overview of academic career paths & funding options in 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺, hear directly from major funding organisations, and connect at info booths.

📝 Infos & registration: www.uni-muenster.de/Safir/en/Ver...

Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is running! ✨
Join us on 📅 19 March for 📚 Impact in Horizon Europe

Registration 🔗 eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is running! 🇪🇺
Join us on 📅 12 March for 💡 Proposal and Evaluation

Registration 🔗 eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is running! 🇪🇺
Join us on 📅 5 March for 💡 How to Read a Call Topic

Registration 🔗 eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📘 Academic Freedom Monitor 2025 published

The report notes developments in academic freedom across EU Member States, including pressures on teaching, research & institutional autonomy, as well as a lack of transparent guidelines. 📊

🔗 www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etud...

MSCA Seal of Excellence awarded to 9,847 outstanding postdoctoral researchers This recognition will allow MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships applicants to seek alternative funding for their excellent projects.

9,847 researchers received the 🇪🇺 MSCA Seal of Excellence under the highly competitive 2025 Postdoctoral Fellowships call (call 2024: 2,939). The Seal is a high quality label & helps secure alternative funding.

🔗 marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/news/msca-se...

Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is running! 🇪🇺
Join us on 📅 26 February for 📒 Time planning for proposal preparation

Registration 🔗 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/serv...

Clean and just energy transition: New study provides tools to assess emerging energy technologies This study on circular approaches for a sustainable and affordable clean energy transition proposes tools for the assessment of emerging clean energy technologies.

New EU study provides practical tools to assess emerging clean energy technologies for environmental, economic & social sustainability ⚡♻️ From early R&D to market readiness – incl. carbon capture & storage, energy storage & renewables.

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is running! 🇪🇺
Join us on 📅 19 February for Strategic preparation and network building for involvement in Horizon Europe

Registration 🔗 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/serv...

Our 6-week In-A-Nutshell webinar series on different aspects of collaborative projects in #HorizonEU is now up and running! 🇪🇺
Join us on 📅 12 February for Horizon Europe and FP10: Status Quo

Registration 🔗 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/serv...
(If you have registered before, no need to register again)

📢 Vom 21.-23.04. findet unser Seminar EU-Kompakt I statt! 🇪🇺

🔍 Einführung in Horizon Europe
🎯 Für EU-Referent*innen, Projektmanager*innen & Multiplikator*innen (erforderlich: Anbindung an deutsche Hochschule/Forschungseinrichtung/Einrichtung des KoWi-Trägervereins)

⏰ Anmeldung noch bis 23.02.!

Great meeting yesterday at Hochschule Osnabrück! ✨

We had insightful discussions about strategic positioning within the EU research funding landscape, funding perspectives and the opportunities for university management. 🇪🇺

Thank you for having us – we really appreciated the exchange.

Wir blicken zurück auf zwei spannende Tage beim KoWi-Seminar EU-Kompakt II in Brüssel! Es war uns eine große Freude, eine engagierte Gruppe von EU-Referent*innen begrüßen zu dürfen. Gemeinsam haben wir das Puzzle der EU-Forschungsförderung beleuchtet. 🔍

Wir freuen uns auf den weiteren Austausch! 🚀

✨ Have your say!
The European Commission invites stakeholder input on the first EU Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation & Startups. Share views on barriers, STEM careers & gender equality—shaping the future to 2030.

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ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Are you a not-quite-a-newcomer-anymore to #HorizonEU 🇪🇺, but still at the very bottom of that learning curve? Then our new mini-webinar-series may be for you!

Interested? Details, dates & registration here 👉 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/serv...

The MCAA launches a survey on Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Marie Curie Alumni Association The MCAA aims to capture these perspectives directly from the MSCA community via a specific survey on AI. It includes questions on:

🤖📊 How is AI changing research and innovation in the MSCA community?

The MCAA has launched a survey on the role of AI across the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
✨ MSCA fellows & alumni are invited to share their insights by 15 February!

www.mariecuriealumni.eu/news/mcaa-la...

Online Seminar: Normen & Standards in EU Projekten ✨

📆 24.02.2026, 10–11:30.

Für Transfer-/Forschungsmanager*innen.
Mit Prof. Knut Blind (Fraunhofer ISI/TU Berlin), Dr. Christian Goroncy (DIN) & Lisa Dawel (OFFIS).

Anmeldung 👉 www.kowi.de/desktopdefau...

🚀 The interim evaluation of the Digital Europe Programme highlights progress: from the EU’s first exascale supercomputer 🖥️ to AI testing facilities 🤖 and digital skills training across Europe 🇪🇺. Challenges remain, but benefits are visible 👇
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/i...

Are you a not-quite-a-newcomer-anymore to #HorizonEU 🇪🇺, but still at the very bottom of that learning curve? Then our new mini-webinar-series may be for you!

Interested? Details, dates & registration here 👉 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/serv...

Online Seminar: Normen & Standards in EU Projekten
24.02.2026, 10–11:30 CET (online).

Für Transfer-/Forschungsmanager*innen.
Mit Prof. Knut Blind (Fraunhofer ISI/TU Berlin), Dr. Christian Goroncy (DIN) & Lisa Dawel (OFFIS).

Anmeldung: www.kowi.de/desktopdefau...

📢New KoWi Corporate Video out now! 🎬
We are excited to announce the release of our updated Corporate Video!
After our latest teaser trailers you can watch the full video.
Watch the video now and find out more about how KoWi can help you progress in EU research funding 📝
👉 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/abou...

🔊 Am 21. und 23. Januar 2026 bieten wir erneut unser beliebtes Online-Seminar mit dem Titel "Grundlagen des Projektmanagements in Horizon Europe" an (auf Deutsch).

Das Seminar eignet sich insbesondere für Einsteiger*innen.

Die Anmeldung ist geöffnet: 🔗 eu01web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

BAK & KoWi has released an updated set of Excel templates for personnel cost calculation in actual cost projects. Version 2.2 offers a German/English language switch and includes new calculation examples.

👉 Access the templates here:
www.kowi.de/en/kowi/prop...

🎉Thank you for 2025!
This year we celebrated 35 years of KoWi with weekly insights, impulses, and anecdotes – as well as our podcast and corporate video. We thank you for your trust and engagement!
ℹ️ Holiday break: 24 Dec 2025 – 1 Jan 2026
✨ We wish you happy holidays and a successful year 2026!