Kowi Online seminar for beginners: "Project management in Horizon Europe"

The event will focus on the essential rules of administrative and financial project management in Horizon Europe.

NCP-KoWi-Webinar: Security Conditions in the European Defence Fund

The session will cover key topics such as classified information protection and other security-related considerations relevant to the planning and implementation of EDF projects.

What you (might have) missed this summer

We have compiled a summary of the most important developments since mid-July – just in case you didn’t take our KoWi newsletter on your summer vacation.

"Research in Europe" - Career Day on 25.9. in Augsburg - Still places available

Registration will be open until 11 September.

ERC Starting Grant call 2025 results published: 99 grants go to German host institutions

478 early-career researchers will be supported with a total EU funding of EUR 761 million to conduct frontier research across various scientific fields.

New version of the DESCA model consortium agreement

The new version is suitable for collaborative projects with Associated Partners and offers options and subsections for both actual cost projects and lump sum projects. It also addresses changes in Belgian law regarding the liability of auxiliary persons.

Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026-2027

The European Commission is making draft versions of the individual parts of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 publicly available. The official publication of the final version is expected for the end of 2025.

KoWi seminar EU Kompakt I on 18-20 November

The event's target group are newcomers to EU research funding, primarily EU grant officers, project managers and multipliers.

EU4Health programme: consultation on the 2026 work programme and plans beyond 2027

There is currently an opportunity to influence the next work programme of the EU4Health work programme for 2026.

Pilot "EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges" announced in the 2026 work programme draft

The "EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges Pilot" should support "high-risk, deep technological innovations with transformative potential".