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The EU Commission uses independent experts to assess applications for Horizon Europe and you can become one of them. Get more information on a webinar held by Aarhus University in collaboration with the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science on:

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 14:00-15:00

• What have others gained from being an evaluator? 

Evaluators witness first-hand how EU applications are assessed and can use the experience as an evaluator to help in their own applications. Professor Claudio Orlandi from Aarhus University share experiences from his participation in the evaluation of projects under Horizon Europe. 

• What do I do if I want to be an evaluator - what is the process? 

The evaluators' qualifications must match the research and innovation topics to be evaluated. Evaluators are selected from the EU Commission's database. Hear about the selection of evaluators as well as registration and remuneration. 

Program

• Welcome and why become an evaluator? Presentation by Karen Matthisson, Research Support Office, Aarhus University
• What have others gained from being Horizon Europe evaluators and how is the work done? Presentation by professor, Claudio Orlandi, Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University
• What do I do if I want to be an evaluator? What is the process and what are the criterias? Presentation by Lasse Wolters, Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
• Questions 

Target group
The webinar is open to all relevant stakeholders. The primary target group is researchers. Administrative staff who support researchers in their work with Horizon Europe are also welcome. The webinar is relevant regardless of whether you have experience with Horizon Europe or are a new player. Evaluators for the ERC are recommended by the ERC's Scientific Council. 

Registration 
Please register here no later than June 18, 2026.

This hands-on peer-to-peer workshop will prepare you for applying to the ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG) 2027 call with an expected deadline in January 2027. 

Target group: Researchers with a ground-breaking research idea and an excellent track-record from all faculties at Aarhus University are welcome. The workshop is relevant for researchers with a strong intention of applying for ERC CoG. 

If you have general questions about ERC, the workshop is not for you, but you are more than welcome to contact the RSO. 

The workshop is not targeted administrative employees. There will be a maximum of 30 participants. 

Date 17th of September 2026 Time 12:30 — 16:00 
Location Navitas, Inge Lehmanns Gade 10, Bld. 3210, 5th floor, room 060 

Programme 

• 12.30 – 13.00: Introduction to ERC Consolidator Grant (CoG) application and its key concepts by the Research Support Office (RSO). • 
  13.00 – 13.20: Presentation by professor Lene Aarøe (ERC CoG 2025), Department of Political Science, AU The grant holder will share her experiences with the application process and provide advice for applicants. •
• 13.20 – 13.45 Q&A •
• 13.45 – 14.00: Break
• 14.00- 16.00: Parallel pitch sessions (according to ERC evaluation domains: Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities). Participants will be asked to pitch their ERC project idea (approx. 5 minutes each). Participants will receive feedback (approx. 10 minutes) from other participants, AU ERC grantees and Research Advisors from the RSO. AARHUS UNIVERSITET . The success of the workshop is depending on all participants actively engaging in the feedback to each other’s pitches.
• 16:00: End of the workshop Registration 

Sign up by sending an e-mail to [email protected] no later than 12th August 2026. 

When signing up please indicate ERC domain: Physical Sciences and Engineering - PE Life Sciences – LS Social Sciences and Humanities – SH Participants will receive detailed information on the pitch session and a template after the registration. 

Participants are expected to send their pitch to the RSO no later than 24th of August. Sending your pitch is an absolute prerequisite for attending the workshop. 

If any questions, please contact us on [email protected] Please notice that all participants declare to keep any documents and discussions fullyconfidential.