09:00 am - 12:30 pm Introduction: Welcome, presentation of workshop objectives, introductions

Module 1:
START Programme & ERC Starting Grant – General conditions and prerequisites

•     Position of programmes in science and research funding landscape
•     Programme objectives and application prerequisites

Module 2:
"From proposals to projects" or "Keys to success"

•     Application guidelines and review criteria
•     Analysis and discussion of successful proposals and their reviews

12:30 pm - 01:30 pm Lunch

01:30 pm - 05:30 pm Workshop


Module 2:
Continued

•     Analysis and discussion of successful proposals and their reviews

Module 3:
The FWF decision process

•     Hearings/interviews as the final "hurdle"
•     After the decision: Project launch and ongoing management

Module 4:
Discussion with successful START/ERC Starting Grant applicants

Conclusion/feedback