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 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-...

🚀 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...

‪ 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...

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...

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. 👇 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...

🤖📊 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!

📢New KoWi Corporate Video Teaser out now! 🎬 Watch the second teaser trailer & discover how KoWi has helped Prof. Dr. William Martin, researcher in molecular evolution, to become an ERC-Grantee! 🌍 👉 Visit our website to see how KoWi can help you progress in your research! 📝 www.kowi.de/en/kowi.aspx

Today, KoWi held an in-depth discussion with the Executive Board of Anhalt University of Applied Sciences on strategic positioning within Horizon Europe and its successor programme. 🚀 Our exchange focused on strengthening prospects and expanding networks to further increase success in Horizon EU. 🤝

📢New KoWi Corporate Video Teaser! 🎬 Watch the first teaser trailer of our video and explore with Dr. Matthias Röder why KoWi is the right place to help you become a EU funded Grantee!🌍 👉 Visit our website to see how we can help you progress in EU research funding! 📝https://www.kowi.de/kowi.aspx

Have your say on Europe’s standardisation needs! The European Standardisation Panel Survey is open to academics and stakeholders until 31 Jan 2026. Your input will help guide future EU recommendations. 📊✨ research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

🎉 35 years of KoWi – 35 years of insights from our community! To celebrate our anniversary, we’re sharing feedback and reflections from those who know KoWi best – our community! ✨ 📌 Check out today’s insight! #KoWi35 To the podcast: www.kowi.de/kowi/service...

🎉 35 years of KoWi – 35 years of fun facts! For our anniversary, we’re sharing fun facts from our KoWi colleagues! 🤩 Take a look at the little things that make KoWi a great place to work. 📌 Check out today’s fun fact! #KoWi35

Our new website on FP10 – the next EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation – is now live! 🌍 There you will find all necessary: ✅ Legal texts ✅ Key links ✅ Our new KoWi-FP10-Factsheet ✅ Podcast episode Check it out & stay updated in research & innovation! 💡 www.kowi.de/en/kowi/Hori...

Register for our💻 Online Info Event: MSCA COFUND Call 2026 📢 📅 8 Jan 2026 | 🕙 10:00–11:30 🔍 Insights on COFUND funding, speakers 🇪🇺 + REA & success story 🚀 🌍 In English | 🔗 Register by 6 Jan: kowi.idloom.events/msca-cofund-...

Register for our 💻 Webinar on ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Call 2026 📢 📅 Dec 8, 2025 | 🕥 10:30–12:00 🔍 Insights on specifics, application 📝, review, IP strategy & implementation 🚀 🌍 In English | 🔗 Register: www.kowi.de/kowi/service...

It’s a wrap! EU Kompakt I in Bonn: 3 days packed with insights on Horizon Europe for newcomers in EU research funding! Highlights: 35 participants 🙌 new venue 🏢 & KoWi Olympiad finale 🏅 Thanks to all! Next edition: April 2026 📅

🎉 35 years of KoWi – 35 years of fun facts! For our anniversary, we’re sharing fun facts from our KoWi colleagues! 🤩 Take a look at the little things that make KoWi a great place to work. 📌 Check out today’s fun fact! #KoWi35

🎉 35 years of KoWi – 35 years of insights from our community! To celebrate our anniversary, we’re sharing feedback and reflections from those who know KoWi best – our community! ✨ 📌 Check out today’s insight! #KoWi35

🇨🇭🤝🇪🇺 Switzerland joins Horizon Europe! Congratulations to Switzerland on signing the Switzerland–EU programmes agreement! This is an important milestone for Swiss and European research and innovation cooperation. Read more: www.news.admin.ch/en/newnsb/_A...

🚀 Anmeldung für EU-Kompakt II ist offen! 📍 Brüssel | 📅 3.-4. Februar 2026 🎯 Fokus: FP10 (2028–2034) 👥 Für erfahrene EU-Referent*innen mit vertieftem Know-how in der EU-Forschungsförderung. 🔗 Infos & Anmeldung: www.kowi.de/desktopdefau... ⚠️ Begrenzte Plätze – first come, first served!

🔎 Interesse an Einblicken in die EU-Forschungsförderung für industrielle & digitale Technologien? Im Seminar von NKS DIT & KoWi in Brüssel können Sie sich mit forschungspolitischen Akteur*innen der Kommission & Interessensvertretern austauschen und vernetzen. Anmeldung 🔗 www.kowi.de/kowi/service...

🎉 35 years of KoWi – 35 years of stories! As we mark this milestone, we're sharing personal anecdotes from our KoWi colleagues! 💬 Get a behind-the-scenes look at memorable moments, challenges, and successes that have shaped KoWi over the years. 📌 Check out today’s story! #KoWi35

🎙️ KoWi-Podcast: EU-Forschungsförderung in Kanada 🇨🇦 Wie können kanadische Forschende künftig gleichberechtigt mit EU-Partnern an Horizon Europe teilnehmen? 🌍 Wir sprechen mit Joanna Mastalerek von der McGill University. ➡ Jetzt reinhören: 🔗 www.kowi.de/kowi/service...

🎃Calculating personnel costs in Horizon Europe is a nightmare for third-party funding management. It's like putting costs, timesheet data, and contract durations through a meat grinder before eligible costs can be finalized for reporting. 😱 Have you heard about our Pekotool that can help you?

Join our MSCA Masterclass (May 4 to 8, 2026) in Aachen and refine your MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal 💯 All travel and accommodation costs are fully covered by RWTH, the application deadline is November 30, 2025. 📅 ➡️ www.rwth-aachen.de/go/id/bqedgo... 📸: Martin Braun

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of conducting a training session on how to proofread MSCA Doctoral Networks proposals at Universität zu Köln International Funding Department. A big thank you to all participants for the lively exchange and great questions! 🙏✨

How do we spend our lunch breaks at KoWi in Bonn and Brussels? Where do we like to eat? Here are a few impressions of our favourite places. ✨ #KoWi35 Bon(n) Appétit !

📢 Neue "KoWi Talk" Podcastfolge online Im Juli dieses Jahres hat die EU-Kommission ihren Vorschlag für das nächste Rahmenprogramm für F&I (ab 2028) veröffentlicht. In dieser Folge klären wir, warum bereits schon so viel darüber diskutiert wird. ✨ 🎧 kowi-talk-podcast.podigee.io/27-neue-epis...

📢 Unsere Mini-Webinar-Serie „Horizon Europe – wie geht es weiter?“ läuft diese Woche weiter! 📚 Thema am Donnerstag: Innovation und Transfer im Nachfolgeprogramm zu Horizon Europe Mehr Infos und Anmeldung 👇 www.kowi.de/kowi/service...