The aim is to encourage Bulgarian researchers to apply for ERC grants by providing them with accurate information, but also to acquaint them with the experience of other scientists who have already gone through the process. All participants in the process from the people who organize the evaluations to the successful Bulgarian scientists who received grants will have the opportunity to get to know the mechanism of the ERC.

The European Research Council is a leading organization in Horizon 2020, which is the EU's Framework Program for Research, BTA reported.