Frontiers of Ceramics

ECerS and its R&D Working Group, with the support of the JECS Trust, announce the “ECerS FRONTIERS OF CERAMICS FELLOWSHIP” open to early-stage researchers of countries affiliated to ECerS.

The proposal aims to promote frontier research and knowledge transfer in the field of materials, devices and processes related to any application area of ceramics. The competition objective is to provide seed funding for curiosity-driven research which could become the topic of further projects on a larger scale at a later stage, e.g. participation in EU programmes, but also developing innovative processes and new technologies, addressing the current challenges for European Industry and promoting knowledge transfer to industry. The funding is to enable research and/or collaboration at a host institution other than the applicant’s home institution.

The competition will select up to two research projects per call, to be supported with amounts from €20 000 to €40 000 per project. The funding is to cover up to 1 year in total at the host institution within a 3-year period. Additional funding of up to €5 000 may be requested for specific needs (dependants, family requirements, disability needs etc...).

First deadline to apply is 31st July 2026!

Download the full call and application instructions here!

Please note that the decision of the jury might not be known before end of October 2026, projects submitted should then not start before December 2026.

Frontiers of Ceramics is an initiative of the R&D Working Group.