ERC Consolidator 2026: Dissemination Work Package Budgeting Guidance

A free guidance session for researchers preparing their ERC Consolidator Grant applications, focused specifically on the dissemination work package — an area many applicants under-plan for once the science and budget sections are done.

The session covered how to think about dissemination activities beyond the default of publishing open-access papers and attending conferences, with the goal of helping attendees walk away with concrete, budgetable dissemination ideas they could plug straight into their proposal. Ahead of the session, participants shared where they stood with their dissemination work package so the content could be tailored to real, current ERC Consolidator applications rather than generic advice.