The Helmholtz Office Brussels

The Brussels Office helps increasing the participation of Helmholtz Centres in EU programmes such as Horizon Europe. With our services, we support intensifying and expanding networks and research collaboration in Europe and beyond.

Helmholtz in Europe

Shaping a sustainable future for Europe depends on collaborating in research. With its mission to address some of the grand challenges for research and society, Helmholtz is dedicated to European research cooperation. Global challenges do not stop at borders – and the Framework Programme is of utmost importance to address these challenges jointly and in a European way. in this light, Helmholtz also strongly supports the concept of the European Research Area.

Positions

Our services

For our Helmholtz Centers, we offer amongst others:

  • Information and analyses: on work programmes and calls for proposals in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
  • Consulting: center-specific, both legal-administrative and research-related
  • Representation of interests: events (in presence and virtually), (coordinated) statements and position papers
  • Targeted, individual ERC coaching for three funding lines
  • A hub in the EU heart of Brussels: two conference rooms with video conferencing systems, plus guest workstations

Contact

Achieving more together: The G6 network

The G6 network unites six large multidisciplinary European Research Performing Organisations: the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft and the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft. Together, the G6 represent more than 140 000 professionals. 

More information - the G6 website

A special service: The DESCA Agreement

The signature of a Consortium Agreement between the partners of a research project is mandatory for most EU research projects. DESCA (Development of a Simplified Consortium Agreement) is a comprehensive Model Consortium Agreement for such projects; the Helmholtz Office Brussels co-coordinates the DESCA core group.

DESCA website

Our address

Rue du Trône 98
1050 Brussels
Belgium

Internship / Praktikum

Join our team!

Twice a year we offer student internships in Brussels with a focus on research policy - the next one starts in September 2025.

Deadline for application is 21.04.2025 - we are looking forward to hearing from you!

All you need to know / apply here!

Helmholtz Centers

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