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
Alexandra-Sonja Lawson
• Assistant to the Head of Brussels Office
• Office administration, conference room
Kristine August
PR & Public Affairs Manager/Deputy Head of Brussels Office
Dr. Andreas Krell
Delegate for the Research Field Earth and Environment
Dr. Holger Ihssen
• Delegate for the Research Field Energy
• European Energy Research Alliance (EERA)
Dr. Jens Jäger
• Delegate for the Research Field Health
• EIC
Nicolas Villacorta
• Delegate for the Research Field Matter
• Research infrastructures in the EU
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.
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.
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!
Helmholtz Centers
- AWI
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
- CISPA
CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
- DESY
Deutsche Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
- DKFZ
German Cancer Research Center
- DLR
German Aerospace Center
- DZNE
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Jülich
Forschungszentrum Jülich
- Geomar
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
- GSI
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
- HZB
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
- HZDR
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
- HZI
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
- UFZ
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
- Hereon
Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
- Munich
Helmholtz Munich
- GFZ
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
- KIT
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
- MDC
Max Delbrück Center
