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Funding for Ceramics Research and Education
The JECS Trust was formally set up in December 2007 to oversee the expenditure of funds passed on to the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) by the Society’s Journal and by its publisher, Elsevier.
In its allocation of the Trust’s resources, the Trust Council aims :
- To enable the European Ceramic Societies to engage in a broad range of activities for the benefit of its membership.
- To strengthen research and teaching in Europe within the subject of ceramics.
- To maintain and build on the current strong position of the Journals.
Conferences sponsored
06/27 - XX ECerS Conference - Valencia 2027
The XXth Conference and Exhibition of the European Ceramic Society will take place from 27th June to 1st July 2027 in Valencia, Spain
09/26 - Shaping 10 Conference
The 10th Shaping conference will be organised by ECerS and the University of Padova from 21st to 23rd September 2026 in Padova, Italy.
10/26 - ElectroCeramics XX
The XXth ElectroCeramics Conference will be organised by ECerS and the University of Novi Sad from 12th to 15th October 2026 at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia.
Latest news
Next JECS Trust Call for projects: IMPORTANT CHANGES
We draw your attention on the following decisions from the JECS Trust Board:
- The deadline for submission of Mobility only projects of 31st August 2026 is cancelled
- The deadline for submission of Mobility and General Activity projects of 31st May is postponed to 30th June 2026
- Only students members of ECerS can apply for Mobility projects
Result of the JECS Trust Call 02/2026
38 applications for Mobility projects were submitted to the JECS Trust by the deadline of 28th February 2026.
Application forms
Mobility
Funding of visits by individuals to other laboratories within Europe to learn new techniques or to access equipment not available in their own laboratories.
General activities
Events such as workshops / conferences, etc. which are specifically aimed at students / early stage researchers / high school teachers or on topical research areas likely to result in high quality papers for publication in the 2 ECerS Journals
ECerS office
Av. Gouverneur Cornez , 4
7000 Mons
Belgium