Stewe Bekk MSc is a grant advisor and scientific editor with 13 years of experience in handling and soliciting research projects at three top research institutes in Barcelona; IDIBAPS, ICN2 and ICFO.

For 8 years he coordinated the Pre-award unit at The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), one of the most successful Spanish research institutes in the H2020 Framework Programme. In this role he oversaw the review of >1,000 scientific proposals targeting a range of local, national, European, and other international competitive research funding calls. Stewe specifically helped prepare and review over 60 ERC proposals during his time at ICFO - of which 50% were granted - one of the highest success rates in Europe for an institute of similar size. 

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Stewe runs his own consultancy since 2020, focusing on in-depth grant preparation services primarily for the ERC calls and to the physical sciences and engineering communities. Thanks to his track-record, he has a comprehensive overview of the funding landscape, and of the evaluation criteria, expectations and language of the funding agencies.