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Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes
Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes
2 Jun 2025
The Shaw Prize Council
ERC grantee wins the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
27 May 2025
Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe now confirmed
Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe now confirmed
16 May 2025
355 million-year-old footprints rewrite the history of backboned land animals
355 million-year-old footprints rewrite the history of backboned land animals
15 May 2025
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Breaking waves: science in the Aran Islands
27 Mar 2025
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Bringing food science to the public
27 Mar 2025
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Helping families through public health crises
27 Mar 2025
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Communicating complex ideas for societal change
27 Mar 2025
Repairing the brain after a stroke
Repairing the brain after a stroke
14 May 2025
Drawing the line on inclusion
Living together in diversity
6 May 2025
Paving digital highways
Paving digital highways
9 Apr 2025
The first stars of the universe
The first stars of the universe
13 Feb 2025
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ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2025-ADG)

For leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project.

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ERC Proof of Concept (ERC-2025-POC)

For ERC grant holders to explore the innovation potential of their ERC frontier research project 

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About ERC

The ERC is composed of an independent Scientific Council and the ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA).

The Scientific Council is the ERC's governing body and is responsible for setting the ERC's scientific strategy. It is composed of distinguished scientists and scholars from various fields. 

The ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA) is in charge of implementing and managing the daily operations of the European Research Council.

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