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09 Feb 2023
Applications for ERC Consolidator Grants 2023: Facts and Figures
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Facts and figures
06 Feb 2023
Applications for ERC Synergy Grants 2023: Facts and Figures
Update
 European Research Council awards €657m in grants to researchers across Europe
31 Jan 2023
European Research Council awards €657m in grants to researchers across Europe
Press release
With 366 grants ERC offsets pause in Proof of Concept funding
24 Jan 2023
With 366 grants ERC offsets pause in Proof of Concept funding
Press release
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19 Jan 2023
New study reveals how frontier research spurs patented inventions
Press release
Dorte Riemenschneider and Silke Voigt-Heucke
19 Dec 2022
The transformative potential of citizen science
Citizen science
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31 Aug 2022
Insider view: How the ERC mapped science frontiers
Mapping ERC frontier research
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23 Aug 2022
External opinion: Mapping of ERC funded projects
Mapping ERC frontier research
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14 Jul 2022
Mapping the frontiers of science - ERC Scientific Council editorial
Mapping ERC frontier research
Opportunities for PMU-B researchers, Thailand, to visit an ERC team
13
March
2023
10:00 - 11:30
Opportunities for Thai researchers to visit an ERC team

The European Research Council (ERC) and the Thai Programme Management Unit for Human Resources & Institutional Development, Research and Innovation (PMU-B) of the National Higher Education, Science, Research & Innovation Policy Council signed in September 2022 an agreement to foster mobility and cooperation.

Virtual
Science is Wonderful
16
March
2023
08:30 - 17:00
ERC grantees at Science is Wonderful!

The “Science is Wonderful!” fair is an annual event that brings the world of cutting-edge research to young scientists in primary and secondary schools all over Europe.

The upcoming edition will take place in Brussels on 16 & 17 March 2023 at the Maison de la Poste, and will feature more than 100 researchers from across Europe.

This event will include interactive presentations, hands-on experiments, games, and quizzes. Three ERC grantees will take part by giving Science Talks.

Brussels
Opportunities for researchers supported by the South African National Research Foundation to visit an ERC team
17
March
2023
10:00 - 11:00
Opportunities for South African researchers to visit an ERC team

The European Research Council and the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) signed in December 1996 an agreement to encourage, develop and facilitate access to research opportunities between the DST and the ERC.

Virtual
Discover the ERC funding schemes
ERC Starting Grant

Grant up to 1.5€ million for 5 years
For promising early-career researchers with 2 to 7 years experience after PhD

ERC Consolidator Grant

Grant up to 2€ million for 5 years

For promising early-career researchers with 7 to 12 years experience after PhD

ERC Advanced Grant

Grant up to 2.5€ million for 5 years

For established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements

ERC Proof of Concept

Lump Sum Grant of 150.000€

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

ERC Synergy Grant

Grant up to 10€ million for 6 years

To address ambitious research questions that can only be answered by the coordinated work of a small group of 2-4 principal Investigators

Additional opportunities

For researchers wishing to work or gain experience in an ERC grantee’s team

Open calls
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Proof of Concept

Deadlines: 20 Apr 2023, 21 Sep 2023

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Advanced Grant

Deadline: 23 May 2023

Projects funded by the ERC

The ERC project database is an interactive tool that features data on projects funded by the ERC. 

The tool allows users to access project details with the help of filters, to generate statistics and to export data in different formats.  

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ERC funding explained
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Q&A on ERC grant competitions
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Amazing ERC science projects
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Tips on engaging the public with research
Organisation

The ERC is composed of an independent Scientific Council and an Executive Agency.   

The Scientific Council governs the ERC and is responsible for setting the ERC's scientific strategy.  

It consists of eminent scientists and scholars.  

The ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA) implements the ERC strategy as set by the Scientific Council and oversees the day-to-day grant administration.  

Scientific Council
ERC Scientific Council