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 ERC President explains changes in the ERC evaluation procedures
ERC President explains changes in the ERC evaluation procedures
15 Sep 2025
Goerlich Dirk Lasker award
ERC grantee shares the 2025 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
11 Sep 2025
Cristophe Salomon wins Balzan prize 2025
ERC grantee wins the 2025 Balzan Prize for atoms and ultra-precise measurement of time
8 Sep 2025
Starting Grants 2025 results
The ERC awards €761m to the next generation of scientists in Europe
4 Sep 2025
Industry and science – a relationship that will decide Europe’s place in the world
Industry and science – a relationship that will decide Europe’s place in the world
26 Jun 2025
From curiosity to change
From curiosity to change
26 Jun 2025
Science, talent and technology: Industry voices on Europe’s competitive edge
Science, talent and technology: Industry voices on Europe’s competitive edge
26 Jun 2025
 EU science ministers at the presentation of the Warsaw Declaration, March 2015
Europe’s path to competitiveness: The strategic role of research and innovation
26 Jun 2025
Cracking the code of earthquakes – from inside the fault
Cracking the code of earthquakes - from inside the fault
12 Sep 2025
people holding mobile phones
What smartphones mean worldwide
3 Sep 2025
The future of food dyes
The future of food dyes
3 Jul 2025
Drawing the line on inclusion
Living together in diversity
6 May 2025
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15.00 - 16.30 CEST
Webinar on ERC Work Programme 2026 - Part 2
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2025
10.00 - 17.00 CEST
ERC at EU Research and Innovation Days 2025
Funding opportunities
Funding opportunity
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2025
ERC Proof of Concept (ERC-2025-POC)
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For ERC grant holders to explore the innovation potential of their ERC frontier research project 

14
Oct
2025
ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2026-StG)
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For promising early-career researchers with 2 to 7 years experience after PhD 

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Nov
2025
ERC Synergy Grant (ERC-2026-SyG)
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For 2-4 researchers combining skills and resources to tackle ambitious research challenges.

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Smart search for ERC grants and proposals
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.

ScC 2025