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Maria Leptin re-appointed as ERC President
Maria Leptin re-appointed as ERC President
1 Oct 2025
 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
Geneviève Almouzni
Editorial - Building inclusive excellence
24 Sep 2025
Milena Arciniegas
Breaking boundaries and building materials layer by layer
24 Sep 2025
Seeing the full picture: Why science needs every mind
Seeing the full picture: Why science needs every mind
24 Sep 2025
How science changes when all voices are heard
How science changes when all voices are heard
24 Sep 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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October
2025
9.00 - 11.30 CEST
ERC funding opportunities for excellent researchers in Greece
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October
2025
9.00 - 13.00 CEST
High-level event during ERC visit to Denmark
15
October
2025
18.00 - 19.30 CEST
ERC - EURAXESS Global Webinars
22
October
2025
13.30 - 15.30 CEST
ERC Workshop on data access under the Digital Services Act (DSA) Article 40
Funding opportunities
Funding opportunity
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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Jan
2026
ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2026-CoG)
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For excellent researchers with 7 to 12 years experience after PhD 

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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.

ScC 2025