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Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as investing in brick and mortar. Buying a house, in the last century, has become an almost compulsory step towards "financial adulthood", with two-thirds of Europeans now owning the home they live in. But is this really such a safe investment?This is the question Prof. Moritz…

Obtain information about the work of the European Research Council and gain access to documents held by it. How to access documents? You can start by having a look at the documents already publicly available, among other sources, in the links provided below.EU institutions, including the ERCEA, proactively publish many documents, among which you may find the one you are looking for, or which may…

The European Research Council (ERC) is a funding organisation for frontier research. It aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by funding the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age, and supporting their innovative ideas. Researchers from anywhere in the world can apply for ERC grants provided the research they undertake will be carried out in an EU Member State or…

If you have a question about funding or your application, here is how you can reach us Contact the ERCEA Applicants can use specific functional mailboxes for questions related to the ERC callsStarting Grants 2026 callConsolidator Grants 2026 callAdvanced Grants 2025 callSynergy Grants callProof of Concept callFor any other questions, you can fill out this contact form and we'll get back to you as…

Timeframe for sending information to applicantsERC-2025-COGPhysical Sciences EngineeringPE Life SciencesLSSocial Sciences HumanitiesSH1. Invitations for interviewsJune 20252. Results of Step 1 for non-retained applicants June / July 20253. Step 2 Interviews second half of September 2025end September/ beginning October 2025first half of October 20254. Results of Step 2December 2025

Many ERC grants involve research ethics: compliance with legislation, disciplinary norms, duty of care, protection of and respect for research subjects, and so forth. A good management of these aspects adds value: excellence in ethics adds to the credibility and excellence of the science.The responsibility for ‘ethics’ lies with the individuals carrying out the research. Meanwhile, the formal…