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ERC Proof of Concept Grants: Targeted investment, big innovation return

A new report reveals how the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants are turning frontier research into real-world solutions. With just 1% of the ERC’s total budget - €259 million between 2014 and 2023 - some 1700 PoC projects have delivered impressive…
A new report reveals how the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants are turning frontier research into real-world solutions. With just 1% of the ERC’s total budget - €259 million between…
A new report reveals how the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants are turning frontier research into real-world solutions. With just 1% of the ERC’s…
A new report reveals how the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants are turning frontier research into real-world solutions. With just 1% of the ERC’s total budget - €259 million…
A new report reveals how the ERC Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants are turning frontier research into real-world solutions. With…
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How ERC frontier research strengthens Europe’s competitiveness

3 Jun 2025
Innovation is central to Europe’s strategy for global competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy. A new report highlights the dynamic landscape of technological and sectoral innovations emerging from frontier research supported by the European Research Council (ERC). It demonstrates how such research is fueling innovation across industries and society - helping the EU strengthen its…
Innovation is central to Europe’s strategy for global competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy. A new report highlights the dynamic landscape of technological and sectoral…
Innovation is central to Europe’s strategy for global competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy. A new report highlights the dynamic…
Innovation is central to Europe’s strategy for global competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy. A new report highlights the dynamic landscape of technological and…
Innovation is central to Europe’s strategy for global competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy. A new report…

Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes

With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the submission of applications and the evaluation of proposals will apply. The main novelties for 2026, as well as the longer-term…
With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the submission of applications and the evaluation of proposals…
With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the submission of applications…
With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the submission of applications and the evaluation of…
With the launch of the competitions for grants under ERC Work Programme 2026 in July of this year, several changes to the…
Press release

Managing Intellectual Property: The 'right to object' in ERC Projects

27 May 2025
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a crucial part of your ERC project. As a beneficiary, you are expected to engage with the dissemination and exploitation of your project’s results either directly or through another legal entity (e.g. through transfer and licensing). Similarly, for ERCEA it is important to make sure that the projects’ results are properly protected, if it is possible…
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a crucial part of your ERC project. As a beneficiary, you are expected to engage with the dissemination and exploitation of your project…
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a crucial part of your ERC project. As a beneficiary, you are expected to engage with the…
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a crucial part of your ERC project. As a beneficiary, you are expected to engage with the dissemination and exploitation of…
Managing Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is a crucial part of your ERC project. As a beneficiary, you are expected to…

ERC grantee wins the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine

2025 Shaw Prize honours ERC-funded research in molecular imaging
2025 Shaw Prize honours ERC-funded research in molecular imaging
2025 Shaw Prize honours ERC-funded research in molecular imaging
2025 Shaw Prize honours ERC-funded research in molecular imaging
2025 Shaw Prize honours ERC-funded research in molecular imaging

Advanced Grant

23 May 2025
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you.Who can apply? Applicants for the ERC Advanced Grants - called Principal Investigators (PI) - are expected to be active researchers who have a track-record of significant research achievements.The Principal Investigators should…
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you.Who can apply…
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project? The ERC Advanced…
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project? The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you.Who…
Are you an established, leading principal investigator who wants long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious…

ERC at a glance

22 May 2025
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run projects based across Europe.The ERC offers 4 core grant schemes: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants and Synergy Grants. With its additional Proof of Concept Grant scheme, the ERC helps…
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age,…
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative…
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality…
The ERC, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research…

Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe now confirmed

The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees establish…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, the ERC…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants,…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been…
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355 million-year-old footprints rewrite the history of backboned land animals

Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million years and overthrows the established evolutionary timeline of backboned…
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million years and…
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of…
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery pushes the origin of reptiles back by 35 million…
Newly discovered fossilised footprints with long toes and claws have been found in a rock slab from Australia. The discovery…
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Repairing the brain after a stroke

Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us?…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But…