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Funding Schemes of the ERC

The ERC is providing three funding streams:

  • Starting Independent Researcher Grants
    are designed for promising young researchers who are at the stage of establishing an independent research team or an independent research programme 
  • Advanced Investigator Grants
    are aimed at excellent research leaders who are already well established in their respective field of research
  • Synergy Grants
    are designed for research groups of two to four outstanding researchers and their teams

Calls for proposals will be published annually for both grant schemes. The ERC has established "rolling deadlines" according to the three scientific domains (Physical Sciences & Engineering, Life Sciences, Social Sciences & Humanities).

The ERC Starting Grant call will be published each summer - with "rolling deadlines" during autumn/winter of the same calendar year.

The ERC Advanced Grant call will be published each autumn/winter - with "rolling deadlines" during the first quarter of the following calendar year.

The first ERC Synergy Grant call will be published in autumn with a single deadline in January.

ERC grants cover up to 100% of the direct research costs (related to staff, equipment, consumables, and travel) plus a 20% contribution of the total direct costs (excluding subcontracts) towards overheads.

Starting Independent Researcher Grants
Starting Grants support promising researchers of any nationality who are at the beginning of an independent research career. more »
Advanced Investigator Grants
Advanced Grants support excellent and investigator-initiated research projects by leading advanced researchers of any nationality. more »
ERC Synergy Grants
The ERC Synergy Grants are aimed at outstanding researchers throughout Europe, who jointly work on an innovative research project. more »
ERC Proof of concept
This funding option targets ERC grant holders that want to bring their resulting research outcome to a commercial use. more »
Arbeitsprogramm Ideas (ERC) 2011 [en]
Leaflet "Funding top research leaders for Europe" [en]
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