Applying for an ERC Synergy Grant requires a single submission of the full proposal followed by a two-step evaluation procedure. A complete proposal includes the following components:

Administrative Forms (to be edited online via EPSS)

• Administrative Forms (to be edited online via EPSS)
• Research Proposal (upload as PDF via EPSS)
• Supporting documentation (binding statement of support by the host institution, etc.)

The administrative forms ask for the following information:

• Administrative data concerning the Principal Investigators as well as the scientific project (A1)
• Data concerning the host institution (A2) and the estimated research budget (A3)

The research proposal contains 2 sections:

• Section 1: The description of the Research Project must not exceed 15 pages (including an Ethical-Issues-Table and - if applicable - explanations on how the project will deal with ethical issues). The profile of the applicant including information on the Scientific Leadership Profile (max. 1 page), a Scientific CV with a so called Funding-ID (max. 2 pages), the 10-Year- - as well as a .
• Section 2: This sections contains a summary of the research project (Extended Project Synopsis) which must not exceed 5 pages, an individual Scientific CV with a so called Funding-ID (max. 2 pages) for each Principal Investigator, and an individual track-record (max. 2 pages) for each Principal Investigator.

Regarding the supporting documentation, it has to be noted that proposals without the binding statement of support by the host institution will not be considered for evaluation.