European Research Council (ERC) Grants

Open European Research Council (ERC) grants

• ERC Plus Grant

  Up to $7.0Mopen

  ERC Plus Grant is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). The ERC Plus Grant supports outstanding principal investigators who address major scie...

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• ERC Consolidator Grant

  Up to $3.0Mopen

  ERC Consolidator Grant is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). Supports researchers with 7-12 years of experience since PhD completion to est...

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• ERC Advanced Grants (ERC-2026-ADG)

  Deadline: Aug 27, 2026open

  ERC Advanced Grants (ERC-2026-ADG) is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). ERC Advanced Grants are designed to support established research l...

  basic_researchconvergence_researchfrontier researchinvestigator-drivenestablished researchers

• ERC Proof of Concept Grant: Bridging Research and Innovation

  Deadline: Sep 17, 2026open

  ERC Proof of Concept Grant: Bridging Research and Innovation is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). An ERC grant supporting researchers in t...

  biomedical_researchprecision_medicineai_healthcareai_scienceinnovation

• INhibiting mechanoTRansduction as a novel approach for Oncology theraPY (INTROPY)

  Deadline: Jan 31, 2027open

  Increased tissue stiffness is a hallmark of many solid tumours, driving tumour progression. This occurs through mechanotransduction, the process by wh...

• Reversing metabolic reprogramming in obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma by inhibiting receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases

  Deadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  REPRO-PTP is addressing the critical need for effective treatments in obesity-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). HCC, which accounts for 90% o...

• Mechanisms and Functions of Brain- Body- Environment Interactions in C. elegans

  Deadline: Dec 31, 2027open

  Recent large-scaRecent large-scale neuronal activity recordings in awake, behaving animals revealed a new, unexpected neuroscientific principle: wides...

• Tribosynthesis of Carbon Coatings for Friction ad Wear Reduction

  Deadline: Apr 30, 2028open

  Friction and wear affect all applications involving moving contacts and result in massive economic, energy, and environmental costs. Carbon-based coat...

• Stratified Therapeutic Assessment Platform for Short Telomere related Lung Fibrosis using Patient-Derived iPSC

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2028open

  Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal scarring lung disease often leading to death within 3 years of diagnosis. New antifibrotic medications...

• NEutRally buoyant ParticlEs In the DEep Sea: turnover, origin and global impact on the marine carbon cycle

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  Export of organic matter produced in the sunlit surface waters into the oceans interior removes about one third of the anthropogenically produced carb...

• Digital twin politics: Unlocking the full potential of digital twins for sustainable ocean futures

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  In the light of time pressure, persisting data gaps, and challenges to the implementation of global sustainability goals for ocean protection, the Eur...

• Evolution of shape-defined macromolecules into functional systems

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2029open

  Functionalities of enzymes are encoded in amino acid sequences and directed by their SHAPEs with complementary binding pockets for specific substrates...

• Frontiers of perturbative thermal QCD in extreme systems

  Deadline: Mar 31, 2031open

  Predicting the thermodynamic and transport properties of strongly interacting matter at the highest densities in the present-day Universe is a pressin...

• State-tech relations in the datafied welfare state: Examining the computational transformation of the European social model

  Deadline: Mar 31, 2031open

  Use of data-driven technologies by public bodies is now well-established across central pillars of European welfare states, from predictive benefit fr...

• Genealogical and statistical methods for large-scale genomic analysis

  Deadline: Apr 30, 2031open

  Biobank datasets, containing genomic, environmental, and health data for millions of individuals, have provided insights into disease susceptibility, ...

• Igusa Stacks and the Langlands program

  Deadline: Aug 31, 2031open

  The Langlands program, often called a ``grand unified theory of mathematics'', predicts reciprocity laws that relate very different kinds of mathemati...

• Organocatalytic Coordination Microenvironment Design

  Deadline: Sep 30, 2032open

  An overlooked aspect in organocatalyst design relates to nature’s ability to produce a multitude of biochemical products using only a limited number o...

• ERC Proof of Concept Grants (ERC-2026-POC)

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  ERC Proof of Concept Grants (ERC-2026-POC) is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and mea...

  basic_researchconvergence_researchinnovationproof of concepttechnology transfer

• ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025

  open

  ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025 is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). Aimed at helping ERC grantees bridge the gap between their research ...

  innovationbasic_researchconvergence_researchproof of conceptcommercialization

• ERC Starting Grants 2025

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  ERC Starting Grants 2025 is sponsored by European Research Council (ERC). ERC Starting Grants 2025 is a competitive funding program from the European ...

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What European Research Council (ERC) funds

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How to apply for European Research Council (ERC) grants

Most European Research Council (ERC) applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).