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European Research Council Grants

14 open European Research Council grants accepting applications right now.

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Open European Research Council grants

  • ERC Advanced Grants 2026

    Deadline: Aug 27, 2026open

    Provides funding for established researchers to pursue groundbreaking research in any field, including health.

  • ERC Advanced Grants 2025

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    ERC Advanced Grants 2025 are grants from the European Research Council that fund established, leading researchers pursuing ground-breaking, ambitious ...

    basic_researcheconomic_developmentinnovationadvanced researchgroundbreaking projects
  • ERC Starting Grants 2026

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    ERC Starting Grants 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports excellent Principal Investigators starting or having recently started the...

    early-career researchersindependent researchstarting grantserceuropean research council
  • ERC Starting Grant

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    ERC Starting Grant is a grant from the European Research Council that funds talented early-career scientists who have completed excellent supervised r...

    artificial_intelligencebasic_researchconvergence_researchearly-careerai research
  • ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025

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    ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025 is sponsored by European Research Council. ERC Proof of Concept Grants assist ERC grantees in bridging the gap betwee...

    innovationbasic_researchconvergence_researchproof of conceptcommercialization
  • ERC Starting Grants

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    ERC Starting Grants is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports researchers starting or having recently started their own independent research...

    biodiversitybasic_researchearly-career researchersindependent researchbiodiversity projects
  • ERC Consolidator Grants 2025: Examples of projects

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    ERC Consolidator Grants 2025: Examples of projects is sponsored by European Research Council. These ERC Consolidator Grants support mid-career researc...

    basic_researchmarine_sciencebiomedical_researchmid-career researchersmolecular biology
  • ERC Advanced Grants 2024: NEREIDES - NEutRally buoyant ParticlEs In the DEep Sea

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    ERC Advanced Grants 2024: NEREIDES - NEutRally buoyant ParticlEs In the DEep Sea is sponsored by European Research Council. This ERC Advanced Grant fu...

    marine_sciencebiodiversitybasic_researchenvironmental_educationdeep sea
  • ERC Advanced Grants

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    ERC Advanced Grants is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports established researchers with a track record of significant research achievemen...

    biodiversitybasic_researchconvergence_researchadvanced researchestablished researchers
  • ERC Consolidator Grants

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    ERC Consolidator Grants are grants from the European Research Council that fund independent researchers in mid-career to consolidate and strengthen th...

    biodiversitybasic_researchconvergence_researchresearch independenceresearch team
  • ERC Advanced Grant

    open

    ERC Advanced Grant is sponsored by European Research Council. Funds established researchers with a track record of significant research achievements, ...

    artificial_intelligencebasic_researchconvergence_researchground-breakinghigh-risk
  • ERC Starting Grant 2026

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    ERC Starting Grant 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. Aims to support early-career researchers (2-7 years post-PhD) in establishing indep...

    basic_researchearly-career researchersindependent researchpostdoctoralresearch teams
  • ERC Starting Grants 2025

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    ERC Starting Grants 2025 is a grant from the European Research Council that funds talented early-career researchers ready to work independently and sh...

    basic_researcheconomic_developmentinnovationearly-career researchersindependent research
  • ERC Starting Grants Call 2026

    open

    ERC Starting Grants Call 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. ERC Starting Grants support excellent Principal Investigators in all scientif...

    basic_researchearly career researcherindependent researchprincipal investigatorscientific research

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