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European Research Council Grants
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ERC Advanced Grants 2026
Deadline: Aug 27, 2026openProvides funding for established researchers to pursue groundbreaking research in any field, including health.
ERC Advanced Grants 2025
openERC Advanced Grants 2025 are grants from the European Research Council that fund established, leading researchers pursuing ground-breaking, ambitious ...
basic_researcheconomic_developmentinnovationadvanced researchgroundbreaking projectsERC Starting Grants 2026
openERC Starting Grants 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports excellent Principal Investigators starting or having recently started the...
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openERC 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 researchERC Proof of Concept Grants 2025
openERC 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 conceptcommercializationERC Starting Grants
openERC Starting Grants is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports researchers starting or having recently started their own independent research...
biodiversitybasic_researchearly-career researchersindependent researchbiodiversity projectsERC Consolidator Grants 2025: Examples of projects
openERC 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 biologyERC Advanced Grants 2024: NEREIDES - NEutRally buoyant ParticlEs In the DEep Sea
openERC 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 seaERC Advanced Grants
openERC Advanced Grants is sponsored by European Research Council. Supports established researchers with a track record of significant research achievemen...
biodiversitybasic_researchconvergence_researchadvanced researchestablished researchersERC Consolidator Grants
openERC 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 teamERC Advanced Grant
openERC Advanced Grant is sponsored by European Research Council. Funds established researchers with a track record of significant research achievements, ...
artificial_intelligencebasic_researchconvergence_researchground-breakinghigh-riskERC Starting Grant 2026
openERC 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 teamsERC Starting Grants 2025
openERC 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 researchERC Starting Grants Call 2026
openERC Starting Grants Call 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. ERC Starting Grants support excellent Principal Investigators in all scientif...
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