European Research Council Grants

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 Starting Grant 2026

  Deadline: Jan 12, 2027open

  ERC Starting Grant 2026 is sponsored by European Research Council. Provides funding for early-career researchers to establish their own research teams...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• 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...

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• ERC Advanced Grant

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

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• 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...

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• ERC Starting Grants Call 2026

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

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• 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 ...

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How to apply for European Research Council grants

Most European Research Council 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).