ERC Advanced Grant
Funds investigator-led frontier research across disciplines, enabling high-risk discovery with strong scientific autonomy.
The European Research Council Advanced Grant (ERC AdG) is awarded to established research leaders who have demonstrated exceptional scientific achievements in the past ten years and wish to pursue ambitious, investigator-driven frontier research. The grant is funded under Horizon Europe Pillar I and administered by the European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) under DG RTD. The 2026 call …
Investigator-driven, curiosity-led frontier research in any scientific or scholarly domain, awarded to established research leaders with an exceptional track record, hosted at institutions in EU Member States or Associated Countries.
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