European Research Council (ERC) Grants
Supports EU frontier research grants for individual researchers early career to established leaders excellence the only criterion.
The ERC funds frontier 'investigator-driven' research across all scientific and scholarly domains. Selection is based on a single criterion — scientific excellence. Grant types cover the full researcher career arc: Starting Grant (StG, 2–7 years post-PhD, up to €1.5M); Consolidator Grant (CoG, 7–12 years post-PhD, up to €2M); Advanced Grant (AdG, established leaders, up to €2.5M); Synergy Grant (2…
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds investigator-led frontier research across disciplines, enabling high-risk discovery with strong scientific autonomy.
Funds researchers 5 to 15 years past their PhD who are building an independent research team in Europe through an ERC Consolidator Grant.
Funds early-career researchers building an independent research team and pursuing frontier research through an ERC Starting Grant hosted at a public or private research organisation.
Funds teams of two to four principal investigators carrying out joint frontier research in any scientific field through ERC Synergy Grants.