Applications
This page provides an overview of how to apply for a grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
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This page provides an overview of how to apply for a grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
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Applications may be submitted each year once calls for proposals have been published. Researchers or Principal Investigators (PIs) must submit their applications in cooperation with a host institution (HI). The application must be submitted online via the Funding & Tenders Portal.
The following ERC calls are currently open for application or will be opened soon:
The deadline for submission for Starting Grants (StG) 2026 is expected to open on 14 October 2025.
As always, the NCP ERC will be happy to answer your questions and provide advice. Please note that the review by the NCP ERC focuses on Part B1 of the application. For German HI StG applications, we will accept applications for proofreading until 16 September 2025, 5 p.m..
The deadline for submission for Consolidator Grants (CoG) Call 2026 is expected to open on 13 January 2026 - 17.00 Brussels time.
As always, the NCP ERC will be happy to answer your questions and provide advice. Please note that the review by the NCP ERC focuses on Part B1 of the application. For German HI CoG applications, we will accept applications for proofreading until 9 December 2025, 5 p.m..
The deadline for submission for Advanced Grant (AdG) Call 2025 is 28 August 2025. ERC-2025-ADG call should open 22 May 2025.
As always, the NCP ERC will be happy to answer your questions and provide advice. Please note here that for German HI CoG applications, we will accept applications for proofreading until 1 August 2024, 5 p.m..
The deadline for submission for Synergy Grant (SyG) Call 2026 is expected to open on 5 November 2025.
As always, the NCP ERC will be happy to answer your questions and provide advice. Please note that the review by the NCP ERC focuses on Part B1 of the application. For German HI SyG applications, we will accept applications for proofreading until on 8 October 2025, 5 p.m..
ERC-2025-PoC call has been open since 13 November 2025 and has two cut-of-dates: 13 March 2025 and 18 September 2025.
The National Contact Point European Research Council (NKS ERC) is happy to help you with questions and advice. Please note that we can only accept your draft-applications for PoC proof-reading until 28. August 2025, 5. p.m.
