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.
As part of our free service, we offer feedback (only once) on ERC-specific requirements of your draft application. Please send us the relevant documents by 17:00 on the respective deadline:
Before submitting a draft proposal to the National Contact Point (NCP) ERC, we kindly ask you to first have it reviewed internally by the EU office of your institution and to inform the NCP ERC accordingly in order to ensure optimal coordination between the advisory structures.
Applications are treated in the order in which they are received. Should the level of demand exceed our capacity, we may not be able to provide feedback on the last proposals submitted. In such a case, we will inform you as soon as possible.
The following ERC calls are currently open for application or will be opened soon:
The deadline for submission for Starting Grants (StG) 2026 is 14 October 2025.
Opening Date: 9. July 2025
The deadline for submission for Consolidator Grants (CoG) Call 2026 is 13 January 2026 - 17.00 Brussels time.
Opening Date: 25. September 2025
The deadline for submission for Advanced Grant (AdG) Call 2026 is 27 August 2026.
ERC-2025-ADG call should open 28 May 2026.
Please note that the documents for the 2026 call will only be available after the call opening.
The deadline for submission for Synergy Grant (SyG) Call 2026 is 5 November 2025.
Opening Date: 10 July 2025
The deadline for submission for ERC Plus Grant (Plus) is 2 September 2026
Opening Date: 2 June 2026
As usual, the current templates for the application will be available as soon as the call has been opened.
ERC-2026-PoC call opened on 20 January 2026 and has two cut-of-dates: 17 March 2026 and 17 September 2026.
