The European Research Council – Funding for frontier research in Europe
The European Research Council (ERC) is a research funding body established by the European Commission in 2007 to fund individual scientists to carry out research at the fron
tiers of knowledge. The ERC provides attractive, long-term grants to pursue ground-breaking, high-risk/high-gain research in any field. Excellence is the sole criterion for selection; there are neither thematic priorities, nor geographical quotas for funding.
This session provides an overview of all ERC grant schemes and the proposal evaluation process with a focus on the scientific aspects. The ERC Starting grant holder Prof Robert Fickler will also share his experience from the application process.
Presenters:
Dr Janne Salo, Scientific officer, European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA)
Prof Robert Fickler, ERC Starting grant principal investigator, Tampere University
ERC grant schemes
- ERC Starting Grants targeted for early-career researchers starting their own independent research team or programme (2 to 7 years after the PhD): up to €2.5 million per grant
- ERC Consolidator Grants targeted for excellent researchers consolidating their own independent research team or programme (8 to 12 years after the PhD): up to €3.0 million per grant
- ERC Advanced Grants targeted for established research leaders: up to €3.5 million per grant
- ERC Synergy Grants jointly for 2 – 4 researchers of any of the above career stages: up to €14.0 million per grant
- ERC Proof of Concept additional funding, open only to ERC grantees to help them establish the innovation potential of ideas arising from their frontier research projects: €150,000 per grant.
More information
http://erc.europa.eu/
ECR classes for applicants on YouTube: