European Research Centre (ERC) Advanced Grants
The European Research Council (ERC) supports frontier research in any field. It is open to investigators worldwide, as long as the host institution (HI) of the principal investigator that receives ERC funding is established in a Member State or a Country Associated to Horizon Europe. The ERC has four major grant programmes: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, Advanced Grants, and Synergy Grants.
The ERC Advanced Grant supports leading researchers with noteworthy accomplishments who wish to obtain long-term funding for ambitious research projects. The European Research Centre Advanced Grants are dedicated to experienced scientists who want to pursue groundbreaking and high-risk projects.
In 2024, a call for proposals was published (closed). In 2025, a call for proposals is expected to open in May.
European Research Centre (ERC) Advanced Grants
European Research Council (ERC)
The ERC is a programme under Horizon Europe.
The overall ERC budget from 2021 to 2027 is more than EUR 16 billion. For 2025, the estimated budget for ERC Advanced Grant is EUR 683 million for approximately 276 grants.
ERC Advanced Grants may be awarded up to EUR 2.5 million for a period of 5 years (pro rata for projects of shorter duration). An additional amount of EUR 1 million can be made available to cover costs for researchers moving from a third country and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities and/or other major experimental and field work costs.
ERC grants can cover up to 100% of the total eligible direct costs of the research plus a contribution of 25% of the total eligible costs towards indirect costs.
Principal Investigators with an established career and who are considered research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements.
Applications can be made in any field of research.
Only individuals are eligible for funding. Applicants are required to carry out their research in a host institution (HI) based in EU Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe. In addition, Swiss legal entities will be treated as being “entities established in Associated Countries” for the Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant and Synergy Grant calls for proposals in the forthcoming ERC work programme 2025.
Depending on the specific project (up to five years)
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All stages
Under Horizon Europe, beneficiaries of ERC grants must ensure open access to all peer-reviewed scientific publications relating to their results as set out in the Model Grant Agreement used for ERC actions. Beneficiaries must ensure that they or the authors retain sufficient intellectual property rights to comply with their open access requirements.
Overview here
ERC-2025-ADG: Forthcoming