ERC Starting Grants
Support top researchers with 2 to 7 years of experience after their PhD
Grants amount up to €1.5 million for five years
(with an additional €1 million if moving from a Third Country, heavy equipment or access to large facilities needed)
Success Rates: 18% at HUJI, 14% in Europe.
The upcoming deadline is due: October 2025
Remuneration for Conducting Research: Type A
ERC Consolidator Grants
Support top researchers with 7 to 12 years of experience after their PhD
Grants amount up to €2 million for five years
(with an additional €1 million if moving from a Third Country, heavy equipment or access to large facilities needed)
Success Rates: 21% at HUJI, 14% in Europe
The upcoming deadline is due: 14 January 2025
Remuneration for Conducting Research: Type A
ERC Advanced Grants
Open to excellent established researchers who have a recent research track record which identifies them as leaders in their respective field of research
Grants amount up to €2.5 million for five years (Lump Sum)
(with an additional €1 million if moving from a Third Country, heavy equipment or access to large facilities needed )
Success Rates: 12% at HUJI, 11% in Europe
The upcoming deadline is due: 28 August 2025
Remuneration for Conducting Research: Type A
ERC Synergy Grants
Support 2-4 top researchers, must demonstrate the synergies, complementarities and added value that could lead to breakthroughs that would not be possible by the individual Principal Investigators working alone.
Grants amount up to €10 million for six years
(with an additional €4 million if moving from a Third Country, heavy equipment or access to large facilities needed )
Success Rates: 9% at HUJI, 9% in Europe
The upcoming deadline is due: November 2025
Remuneration for Conducting Research: Type A
ERC Proof of Concept
The ERC's Proof of Concept Grants are a complementary funding only on offer to Principal Investigators that already benefit from an ERC main research grant (Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant, Advanced Grant or Synergy Grant).
The ERC PoC Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research.
Grants amount up to €150,000.
Success Rates: 40% at HUJI, 38% in Europe
The upcoming deadline is due: 13 March 2025, 18 September 2025
Remuneration for Conducting Research: Type A
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