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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the ERC designated for a single PI or a group of PIs?

 

The ERC aims at an individual PI who leads a research team. If your research requires specific expertise you can include an expert collaborator in your team as long as you are the team leader and PI.

An ERC Synergy Grant aims to provide support for a small group of two to four Principal Investigators jointly addressing ambitious research problems that could not be addressed by the individual Principal Investigators and their teams working alone.

Who is eligible to submit to the ERC StG?

Starting Grant Consolidators Grant Advanced Grant
First PhD awarded 2-7 years prior to the call’s year. (extensions can be given due to certain circumstances such as maternity/paternity leave/ long-term illness etc. For more details see here). First PhD awarded 7-12 years prior to the call's year.(extensions can be given due to certain circumstances such as maternity/paternity leave/ long-term illness etc. For more details see here). None, unless in a proposal which was submitted and rejected in the first stage in previous years - see further details below

 

Please see the eligibility criteria in the table above, also, you can check your eligibility using our calculation tool.

Who submits the proposal?

If the proposal is a mono-beneficiary (such as an ERC), the proposal is submitted by the PI. If this is a consortium, the proposal is submitted by the Coordinator (lead PI).