On 25 July 2016, the European Research Council (ERC) published its annual work programme which includes the new calls for 2017. The European Research Council (ERC) provides funding opportunities for excellent researchers in all fields of research with approximately EUR 1.8 billion in 2017.

The ERC annually launches calls for proposals in three funding schemes: Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants. Excellent researchers of any nationality who wish to carry out their research at an institution in Europe are eligible for funding.

Along with the work programme, the ERC opened the calls for the “Starting Grants (StG)“ scheme. The "Starting Grants" are designed for excellent young scientists of all nationalities with 2-7 years of experience following their PhD. Deadline for this call is 18 October 2016.

The “Consolidator Grants (CoG)“ call will be open from 20 October 2016 until 9 February 2017. ERC Consolidator Grants support promising researchers who are at the beginning of an independent research career and who are between 7-12 years after achieving their PhD.

The application for the “Advanced Grants (AdG)“ scheme will be open from 16 May 2017 until 31 August 2017. The call for "Advanced Grants" addresses excellent, established researchers with research experience of more than 10 years.

ERC grants are awarded for a period of up to five years with a funding amount of up to EUR 2 million for "Starting Grants", EUR 2.75 million for “Consolidator Grants“ and up to EUR 3.5 million for "Advanced Grants".

The call for the funding scheme “Proof of Concept” has opened on 02 August 2016. This scheme exclusively targets ERC grant holders (StG, CoG or AdG) who seek to establish the innovation potential of ideas arising from their ERC-funded projects. The deadlines for application are 19 January 2017, 25 April 2017, and 5 September 2017.

Work Programme 2017: https://erc.europa.eu/documents/erc-work-programme-2017

Link Call Starting Grant 2017: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/erc-2017-stg.html

Link Call Proof of Concept 2017: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/erc-2017-poc.html

The team of the EPC would be pleased to advise and assist you with the preparation of your proposal .

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