WHAT? European Research Council ERC Synergy Grants are designed to tackle truly bold scientific challenges by funding groups of up to 4 excellent PIs who jointly address the frontier of knowledge.
WHO? This action is open to researchers of any nationality with early achievement or a 10-year track-record who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or Associated Country.
The ERC's frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities.
Deadline: 14 November 2017. MoreHERE.
ERC Synergy Grants in brief:
- Fund a small group of PIs (2 to 4) with a designated corresponding PI who applies.
- Research projects must tackle ambitious scientific challenges through a unique combination of skills and knowledge of the PIs. Applications must demonstrate that the proposed research cannot be carried out by a single PI working alone.
- Any field of research.
- For researchers of any nationality presenting an early achievement track-record or a ten-year track-record
- Research must be conducted by all PIs in public or private research organisation(s) located in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries (including Switzerland). PIs can apply within the same host institution (HI) or through different HIs.
- Each of the PIs shall spend a minimum of 50% of their total working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country,and a minimum of 30% of their total working time on the ERC project..
- Funding per grant: up to EUR 10 million (in some circumstances up to EUR 14 million)
- Duration: up to 6 years
- Sole evaluation criterion: scientific excellence of the proposal
- Calls for proposals: published once a year
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Participation of team members from other countries:
ERC grants support projects carried out by 2 to 4 individual researchers who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country. Vacancies for team members of an ERC project can be published on the EURAXESS Jobs portal.
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About ERC:
Set up in 2007 by the EU, the European Research Council is the first pan-European funding organization for frontier research. It aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by encouraging competition for funding between the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age. The ERC also strives to attract top researchers from anywhere in the world to come to Europe. It funds young, early-career top researchers ('ERC Starting grants'), already independent excellent scientists ('ERC Consolidator Grants'), and senior research leaders ('ERC Advanced Grants').