The ERC Advanced Grants 2021 call is open!
These Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.
Advanced Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2,500,000 for a period of 5 years. However, up to an
additional EUR 1,000,000 can be requested in the proposal in certain cases.
additional EUR 1,000,000 can be requested in the proposal in certain cases.
Profile of the ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigator
ERC Advanced Grant Principal Investigators are expected to be active researchers and to have a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years which must be presented in the application. A competitive Advanced Grant Principal Investigator must have already shown a record which identifies them as an exceptional leader in terms of originality and significance of their research contributions.
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In order to ensure the quality of proposals submitted and equitableness to all applications, proposals received beyond these dates will not be processed.
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The deadline for submission is Tuesday 31 August 2021 at 17:00. Please note also that it is the Principal Investigator who is responsible for submitting the application.
Draft Applications including Budget in the call template should reach the RSSD office, putting the Project Support Office in copy, by Tuesday 3 August 2021.
The finalised Application and Budget need to reach the RSSD office, putting the Project Support office in copy, by Tuesday 17 August 2021 to ensure processing in time.
In order to ensure the quality of proposals submitted and equitableness to all applications, proposals received beyond these dates will not be processed.