ERC Individual Grants (StG / CoG / AdG)
Europe's leading individual research grants: Starting, Consolidator and Advanced. The proposal is a 5-page Part I, a 7-page Part II and a 4-page CV and track record.
Scheme details
- Funding range
- StG up to €1.5M, CoG up to €2M, AdG up to €2.5M, each for up to 5 years; up to €1M more for justified costs (€2M for PIs relocating from outside the EU and Associated Countries)
- Career stage
- All career stages
- Scheme type
- Individual
- Eligibility
- 2027 calls: StG up to 10 years after the PhD defence; CoG between 5 and 15 years; AdG for established research leaders, with no window. Any nationality; the host must be in an EU Member State or Associated Country. At most one Starting and one Consolidator Grant per career.
- Format & limits
- Abstract: 2,000 characters; Part I: 5 pages; Part II: 7 pages; CV and track record: 4 pages. References and the Part I cover page sit outside the limits.
- Deadline
- Open now StG 2027: closes 14 October 2026 · CoG 2027: closes 12 January 2027 · AdG 2027: opens 27 May 2027
View official scheme page
https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant
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Last updated: 2026-09-24
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