ERC Individual Grants (StG / CoG / AdG)
Europe's most prestigious individual research grants. Starting Grant (2–7 yrs post-PhD), Consolidator Grant (7–12 yrs), Advanced Grant (no restriction).
Scheme details
- Funding range
- StG: up to €1,500,000 / 5 years · CoG: up to €2,000,000 / 5 years · AdG: up to €2,500,000 / 5 years
- Career stage
- All career stages
- Scheme type
- Individual
- Eligibility
- StG: 2–7 years post-PhD; CoG: 7–12 years post-PhD; AdG: no career-stage restriction. PI must move to or be based in an EU Member State or associated country.
- Format & limits
- Part B1 (public synopsis): 2 pages · Part B2 (scientific, confidential): up to 15 pages (Extended Synopsis, CV, Track Record, Research Proposal)
- Deadline
- Upcoming StG 2026: closed Jan 2026 · CoG 2026: closed Feb 2026 · AdG 2026: closed May 2026 · 2027 calls: ~late 2026 (est.)
View official scheme page
https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant
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Last updated: 2026-05-28
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