Funding Calls under Pillar 1: Excellent Science
European Research Council (ERC)
The ERC funds ground-breaking, high-gain/high-risk research at the frontiers of science. Its funding is for an individual fellow with a team. Any fields/topics are eligible.
ERC schemes consist of:
- Starting Grants (StG)/ Consolidator Grants (CoG)/ Advanced Grants (AdG);
- Synergy Grants (SyG);
- Proof of Concept Grants (PoC).
From 2027 on, researchers will be eligible to apply for a Starting Grant immediately after successfully defending their PhD, and at any time within the following ten-year period. Consolidator Grant applicants will be eligible to apply between five and fifteen years after defending their PhD.
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Pillar 1 aims to promote scientific excellence and attract highly-skilled researchers and innovators to Europe. It aims to reinforce EU scientific leadership through:
- the European Research Council (ERC);
- Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA);
- Research Infrastructures programmes.
Pillar 1 is primarily bottom-up, with applicants able to define their own projects as pre-determined topic areas do not apply.
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Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
MSC Actions support researcher training, career development and knowledge exchange, thereby helping researchers to establish a stable career path within Europe. All MSCA opportunities are bottom-up and open in all research and innovation areas.
MSC Actions consist of:
- Postdoctoral Fellowships (previously: Individual Fellowships IF);
The University is part of a EUTOPIA University Alliance initiative which matches Postdoctoral Fellowships researchers with prospective supervisors at the host institution for the purpose of a joint application. See the .
- Doctoral Networks (previously: Innovative Training Networks ITN);
- Co-funding of regional, national and international programmes (COFUND);
- Staff Exchanges (previously: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange RISE)
- MSCA and Citizens (building on H2020 'Researchers' Night' activities)
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Research Infrastructures
- associated human resources;
- major equipment or sets of instruments;
- knowledge-related facilities such as collections, archives or scientific data infrastructures;
- computing systems;
- communication networks;
- any other infrastructure essential to achieve excellence in R&I.
RI projects typically consist of large consortia of partners, from both academic and industrial backgrounds.
Please note: Some topics have specific eligibility criteria, such as a requirement to include legal entities established in the target country/ region. Please check the work programme (below) for details on the topic of interest.
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