Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe.
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
May 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Today, the ERC formally adopted a decision to increase its support for researchers moving to Europe.
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
On top of its normal grants, the ERC offers 'start-up' funding to help PIs establish laboratories / research teams in Europe.
This extra funding is now x2 (up to €2 million!)
europa.eu/!6Vdgmp
Hello, Bluesky! ☀️
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
February 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Hello, Bluesky! ☀️
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
I just published: ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia?
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building.
medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building.
medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...
ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia?
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re…
medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I just published: ERC-Plus: jackpot science or missed chance to fix academia?
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building.
medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...
My reflections on ERC-Plus, Europe’s newest ultra-competitive research grant and what it tells us about the academic culture we’re building.
medium.com/p/erc-plus-j...
The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from @ec.europa.eu for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President Ursula Von der Leyen at the Sorbonne this morning.
👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV
👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV
Choose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants'
The Scientific Council of the European Research Council welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the European Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering la...
europa.eu
May 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from @ec.europa.eu for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President Ursula Von der Leyen at the Sorbonne this morning.
👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV
👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV
Research evaluation faces growing pressure: demand for competitive research funding is rising, while AI is rapidly changing how proposals can be written and assessed.
In this context, the ERC & Science Europe had a workshop with research funding and performing organisations from 5 continents.
In this context, the ERC & Science Europe had a workshop with research funding and performing organisations from 5 continents.
September 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Research evaluation faces growing pressure: demand for competitive research funding is rising, while AI is rapidly changing how proposals can be written and assessed.
In this context, the ERC & Science Europe had a workshop with research funding and performing organisations from 5 continents.
In this context, the ERC & Science Europe had a workshop with research funding and performing organisations from 5 continents.
the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU
The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...
sciencebusiness.net
April 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.
NEWS: The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about changes to the re-submission rules, intended to manage the surge in demand for grants.
The Scientific Council will readjust some of the changes: link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ
The Scientific Council will readjust some of the changes: link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ
ERC Scientific Council readjusts rules for reapplication
The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about the recent announcement on changes to the re-submission rules. The changes, intended to manage the ...
link.europa.eu
April 29, 2026 at 2:25 PM
NEWS: The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about changes to the re-submission rules, intended to manage the surge in demand for grants.
The Scientific Council will readjust some of the changes: link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ
The Scientific Council will readjust some of the changes: link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ
Very grateful for ERC to fund my research for the next 5 years!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Consolidator Grants: ERC awards €678m in grants to back excellent research across Europe
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars ...
erc.europa.eu
December 4, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Very grateful for ERC to fund my research for the next 5 years!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Welcome European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu to Bluesky 🦋
Hello, Bluesky! ☀️
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.
Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.
February 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Welcome European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu to Bluesky 🦋
Deeply honored that I was awarded an ERC grant "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage“ (POLEDUC)! Thanks a lot to the #ERCCoG, as well as to the panelists & reviewers for their time, constructive feedback, & for a pleasant intellectual discussion! erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Consolidator Grants: ERC awards €678m in grants to back excellent research across Europe
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars ...
erc.europa.eu
December 3, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Deeply honored that I was awarded an ERC grant "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage“ (POLEDUC)! Thanks a lot to the #ERCCoG, as well as to the panelists & reviewers for their time, constructive feedback, & for a pleasant intellectual discussion! erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
This is, in fact, a research question worthy an ERC grant.
September 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
This is, in fact, a research question worthy an ERC grant.
Where is biotechnology heading?
A new report explores ERC frontier research in biotechnology and asks researchers what could shape the field by 2030 - from CRISPR-Cas to AI-enabled life-science research.
🔗 link.europa.eu/BxhjD4
#EUBiotech @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
A new report explores ERC frontier research in biotechnology and asks researchers what could shape the field by 2030 - from CRISPR-Cas to AI-enabled life-science research.
🔗 link.europa.eu/BxhjD4
#EUBiotech @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
September 30, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Where is biotechnology heading?
A new report explores ERC frontier research in biotechnology and asks researchers what could shape the field by 2030 - from CRISPR-Cas to AI-enabled life-science research.
🔗 link.europa.eu/BxhjD4
#EUBiotech @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
A new report explores ERC frontier research in biotechnology and asks researchers what could shape the field by 2030 - from CRISPR-Cas to AI-enabled life-science research.
🔗 link.europa.eu/BxhjD4
#EUBiotech @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu
Why not #ChooseEurope for your frontier research? With ERC grants, you decide what to investigate.
Fabian Voigt's new research challenge will be financed by a ERC Starting Grant. It will also support his return to Europe from the USA.
@voigtvision.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
Fabian Voigt's new research challenge will be financed by a ERC Starting Grant. It will also support his return to Europe from the USA.
@voigtvision.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
September 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Why not #ChooseEurope for your frontier research? With ERC grants, you decide what to investigate.
Fabian Voigt's new research challenge will be financed by a ERC Starting Grant. It will also support his return to Europe from the USA.
@voigtvision.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
Fabian Voigt's new research challenge will be financed by a ERC Starting Grant. It will also support his return to Europe from the USA.
@voigtvision.bsky.social @maxplanck.de
The ERC will introduce a new evaluation panel dedicated to the fundamentals of #AI.
Starting with the 2028 calls, the new panel will cover fundamental research in machine learning, reasoning, computer vision, natural language processing & generative AI.
#AIResearch #grant 🧪
link.europa.eu/jYcNjy
Starting with the 2028 calls, the new panel will cover fundamental research in machine learning, reasoning, computer vision, natural language processing & generative AI.
#AIResearch #grant 🧪
link.europa.eu/jYcNjy
ERC to introduce evaluation panel on the fundamentals of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has developed into a major and rapidly expanding area of computer science, with AI-related ERC project proposals representing a significant share of submissions to the cur...
erc.europa.eu
September 29, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The ERC will introduce a new evaluation panel dedicated to the fundamentals of #AI.
Starting with the 2028 calls, the new panel will cover fundamental research in machine learning, reasoning, computer vision, natural language processing & generative AI.
#AIResearch #grant 🧪
link.europa.eu/jYcNjy
Starting with the 2028 calls, the new panel will cover fundamental research in machine learning, reasoning, computer vision, natural language processing & generative AI.
#AIResearch #grant 🧪
link.europa.eu/jYcNjy
We are holding a conference on 22 January on the European research context for the humanities and social sciences. We’ll share insights on the ERC grant application process, researcher mobility, and the values underpinning European research initiatives
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-europe...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-europe...
The European Research Context for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Gain insights from leading academics on ERC grants, research mobility, and priorities in European Humanities and Social Sciences research.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 7, 2024 at 11:55 AM
We are holding a conference on 22 January on the European research context for the humanities and social sciences. We’ll share insights on the ERC grant application process, researcher mobility, and the values underpinning European research initiatives
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-europe...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-europe...
With all the cuts to research funding in European countries, everyone is turning to the ERC...
The ERC should be a source of supplementary funding, not a substitute.
Every country in Europe must invest in basic research and increase its budgets!!!!
The ERC should be a source of supplementary funding, not a substitute.
Every country in Europe must invest in basic research and increase its budgets!!!!
I don’t know if you saw the MASSIVE news announced by @erc.europa.eu today: from now on, if you get a B at step 1 you are eligible to apply at N+3(!!!) years. Say you got a B in STG2026 step 1, you thought you could apply in STG2028, but no: only in STG2029! erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Applying for an ERC grant in the 2027 competitions: what you need to know
The ERC plans to launch the grant competitions under its 2027 Work Programme between July 2026 and June 2027, with the calls for proposals introducing several changes to the eligibility rules for appl...
erc.europa.eu
April 17, 2026 at 6:46 AM
With all the cuts to research funding in European countries, everyone is turning to the ERC...
The ERC should be a source of supplementary funding, not a substitute.
Every country in Europe must invest in basic research and increase its budgets!!!!
The ERC should be a source of supplementary funding, not a substitute.
Every country in Europe must invest in basic research and increase its budgets!!!!
Incredibly excited to share that we've been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to reach new depths in our memory research! @erc.europa.eu #ERCCoG @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Congratulations to our Professors Claudia Keller Valsecchi and Flavio Donato, who have both been awarded prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. @flaviodonato82.bsky.social @kellervalsecchi.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu uropa.eu #ERCCoG More about their projects 👇 www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/news/detail/...
ERC Consolidator Grants for two Biozentrum researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Prof. Claudia Keller Valsecchi and Prof. Flavio Donato at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, each a prestigious Consolidator Grant. The five-year proj...
www.biozentrum.unibas.ch
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Incredibly excited to share that we've been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant to reach new depths in our memory research! @erc.europa.eu #ERCCoG @biozentrum.unibas.ch @unibas.ch
Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Oxford
Explore an exciting academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 30, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Postdoc position available in my group to work on ERC funded project on evolutionary biology of antibiotic resistance. Looking for someone with expertise in bacterial genetics, AMR, and evolutionary biology.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSZ416/p...
We are very grateful for the ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to my research group! Through our interest in TPD, we have developed expertise in proximity induction which we now leverage to directly rewire transcriptional circuits dysregulated or mutated in cancer.
cemm.at/news/n/erc-c...
cemm.at/news/n/erc-c...
ERC Consolidator Grant Propels Georg Winter’s Groundbreaking Work
cemm.at
December 3, 2024 at 12:08 PM
We are very grateful for the ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to my research group! Through our interest in TPD, we have developed expertise in proximity induction which we now leverage to directly rewire transcriptional circuits dysregulated or mutated in cancer.
cemm.at/news/n/erc-c...
cemm.at/news/n/erc-c...
Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Based on feedback from applicants, reviewers and broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council decided to make changes in the 2026–27 calls for proposal for research funding.
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
More details from the ERC President 👉 europa.eu/!hP3WWF
What’s your take on this? Tell us! 👇
@andreaeyleen.bsky.social has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for her proposal 'DYNALANG: Integrating structure and statistics in language processing: an ecological neural dynamics and manifolds approach'. Read more on our website: mpi.nl/news/erc-con...
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
@andreaeyleen.bsky.social has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for her proposal 'DYNALANG: Integrating structure and statistics in language processing: an ecological neural dynamics and manifolds approach'. Read more on our website: mpi.nl/news/erc-con...
The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Research Fellow in Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE)
We are delighted to welcome applications for the position of Research Fellow within a new ERC-funded research group on Political Process Preferences in Europe (PoPPiE): Rethinking Conceptual, Ontologi...
jobs.soton.ac.uk
April 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The ERC have given me 5 years to figure out what Europeans really think about democracy. If you would like to come and join me in the endeavour, then I am currently hiring a postdoc @sotonpolitics.bsky.social.
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Deadline: 30 April | Details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #polisky
Are you based in the U.S. 🇺🇸 or Canada 🇨🇦 and thinking of doing research in Europe?
ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields.
Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik
#ChooseEurope
ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields.
Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik
#ChooseEurope
May 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Are you based in the U.S. 🇺🇸 or Canada 🇨🇦 and thinking of doing research in Europe?
ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields.
Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik
#ChooseEurope
ERC grants offer up to €4.5 million to support groundbreaking, investigator-driven frontier research in all fields.
Watch the dedicated info session for researchers in your region👉 youtu.be/92QYink1Lik
#ChooseEurope