About ERC grants

European Research Council (ERC) supports and further develops research that is defined by the scientist herself/himself (or a group of scientists for Synergy grants) and is at the cutting-edge of current knowledge. In the ERC-Mentor program we will only work with potential applicants to Starting and Consolidator Grants

This concerns the following types of grants:

• ERC Starting Grants
  ERC Starting Grants support outstanding early career researchers, who have demonstrated potential to become leaders in research. They are designed to help early career researchers develop their independent career at the stage at which they are starting to form their own research teams. Applicants may be researchers of any age and nationality who had earned their doctorate 2–7 years before the call for proposals was published. The maximum amount of the grant is EUR 1.5 million for a period of 5 years.
   
• ERC Consolidator Grants
  ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to enhance the career growth of outstanding early career researchers at the stage of creating or strengthening their existing research teams. Researchers of any age and nationality who had earned their PhD 7–12 years before the call for proposal was published, and who have also already achieved excellent research results, can apply for the grant. Under this scheme, researchers can receive a grant of up to EUR 2 million for a period of 5 years.
   
• ERC Advanced Grants
  Potential applicants to this type of Grants will not be in the focus of the mentor program.
   
• ERC Synergy Grants
  Potential applicants to this type of Grants will not be in the focus of the mentor program.
   
• Proof-of-Concept
  Potential applicants to this type of Grants will not be in the focus of the mentor program.