
The 2025 Work Programme of the European Research Council was finally adopted. The Work Programme (WP) sets out the budgets of the calls, the calendar of grant competition and conditions for ERC funding. Research funded by the ERC is expected to lead to advances at the frontiers of knowledge and to set a clear and inspirational target for frontier research across EU.

ERC welcomes proposals of an interdisciplinary nature, which cross the boundaries between different fields of research, pioneering proposals addressing new and emerging fields, or proposals introducing unconventional, innovative approaches and scientific inventions.
The Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants will support projects carried out by individual teams, which are headed by a single Principal Investigator. ERC Synergy Grants will support small groups of two to four Principal Investigators and their teams with a designated Corresponding Principal Investigator.
If you are considering applying, you should consult these essential documents:
- ERC WP2025
- Information for Applicants to the Starting and Consolidator Grant Calls
- Guide for Peer Reviewers Starting and Consolidator Grant Calls
- ERC instructional videos describing the full ERC grant application and evaluation process, step by step: HERE (end of the page).