Phased out programme. Switch to Horizon Europe
The ERC’s mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of research, on the basis of scientific excellence. Being ‘investigator-driven’, or ‘bottom-up’, in nature, the ERC approach allows researchers to identify new opportunities and directions in any field of research, rather than being led by priorities set by politicians.
Five ERC frontier research grants will be available under the ERC Work Programme 2020.
The ERC Scientific Council has analysed the pilot phase of the ERC Synergy Grant (calls were made under Work Programmes 2012 and 2013) and decided to reintroduce the call for Synergy grants under the Work Programme 2018.
ERC Principal Investigators will also continue to be able to apply for the Proof of Concept Grant, first introduced under the revised Work Programme 2011.
The European Commission is inviting the European research community to nominate outstanding candidates for membership to the Scientific Council, the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC). Deadline for submission is 23 June 2025 at 12:00 CET. More information about the call and the online nomination form are available in the...
Read moreDear users of the NCP Flanders website, As of today, the NCP Flanders website has a new look aimed at providing a more user-friendly experience. While the content and services available on the website remain unchanged, the fresh new layout is designed to enhance navigation and accessibility. Pages specifically related to one of the programmes we...
Read moreThe results of the 2024 European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant call (call deadline 15 November 2023) were published. Synergy grant projects consist of minimum two to maximum four Principal Investigators (PIs) and their teams that jointly address ambitious research problems that could not be addressed by the individual Principal...
Read morePrincipal Investigators with a main European Research Council grant that is ongoing or ended after 1 January 2023 are eligible to participate in an ERC 2024 Proof of Concept Grant. The ERC Proof of Concept Grants aim at facilitating exploration of the commercial and social innovation potential of ERC funded research and are therefore available...
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The City of Hasselt took part in the ONELAB project (2022–2025) as an end user. The project was funded under Horizon Europe (HORIZON-CL3-2021-DRS-01-05) and focused on developing modular Rapid Response Mobile Laboratories (RRML). These laboratories are designed for rapid deployment in a variety of settings to support disease monitoring.
