Additional funding for ERC grantees moving to Europe | Call for nominations to ERC Scientific Council | Annual Report 2024

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  16 May 2025

	
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      ERC News


        Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe

The ERC decision to increase the support for researchers moving to 
Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, 
the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees 
establish their laboratories or research team in Europe. This funding is 
now being doubled from up to €1 million to up to €2 million.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883300/en/2869>


        Call for nominations to the ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission is inviting the European research community to 
nominate outstanding candidates for membership to the Scientific 
Council, the governing body of the ERC.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883302/en/2869>


      ERC Events


        Recordings: Webinars for researchers based in Africa

Learn more about our funding opportunities in the recordings of these 
French or English-speaking Euraxess-ERC webinars.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883320/en/2869>


      Science Stories


        Repairing the brain after a stroke

Stroke is the leading cause of disability in older adults, claiming over 
half a million lives annually in the EU. Neuroscientist Arthur Liesz is 
investigating how the immune system can be harnessed to aid brain 
repair, potentially revolutionising stroke therapies.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883310/en/2869>


        355 million-year-old footprints rewrite history

Fossilised footprints with long toes and claws found in an Australian 
rock slab suggest reptiles originated many millions of years earlier 
than previously thought, challenging the established evolutionary timeline.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883311/en/2869>


      Other


        ERC Annual Report 2024

Take a look back at the highlights of the ERC activities and 
achievements in 2024.

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883305/en/2869>


      ERC Calls


        Proof of Concept Grants

Deadline: 18 September 2025

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/798503/EN/2869>


        Advanced Grants

Expected opening: 22 May 2025, deadline: 28 August 2025

more <https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/erc/redirection/item/883336/en/2869>


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