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Your ERC Grant with Ifremer as Host Institution

ERC Bringing Great Ideas

You have an excellent track record and a brilliant research idea and you wish to apply for an ERC grant with Ifremer as host institution? We can help you!

The European Research Council (ERC) offers prestigious grants to support groundbreaking projects led by outstanding scientists of any nationality. Any project in any field of research can be supported as long as it meets the ERC’s excellence standards. Scientific excellence is the sole selection criterion.

What does it fund?

The ERC can support a Principal Investigator and their individual research team. The funding awarded is important enough to encourage innovative research projects that cross disciplinary boundaries, pioneering ideas that address new and emerging fields and applications that introduce unconventional, innovative approaches. Practically, it can fund staff costs of the team, consumables, equipment, overheads, etc.

Support for applicants

At Ifremer, a dedicated team supports internal or external candidates who wish to apply for an ERC Grant:

  • Project definition and review, personalized analysis of funding opportunities
  • Administrative guidance
  • Assistance in structuring the draft proposal
  • Proofreading and critical analysis to ensure compliance with requirements
  • Contribution to the drafting of non-scientific parts of the application
  • For laureates, support in the preparation of the grant contract

Contact us to prepare your ERC application

Who can apply for an ERC Grant?

Individual researchers of any nationality with a promising or excellent track record (with regard to their scientific experience) and a brilliant research idea can apply.

Types of ERC grants

ERC Starting Grant

  • Researchers of any nationality with 2 to 7 years of experience since completion of PhD and scientific track record showing great promise
  • Funding per grant: up to € 2 million
  • Duration: up to 5 years
  • 50% minimum of the working time must be spent on the project
  • 50% minimum of the working time must be in the EU/Associated country
  • The next expected deadline

ERC Consolidator Grant

  • Researchers of any nationality with over 7 and up to 12 years of experience since completion of PhD and scientific track record showing great promise
  • Funding per grant: up to € 2.75 million
  • Duration: up to 5 years
  • 40% minimum of the working time must be spent on the project
  • 50% minimum of the working time must be in the EU/Associated country
  • The next expected deadline

ERC Advanced Grant

  • Researchers of any nationality with over 7 and up to 12 years of experience since completion of PhD and scientific track record showing great promise
  • Funding per grant: up to € 2.75 million
  • Duration: up to 5 years
  • 40% minimum of the working time must be spent on the project
  • 50% minimum of the working time must be in the EU/Associated country
  • The next expected deadline

ERC Synergy Grant

  • For a group of two to maximum four Principal Investigators (PIs) working together and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems. No specific eligibility criteria regarding the academic training are foreseen for ERC Synergy Grants. PIs must present an early achievement track-record or a ten-year track-record, whichever is most appropriate
  • Funding: up to € 10 million per grant
  • Duration: up to 6 years
  • 30% minimum of the working time must be spent on the project
  • 50% minimum of the working time must be in the EU/Associated country
  • The next expected deadline