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This ERC Work Programme is the fourth under the Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union (‘Horizon Europe’).
Most third countries associated to Horizon 2020 have already, or are expected to be, associated to Horizon Europe. For the purposes of the eligibility conditions, transitional arrangements will continue to apply to applicants established in Horizon 2020 Associated Countries or in other third countries negotiating association to Horizon Europe.
Starting, Consolidator, and Synergy Grants will be available under this Work Programme under the actual cost model. Advanced Grants will be implemented as a pilot call using a lump sum contribution.
Restrictions on applications to the 2024 calls based on the outcome of the evaluation of previous calls, as well as restrictions for former panel members will apply – see restrictions on submission of proposals under “Admissibility and eligibility criteria”. As of 2024, restrictions will also apply to Principal Investigators with successful proposals undergoing grant preparation in selected 2023 calls.
For ERC Starting and Consolidator Grants, as from 2023, the reference date towards the calculation of the eligibility period is the certified date of the successful defence (and not the award) of their first PhD degree.
While scientific excellence remains the sole criterion of evaluation for frontier research grants, changes to the structure of the Curriculum Vitae and Track Record, as well as to the evaluation procedure, have been introduced. For Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants, a maximum of 44 proposals per panel will be assessed at step 2 of the evaluation. Moreover, a distinction in the scoring at step 1 will be made between proposals obtaining a score of A and invited to step 2 of the evaluation, and proposals obtaining a score of A but not ranked sufficiently high to be invited to step 2.
ERC Principal Investigators funded under one of the abovementioned grant schemes of prior Work Programmes will also be able to apply for complementary funding via the Proof of Concept Grants, as well as for the Public Engagement with Research Award.
As of 2024, applications to the Proof of Concept Grant will be evaluated and selected in two instead of three rounds, based on two specific cut-off dates.