ERC Advanced Grants

Clarisse Faria-Fortecoëf



A program intended for established leading principal investigators which aims at funding frontier research projects over a maximum period of 5 years with a budget up to € 2.5 million per grant.

The ERC's frontier research grants are designed to support excellent principal investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements.

This action is open to researchers of any nationality who intend to conduct their research activity in any Member State or Associated Country.


This Call for projects covers three main research areas:

Application deadline: September 1, 2016.

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