ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago. We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn. #ERCengage

🌐 Looking for funding for short-term research staff exchange? The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics. Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...

📢 Registration for in-person attendance to the ERC's Annual Conference on "One Health" closes today (9/1). Register here 👉 link.europa.eu/K4YCvc 📅 28 January 2026 ⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET 📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels 🌐 In-person & web streamed

And for institutions in 🇳🇴 a webinar will be conducted in end of January. Check out the ”Events” page on the Research Council of Norway in some days!

Before we fully throw ourselves into the new year, let’s take one more look back at 2025: 🧑‍🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion) 📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced 🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize 🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched 🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years

New year’s resolution: boosting the skills that matter most for your professional growth. Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3 #SciComm 🧪

💡Your questions, answered. The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too. 🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr 🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA

Are you working on projects that focus on cancer research, climate-neutral and smart cities, ocean and waters or soils. Join the EU Missions online info days. Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP #SciComm 🧪

Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅 Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity! 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK... Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates! erc.europa.eu/news-events/... 🇪🇺 Congratulations to all!

ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents: 🔸Liselotte Højgaard 🔸Torsten Persson 🔸 Nicola Spaldin All changes take effect on 1 January 2026. 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council: 🔸Michel Campillo 🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier 🔸Kateřina Králová 🔸Susana Narotzky 🔸Karin Roelofs 🔸Eleftheria Zeggini Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

The newly announced ERC Consolidator Grants will support research into children’s mental health treatments, tumor-targeting nanotechnology, early sepsis detection, protein machines, Rome’s efforts to avoid collapse... and much more ✴ Congratulations to all! 👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf

🎉 Congratulations to all! Happy to see 7 grants at 🇳🇴 institutions this time. Thanks to all applicants for endurance!

Our charismatic and deeply insightful Philippe Aghion is now delivering his Nobel lecture in Economics! Certainly not to be missed! 🏅 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...

"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience." ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical. Speech: erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs 🇪🇺

Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials. A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work. 👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?... #ChooseEuropeforScience

🔴 Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants. Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research. buff.ly/0VujxEM #ChooseEuropeforScience

The bottom-up nature of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved! EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe. 📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 #MSCAactions

30 grants, up to 7 million euro for up to 7 years duration. Open to all nationalities to do groundbreaking research in Europe. Tempted?👇

Stop violence against women - at home and online. The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence. Online abuse is rising. EU-funded research offers hope. New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw 🧪 #SciComm

📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants. 🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions. 🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr

New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children. Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.

Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods. He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month. Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK

Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪 The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help. Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR #SciComm

‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’ ⏰ Today 1 PM ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell falling-walls.com/programme/ac... Tune in!🎥 falling-walls.com/livestream-2025

📣 Meet the new ERC Synergy Grant awardees! Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all! ➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9 #EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG

(2/2) As we celebrate her birthday on 7 November and look ahead to the 30th anniversary of the programme in 2026, we honour her legacy and the researchers she continues to inspire worldwide. Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq

(1/2) Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman Nobel laureate and the only person awarded in both Chemistry and Physics, opened new frontiers in science. Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪

(1/2) Mobility boosts research careers - grow, network & unlock new opportunities! If interested, consider: 🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq 🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy #SciComm

Intersex people are among the most vulnerable minorities in the EU due to early medical interventions and rigid cultural beliefs. Explore how #MSCA funded projects like CHRISALIS can help lawmakers come up with fact-based policies and spark positive change even for smaller communities. #SciComm 🧪

It’s basically the Funding and Tenders Portal in app-form. Handy👍🏼📱

A new partnership between the ERC and the African Academy of Sciences signed today opens opportunities for top African researchers and ERC grantees. 🇪🇺🌍👉 bit.ly/3WXAka1

Unprecedented opportunities for researchers to access data from very large online platforms and search engines! ⏰ Join us this afternoon to learn about the potential generated by Digital Services Act #DSA Article 40 on data access. 📅 22 October 2025 ⏰ 13.30 – 15.30 CEST 💻 link.europa.eu/pjRBFK

ERC Insights Vice-president of the ERC Scientific Council, Prof. Eystein Jansen (UiB) shares unique insights as he is about to step down from the ERC leadership. Read more below👇 www.uib.no/en/research/...

Next year, there will be a possibility to apply for Doctoral Networks for AI, in conjunction with the MSCA!

📈 Record interest in ERC Starting Grants 2026! 4,807 proposals - a 22% increase compared to last year’s call. 👩‍🔬 Women submitted nearly 43% of proposals - the highest share ever recorded in an ERC call. More stats 👉 bit.ly/4hcYJln #ChooseEurope

New video 📹 ! Changes to #eligibility #rules for ERC Starting & Consolidator Grant applicants, as explained by ERC President Maria Leptin. Watch the full 🆕 interview bit.ly/4otIva9 👀 Read the explanatory text (from 15/9/25) 📑 link.europa.eu/hP3WWF #Research #Grant #Funding #AcademicSky 🧪

The new #ERC supergrants, 7 million euro, 7 years duration are welcomed by 🇳🇴 minister Sigrun Aasland. But the competition will be fierce - only 30 grants on the table. www.khrono.no/erc-lanserer...

The contest for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 is officially open! 🎉 This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000. Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026. More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4 [Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete] #ERCengage #SciComm

Philippe Aghion, the 15th ERC grantee to take home a Nobel prize, was awarded €4.41 million in ERC funding (as supplied by the 🇪🇺EU @ec.europa.eu) since 2018. The topics of his ERC projects directly link to the work for which he received the 2025 Economic Sciences Nobel Prize. link.europa.eu/hVRdfR

Breaking Nobel news!🏅 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants. 🇪🇺

For researchers in Canada and the USA 👇 Online info session about ERC research grants, on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 12:00 noon ET (9:00 AM PT, 6:00 PM CEST). The meeting is free but advance registration is required. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/no...

📣The 2026 ERC Consolidator Grant competition is now open! 📣 Already preparing your proposal? Info links ⬇️ Info for applicants 👉 buff.ly/PSbeUxX Application portal 👉 buff.ly/mauZoqo Deadline: 13/01/26 General info on #ERCCoG 👉 buff.ly/KCN6GTh

Radiance MSCA NCP network 2025 Doctoral Network Handbook is out! Best help you can get! horizoneuropencpportal.eu/sites/defaul...

New #app «EU funding and me». Find calls for proposals and view ongoing projects, read news. It is basically The Funding and Tenders Portal in your hand. Never a dull moment from now on👍🏼 You find it in App Store.

Did you miss our most recent online Q&A session, on 11th September? We answered questions from more experienced ERC #grant #applicants and the staff who support them in preparing #research #funding #proposals. Watch the full recording 👉 bit.ly/4gxyG86 #AcademicSky#advice #tips #Europe

#EuropeanResearchersNight is starting early in some countries! Today, from 11:00 to 16:00, Randi Bertelsen's team will be at the Research Square at Festplassen in Bergen. Her stand is called ''Puss, puss for friske lunger'' 🦷 🫁 🪥 🔬 🦠 More info: bit.ly/46uUi0v

Very important information for potential proposers to coming ERC calls!