We are proud to announce that today our Board Member Agnieszka Wykowska (IIT, Genova) will receive the André Mischke YAE prize for Science and Policy during the Building Bridges conference in Barcelona: aebarcelona.eu/en/building-... Congratulations for a well deserved recognition!

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

Tune in TUE 7 Oct 15.00. High-level event in Copenhagen during #EU2025DK on competitiveness & frontiers science with: - Minister Christina Egelund - Nobel laureate Anne L’Huillier - Breakthrough Prize laureate Sir David Klenerman - other science leaders Livestream🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fLC...

Please, Meet Kristin Tessmar-Raible, the Ambassador for the @erc.europa.eu in Austria @univie.ac.at

📌 Save the Date - #EUResearchersNight returns on Friday 26/09! Join us across Europe for a night full of science, discovery & fun - connecting curious minds with brilliant researchers, including ERC grantees and their teams💡! 📍Find events near you: link.europa.eu/TbHmPP 🧪

🚨 @erc.europa.eu news 🚨 erc.europa.eu/news-events/... Drawing on feedback from applicants, panel members, and the broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council has decided to introduce a set of improvements in the ERC evaluation procedures Full document 👇 erc.europa.eu/system/files...

The last newsletter from the AERG is out today! Here’s how to subscribe and receive updates on the activities of the AERG and @erc.europa.eu 👇 aerg.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Congratulations to the new generation of ERC grantees!! The AERG looks forward to welcome you in our community. To know more on the AERG activities and how become a member 👉 aerg.eu #ERC

In 2025, the ERC received 3,329 proposals for Advanced Grant funding — 31% more than last year! The selected projects will likely be announced in the spring of 2026. More facts and figures on #ERCAdG applications 👇 europa.eu/!bm9gPT #FrontierResearch

Why Fund Frontier Research? What is the role of journalism in answering this question? AERG with the Ambassadors for the @erc.europa.eu takes part in this critical discussion hosted by the European project Frontiers and the Italian Institute of Technology on Sept 5 opentalk.iit.it/en/why-fund-...

Nobel Prize winner Serge Haroche finishing his excellent talk on the laser for the @ercgrantees.bsky.social symposium at the ÖPG-SPS meeting in the @univie.ac.at main ceremonial hall with a famous message of Abraham Flexner that resonates with all those for whom science is more than a profession.

Over the past 2 weeks, our Scientific Officers walked you through the key aspects of your ERC grant application, in our brand new "ERC Classes" videos. Now the complete playlist is available to view. Watch and learn how to best prepare your proposal for ERC research funding 🎥 👉 bit.ly/3GJjwiO

The Symposium “ERC Funding in Quantum Science” co-organized with the ÖPG-SPG Meeting Vienna 2025 and the SFB Q-M&S is happening this week in Vienna! AERG will a host the seminar “The Laser in Quantum Science” by the Nobel Laureate Serge Haroche More 👉https://oepg-sps-meetingvienna2025.univie.ac.at

🚀 New ERC Classes video released! Thinking of applying to the open call for ERC Synergy grants? Learn how to apply, build your team, and prepare for the evaluation steps. ▶️ Watch the full video now 👉 youtu.be/qGKoTFqs8Eg 📥 Also new today: Info for #ERCSyG applicants 👉 europa.eu/!w7gPHV

📣 ERC Synergy Grant 2026 call for proposals is now open! Application deadline 5 November 2025. 📝 Groups of 2-4 researchers 📝 Jointly addressing ambitious problems & with different skills Application portal 👉 europa.eu/!XpwptY General info 👉 europa.eu/!PR6gt8 #ERCSyG #FrontierResearch

All about the 2026 ERC grant application and evaluation process! ✍️ Are you new to ERC grants? Then join us for a live webinar on 10 July at 15:00 CEST, tailored for researchers who are just starting out in their attempt to get an ERC grant. Watch 👉 europa.eu/!3rGdWB

After the US, basic science is in danger also in the EU! Let’s raise our voices to protect the autonomy and independence of the @erc.europa.eu! Read our statement below 👇🏾

“It is essential to enable scientists to continue delivering their groundbreaking contributions to societal progress. The best way for them to do so is to enhance the autonomy and the funding of the ERC” AERG warns about the dangers for EU research www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Great to have the AERG president @axc.bsky.social and vice-president @epanlab.bsky.social advocate for fundamental research and invite Estonian scientists to apply for ERC grants at the “Exciting minds” conference in Tartu etag.ee/en/event/con...

The AERG is thrilled to join as full member the European Science Foundation @esfnews.bsky.social ! This new partnership will foster our actions to connect research communities and stakeholders for promoting excellence and inclusion in European research aerg.eu/news/aerg-fu...

Read a comment on the @ercgrantees.bsky.social statement supporting the autonomy of the ERC @erc.europa.eu from Mojca Plesničar, the Ambassador for the ERC in Slovenia 🇸🇮 @mplesnicar.bsky.social www.inst-krim.si/en/genuine-b...

Planning to apply for #research #funding from the ERC? From the next application rounds, expect changes to the: • proposal structure • evaluation process • extra funding you can request • eligibility for Starting & Consolidator #Grants (from 2027) More 👇 europa.eu/!RPHWvv

From @eurekalert.bsky.social www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

The AERG expresses grave concern over the future of fundamental research in Europe in a statement urging European leaders to protect fundamental science by reaffirming the autonomy of the @erc.europa.eu aerg.eu/news/new-sta... Read the full statement 👇 aerg.eu/storage/AERG...

I am excited to have joined this unique community of European scientists! Together we can make our voice of researchers heard - which now is more important than ever!! If you have @erc.europa.eu funding, consider joining us, and EVERYONE - stay tuned @ercgrantees.bsky.social for activities 👇🏾

As the AERG community @ercgrantees.bsky.social grows, the Board of Directors welcomes four new members. Meet Elisabetta Aurino @bettaaurino.bsky.social (SH, Spain), Dragan Mihailovic (PE, Slovenia), Vikas Trivedi @viktri08.bsky.social (LS, Spain) and Johannes Henn (PE, Germany)

We will have a Competitiveness Fund to support investment projects from the idea to the market. It will be closely linked to Horizon Europe, the most renowned research program worldwide, which will stay as a self-standing programme.

📣 Marc de Manuel, principal investigator at @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, has been appointed by @erc.europa.eu to join its new network of Ambassadors. 👏 🔗 https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/home/-/asset_publisher/T2caeLMECPvW/content/marc-de-manuel-nominated-erc-ambassador-in-spain/maximized

Congratulations! 🎉 Michael Platten was nominated as ambassador in Germany for the ERC network! The newly selected ambassadors are part of an initiative to promote frontier research. Great news for science in Europe! @michael-platten.bsky.social @platten-lab.bsky.social @ercgrantees.bsky.social

France 🇫🇷 has a new ambassador for the ERC @erc.europa.eu Meet Prince Amaniampong, PhD, chemical engineer and researcher at the @cnrs.fr

Meet Prince Amaniampong! Ambassador for the ERC and member of the think tank ‘Africa In Science’ 🙌 On Friday 9/5 at 🕙 10:00 CEST you can hear directly from him during the EURAXESS webinar for researchers based in Africa 👉 bit.ly/3Su9zru #Amb4ERC #EURAXESS @cnrs.fr @ercgrantees.bsky.social

Choose Europe for Science erc.europa.eu/news-events/... The details of the new “super grants” funding instrument are being developed by the Scientific Council and will be announced soon.

The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from @ec.europa.eu for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President Ursula Von der Leyen at the Sorbonne this morning. 👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTV

Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate amid Trump’s crackdown www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

Professor Susi Geiger has been appointed as an @erc.europa.eu Ambassador. The European Research Council & @ercgrantees.bsky.social launched the ambassador network to promote investment in frontier research. Read more www.ucd.ie/research/new...

I am proud to represent #Belgium as an Ambassador of the ERC! At a time when politics increasingly threatens science, its funding, and researchers' neutrality, it is more important than ever to act — and to advocate for excellent, independent fundamental research. #Amb4ERC

Kristin Tessmar-Raible @univie.ac.at @awi.de @viennabiocenter.bsky.social will serve as one of the Ambassadors for the ERC @erc.europa.eu @ercgrantees.bsky.social. #Amb4ERC aim to advocate for the importance of fundamental research across Europe. See bit.ly/4jOulOq and aerg.eu/ambassadors

@michael-platten.bsky.social has been selected and nominated as Ambassador for the ERC network. The @erc.europa.eu & the @ercgrantees.bsky.social launched the new Ambassadors on 28 April. This joint initiative aims to promote investment in frontier research and highlight the importance of #research.

The Association of the ERC grantees with the @erc.europa.eu and our presidents @marialep.bsky.social and @axc.bsky.social is happy to announce the launch of the initiative “Ambassadors for the ERC”, a milestone in our path to protect and empower frontier research in Europe More: aerg.eu/ambassadors

🚀 We are proud to launch the new "Ambassadors for the ERC" initiative, together with @ercgrantees.bsky.social ! We aim to empower researchers across Europe to advocate for frontier research. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/44bQzp7 🌟 Excited to see what can be achieved! #Amb4ERC

All is ready for an exciting day at the @erc.europa.eu In Bruxelles. Stay tuned!

The launch of the initiative “Ambassadors for the ERC Network” at the @erc.europa.eu is now just a few days away. Stay tuned and follow us here or on the AERG website for more exciting news! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓👩‍🎓 aercg.eu/news/the-amb...

Breaking News: Harvard rejected the Trump administration’s demands, including that it submit to monitoring and reduce the power of faculty and students.

✍️ Participate in redefining the EU's Cybersecurity Act. A public consultation invites feedback from a diverse range of stakeholders, including researchers and academia. 🔗 Find out more and share your feedback by 20 June: europa.eu/!Yy8NWh #CyberSecEU #EUHaveYourSay #CybersecurityAct

Great that our ERC consolidator’ team work has been featured by the ERC in @cordis_EU @erc.europa.eu @ercgrantees.bsky.social #HorizonEU @rkaldewaij.bsky.social @devoogdld.bsky.social @felixklaassen.bsky.social @anneloeshulsman.bsky.social cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4...

The AERG has some clear goals for the near future of the association: •Continue to grow: we are ~250 AERG members now but there are ~14k ERC grantees! •strengthen our collaboration with @erc.europa.eu •continue to defend the value of bottom-up, curiosity-driven fundamentals research in Europe

🔔 If you are a member of the #AERG, do not forget the association’s general assembly is happening tomorrow, April 10 at noon. Check your email to find all the details 📧

The Association of ERC Grantees strongly supports the Draghi report’s proposal to create EU Chairs, managed by the ERC, to attract world-class scholars to Europe. Read the full position paper 👇 aerg.eu/news/the-eur...

If you are an #ERCgrantee @erc.europa.eu and a member of the AERG, now you can use the AERG website to post your job offers aerg.eu/jobs