ERC Work Programme 2026 Published
The European Commission has adopted the ERC Work Programme 2026, setting out the conditions, eligibility rules, and deadlines for European Research Council (ERC) grants, with a total budget of €2.7 billion.
Changes to the ERC Work Programme 2026 include adjustments to the length and structure of research proposals, extending the eligibility criteria for Starting and Consolidator Grant applicants who have experienced gender-based or other forms of violence, introducing an additional resubmission restriction for Synergy Grant applicants and doubling the additional funding to encourage Principal Investigators based in non-associated third countries to move to the EU or an associated country to take up their ERC grant.