The European Research Council (ERC) is the European Commission’s initiative to foster excellent researchers and innovative research aims. The assigned ERC Grants are part of the research framework programme since 2007. For the period 2021 - 2027, the research framework programme called Horizon Europe has been adopted.
ERC awards individual grants for outstanding scientists in an EU-wide competitive procedure. Applicants are addressed in three funding lines according to their personal career level. The focus is on basic and visionary research in all disciplines. Scientific excellence is the decisive funding criterion in all funding lines. 100% of direct costs and 25% overhead are coverd within all funding lines.
| ERC Starting Grant and ERC Consolidator Grant | ERC Advanced Grant |
|---|---|
| Online submission oft he application | Online submission oft he application |
| Stage 1: Assessment of the research proposal (Application part B1) | Stage 1: Assessment of the research proposal (Application part B1) |
| Stage 2: Evaluation of the full proposal and interview in Brussels (or online depending on the situation) by independent experts. | Stage 2: Review of the full proposal |
An overview of the ERC formats be found here.
You can view application documents in the respective sections.
All funding lines will be evaluated based on the following quality criteria:
Since each grant is person-related, the applicant’s acquired scientific expertise is subject of evaluation. The achievement will be (among others) scored based on the number of top publications, invited talks and former funding.
The team of the Research Services and European Office will be happy to support you in all areas of the application process. This includes strategic and administrative advice and support as well as preparation/training and monitoring of interviews.
In order to significantly increase the number of ERC grants, TU Braunschweig has put together a team, who provides advice and institutional support to applicants.
Head of Research Services
Andreas Hebbelmann
☎ +49 531 391 4276
a.hebbelmann(at)tu-braunschweig.de
Advisor of junior research groups
Dr. Dominik Baumgarten
☎ +49 531 391 4273
d.baumgarten(at)tu-braunschweig.de
EU Research Funding Support
Eva Kremshuber
☎ +49 531 391 4275
e.kremshuber(at)tu-braunschweig.de
National Research Funding
Dr. Inga Schepers
☎ +49 531 391 4277
i.schepers(at)tu-braunschweig.de