Association of ERC Grantees

Ready for #EUResearchersNight this 🗓️ Friday? If you are in Lisbon, Madrid, Nicosia or Dublin you can hear from these ERC-funded researchers 👇 🌍 There are many free events across different countries. Want to come? See what's on near you! 👉 link.europa.eu/JgJFCF #SciComm @ercgrantees.bsky.social

Looking for inspiration on how to engage people with your research? Meet the 8 new winners of the 2026 ERC Public Engagement with Research (PERA) Awards 🏆, to learn how they bring scientific knowledge into the public sphere! 👉 link.europa.eu/xdfGGv #ERCengage #PublicEngagement #SciComm 🧪📊

🎉 Congratulations to the new ERC laureates! The Association of ERC Grantees invites you to join our collective effort to champion fundamental, curiosity-driven research. This is a critical time for the future and freedom of science. Stand with us. Join us. 🔬 #ERCStG #HorizonEurope #FrontierResearch

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“we must continue to call for a doubling of the ERC budget and for increased public support for frontier science in Europe and elsewhere”, AERG leader @axc.bsky.social on the ERC plus grants aerg.eu/news/launch-...

The call for the first European Research Council Plus grants is open offering up to €7 million each to 30 lucky winners. Find more including a comment from the AERG president @axc.bsky.social sciencebusiness.net/node/61242/p...

“Science will of course not solve every problem. Scientists should not pretend that. But science does give us one of the best ways we have of being less wrong together.” ERC leader Maria Leptin says www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-euro...

Studies seem to show that research is becoming less ‘disruptive’ of established ideas. And this is a problem. @nature.com

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Today, AERG and @erc.europa.eu bring together ERC Ambassadors in Brussels for their annual meeting—tackling the past, present, and future of frontier research across Europe. 🚀🔬 #ERC #Research #Innovation

Following the selection of the first members of the “Ambassadors for the ERC” last year, the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu together with the AERG is expanding the initiative by appointing new Ambassadors for 7 new countries. Find more aerg.eu/news/new-amb...

🚨 the deadline for the application is extended to February 4th 🚨

📣 ERC grantees: this one’s for you! AERG, together with the ERC (@erc.europa.eu), is appointing Ambassadors for ERC in: 📍 Bulgaria | Estonia | Hungary | Latvia | Lithuania | Malta | Netherlands | Portugal Interested? Don’t miss the chance—apply now! 👇 aerg.eu/news/call-fo...

Thank you all for the fantastic collaboration. All ERC grantees should be member of the association of ERC grantees ercgrantees.bsky.social. AERG does not only have great activities and initiatives, It is essential to form a network that is the voice of unbound excellence-based research in Europe.

Thank you for all the energy and passion you have invested in launching the Association - I am almost jealous that this will now benefit the council, but convinced that your presence there will help us all!

A fantastic news for all 👏🏻 @epanlab.bsky.social

We are proud to announce that AERG Border Member and former vice-president Professor Karin Roelofs @epanlab.bsky.social has been appointed to the Scientific Council of the European Research Council @erc.europa.eu Find more 👇 aerg.eu/news/New-erc...

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/...

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