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05.06.2025
Press Release
European Research Council Executive Agency 

Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes

ERC Work Programme 2026 Grant application The overall structure of the application form for the ERC calls will remain the same; however, applicants will be asked to structure their project proposal as follows: Part I of the Scientific Proposal (formerly, the Extended Synopsis) should describe the overall idea of the proposed research project, including the current state of knowledge and how the research will contribute to the field, the scientific questions the project will attempt to answer,...
ERC Work Programme 2026 Grant application The overall structure of the application form for the ERC calls will remain the same; however, applicants will be asked to structure their project proposal as follows: Part I of the Scientific Proposal (formerly, the Extended Synopsis) should describe the overall idea of the proposed research project, including the current state of knowledge and how the research will contribute to the field, the scientific questions the project will attempt to answer, the objectives of the project, and the overall approach or research strategy to achieve those objectives. As in the past, the length of this section will be limited to five pages. Part II of the Scientific Proposal should describe the implementation in detail: the research methodology, work plan, risk assessment and mitigating measures, justification for the requested budget and resources, and any further necessary background not included in Part I. The length of this section, will now be limited to seven pages for Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grant applications and ten pages for Synergy Grant applications. This page limit does not apply to the justification of the requested budget and resources. For Synergy Grant applications, this section should also explain the collaborative arrangements enabling the Synergy Grant group to carry out the project. Evaluation Part I of the Scientific Proposal along with the applicant’s CV and Track Record (i.e. Part B 1 of the application form)...

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