This cluster responds to the challenges arising from persistent security threats, including cybercrime, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
This cluster aims to fight climate change by better understanding its causes, evolution, risks, impacts and opportunities, and by making the energy and transport sectors more climate and environment-friendly, more efficient and competitive, smarter, safer and more resilient.
This cluster aims to strengthen European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio-economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth.
The overarching vision behind the proposed investments under Cluster 4 is that of Europe shaping competitive and trusted technologies for a European industry with global leadership in key areas, enabling production and consumption to respect the boundaries of our planet, and maximising the benefits for all parts of society in the variety of social, economic and territorial contexts in Europe.
Taking forward breakthrough deep tech projects with a high degree of scientific and technological ambition and risk and an ambitious vision for radically new technologies.
Aimed at established researchers, these grants fund groundbreaking research projects. Applicants should have a significant track record of scientific achievements.
These grants target researchers at the consolidation stage of their career. Applicants typically have 7 to 12 years of experience post-PhD.
Aimed at researchers who have already been awarded one of the above ERC grants and who are willing to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work. The Principal Investigator must be able to demonstrate the relation between the idea to be taken to proof of concept and the previously funded ERC research project.
Designed for researchers with less than 7 years of experience post-PhD, having proved the ability to perform independent research.
Aimed at a group of two to maximum four researchers (Principal Investigators (PIs)) working together and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems. One will be designated as the corresponding PI (cPI).
This cluster aims at reducing environmental degradation, halting and reversing the decline of biodiversity on land, inland waters and sea and better managing natural resources through transformative changes of the economy and society in both urban and rural areas.
The aims of this cluster include improving and protecting the health and well-being of citizens of all ages by generating new knowledge, developing innovative solutions and integrating where relevant a gender perspective to prevent, diagnose, monitor, treat and cure diseases.
May fund 10-15 PhD projects in a collaborative network between several institutions and companies. The networks collaboratively organize training, communication and mobility opportunities for PhD students. Partners from knowledge institutions must be able to supervise and award a PhD degree.
These fellowships support researchers with a PhD who wish to conduct research abroad, acquire new skills, and develop their careers. PFs can last between 1 to 2 years and are open to researchers moving within Europe or coming to Europe from other parts of the world. Both European and global fellowships are available.
For projects that match any of the predefined thematic areas of the Pathfinder Challenges. Grants of up to EUR 4 million.
For projects in any field of science, technology or application without predefined thematic priorities. Grants of up to EUR 3 million.