ERC
European Research Council (ERC) / Horizon Europe
EU
Funder
The EU's key funding program for excellent basic research. ERC Grants are highly competitive and open to all topics – psychology projects are regularly funded.
Grants
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Long-term funding for established, leading principal investigators with a track record of significant research achievements who want to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project. read more
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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For more experienced researchers who want to consolidate their group and research line. Open to all topics, highly competitive. 5-year duration.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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New ERC scheme from 2026 ('Choose Europe for Science' initiative): major funding for exceptionally ambitious, field-transforming projects that go beyond the scope of a regular ERC grant. read more
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Follow-up funding exclusively for current or former ERC grantees (Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, Synergy) to explore the application or commercialization potential of ERC research. Lump sum, 18 months.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Funding for excellent young researchers who want to build their own research group. Highly competitive, open to all topics. 5-year duration.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Funding for groups of 2–4 Principal Investigators tackling questions that cannot be addressed by one PI alone. Open to all topics, 6-year duration. Suitable for interdisciplinary psychology projects (e.g. with neuroscience, AI).
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Doctoral programmes implemented by partnerships of universities, research institutions and infrastructures, businesses including SMEs and other socio-economic actors from different countries across Europe and beyond, to train highly… read more
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowships for international mobility. European Fellowships: 1–2 years in another EU/associated country; Global Fellowships: 2–3 years incl. stay outside Europe with return phase. All disciplines.
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-09-03
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