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European Research Council (ERC) / Horizon Europe
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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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ERC
All disciplines
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
Next deadline: 27.08.2026 expired
Deadline: Annual (2026 call: opens 28 May, deadline 27 August 2026)
Funding amount: bis 2.500.000 € (+ bis 1.000.000 € Zusatzkosten)
Target group: Established researchers with significant research achievements
Career stage: R4
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 09.07.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
EUExzellenzEtablierte Forschende
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
For more experienced researchers who want to consolidate their group and research line. Open to all topics, highly competitive. 5-year duration.
Next deadline: 12.01.2027
Deadline: Annual (January; next deadline: 12 Jan 2027)
Funding amount: bis 2.000.000 €
Target group: Researchers (7–12 years post-PhD)
Career stage: R3
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 27.03.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
Add to calendar: 2027-01-12
EUExzellenzKonsolidierung
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ERC
All disciplines
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
Next deadline: 02.09.2026 expired
Deadline: First call: deadline 2 September 2026
Funding amount: bis 7.000.000 €
Target group: Outstanding researchers of any career stage and nationality (min. 50% residence in EU/associated countries)
Career stage: R1 R2 R3 R4
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 09.07.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
EUExzellenzNeu 2026
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ERC
All disciplines
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.
Next deadline: 17.09.2026 expired
Deadline: 2026 call: deadline 17 September 2026
Funding amount: 150.000 € (Pauschale)
Target group: Principal Investigators of an ERC grant
Career stage: R2 R3 R4
Apply from: EU/associated country
Added: 09.07.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
EUTransferAnschlussförderung
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ERC
All disciplines
Funding for excellent young researchers who want to build their own research group. Highly competitive, open to all topics. 5-year duration.
Next deadline: 14.10.2026
Deadline: Annual (October)
Funding amount: bis 1.500.000 €
Target group: Researchers (2–7 years post-PhD)
Career stage: R2
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 27.03.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
Add to calendar: 2026-10-14
EUExzellenzNachwuchsförderung
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ERC
All disciplines
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).
Next deadline: 11.05.2027
Deadline: Next call: opens 17 February 2027, deadline 11 May 2027
Funding amount: bis 10.000.000 € (+ bis 4.000.000 € Zusatzkosten)
Target group: Teams of 2–4 researchers at institutions in EU/associated countries
Career stage: R1 R2 R3 R4
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 09.07.2026
Website: erc.europa.eu
Add to calendar: 2027-05-11
EUKooperationInterdisziplinär
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
ERC
All disciplines
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
Next deadline: 24.11.2026
Deadline: Annual (2026 call: deadline 24 November 2026)
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Universities and research institutions (consortia); funds doctoral candidates
Career stage: ORG
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 09.07.2026
Add to calendar: 2026-11-24
EUDoktoratNetzwerk
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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.
Next deadline: 09.09.2026 expired
Deadline: Annual (September); 2026 call: 9 September 2026
Funding amount: see website
Target group: Postdocs (max. 8 years post-PhD, mobility rule)
Career stage: R2
Apply from: EU/associated country
Direction: Open
Added: 27.03.2026
EUMobilitätPostdoc
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-07-22
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Next deadline: unclear
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: see website
Target group: see website
Career stage: see website
Added: 03.09.2026
Website: ec.europa.eu
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-09-03
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Next deadline: 01.12.2026
Deadline: see website
Funding amount: see website
Target group: see website
Career stage: see website
Added: 28.08.2026
Website: ec.europa.eu
Add to calendar: 2026-12-01
Details last compared with the funder's page: 2026-08-28

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