Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
ERC Advanced Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are already established research leaders with a recognised track record of research achievements.
Principal Investigators must demonstrate the groundbreaking nature, ambition, and feasibility of their research proposal.
Detailed Call Description
Principal Investigators of Advanced Grant proposals will be expected to demonstrate a record of achievements appropriate to the field, and at least matching one or more of the following benchmarks:
- 10 publications as main author (or in those fields where alphabetical order of authorship is the norm, joint author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary scientific journals, and/or in the leading international peer-reviewed journals, and/or peer-reviewed conferences proceedings of their respective field
- 3 major research monographs. This benchmark is relevant to research fields where publication of monographs is the norms
Other alternative benchmarks that may be considered (individually or in combination) as indicative of an exceptional record and recognition in the last 10 years:
- 5 granted patents;
- 10 invited presentations in wellestablished internationally organised conferences and advanced schools;
- 3 research expeditions led by the applicant Principal Investigator;
- 3 well-established international conferences or congresses where the applicant was involved as a member of the steering and/or organising committee;
- International recognition through scientific or artistic prizes/awards or membership in well-regarded Academies or artefact with documented use (for example, architectural or engineering design, methods or tools);
- Major contributions to launching the careers of outstanding researchers;
- Recognised innovation leadership.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
Funding rate 100% / 25% for indirect costs.
Additional funding up to €1 000 000.
Thematic Categories
- Education and training
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The applicant Principal Investigator should list:
- Up to ten representative publications as main author (or in those fields where alphabetical order of authorship is the norm, joint author) in major international peerreviewed multi-disciplinary scientific journals and/or in the leading international peerreviewed journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings of their respective research fields (properly referenced, field relevant bibliometric indicators may also be included);
- preprints may be included, if freely available from a preprint server (preprints should be properly referenced and either a link to the preprint or a DOI should be provided);
- Research monographs and any translations thereof;
- Granted patents;
- Invited presentations to internationally established conferences and/or international advanced schools;
- Research expeditions that the applicant Principal Investigator has led;
- Organisation of international conferences in the field of the applicant (membership in the steering and/or organising committee);
- Prizes, awards, academy memberships;
- Major contributions to the early careers of excellent researchers;
- Examples of innovation leadership.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Telephone: +357 22 205 066
Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
Dr Ioannis Theodorou
Scientific Officer
Email: itheodorou@research.org.cy
Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
(Publish Date: 23/08/2022-for internal use only)