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The European Commission adopted on 10 July the 2024 Work Programme of the European Research Council (ERC). The plan includes new elements in the evaluation of proposals and applicants’ CVs (narrative CVs), and in the evaluation process itself. It also introduces the pilot Advanced Grant funding initiative in the simplified cost format (Lump Sum), and makes changes to the structure of the evaluation panels. The ERC has published a news item on this subject, available here.

The Call Starting Grant, with a submission deadline of October 24, has been open since July 12. The application support documentation, including guidelines for applicants and evaluators, is available here. On the Funding and Tenders portal you can start preparing the application and download all documents, through the Call page that will give access to the submission platform and application templates.

The Call Synergy Grant, with a submission deadline of November 8, opened today, July 13, with supporting documentation to be made available on the ERC and Funding and Tenders Portal websites.

FCT coordinates the promotion and support to the participation of the national scientific community in the ERC Calls , having also launched strategic programs to raise participation levels and success rates, namely ERC-Portugal and ERC-PT Pre-Assessment. So far, researchers working in SNCT institutions have raised around €70 M during the first 2 years of Calls of Horizon Europe.

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