The first ERC Calls in 2021 will be delayed due to the late adoption of the EU Budget 2021-2027 and the Horizon Europe programme.

Further information will be provided in January 2021.

For the time being, the Proof of Concept grant scheme is not included in the Draft 2021 ERC Work Programme. Specific information will be provided on some possible modifications to the scheme that may be made by the Scientific Council.

Call deadlines still apply:
• ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2021-StG): 09/03/2021
• ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-CoG): 20/04/2021
• ERC Advanced Grant (ERC-2021-AdG): 31/08/2021
• ERC Proof-of-Concept (ERC-2021-PoC): 16/03/2021, 17/06/2021, 20/10/2021

The ERC has released videos called "ERC Classes", which briefly summarize the process of submitting, writing and evaluating ERC projects, including preparation for the oral interview, which takes place in the second round of evaluations. You can find them on Youtube.