ERC-2025 Advanced Grants (ERC-ADG)

  • Start Date:

  • Deadline:

  • Agency:
    Horizon Europe: Excellent Science

The Office of Grants and Research (OGR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), invites eligible research leaders to apply for the ERC-2025 Advanced Grants (ERC-ADG) under the Horizon Europe: Excellent Science programme, administered by the European Research Council. This scheme supports high-risk, high-gain research projects led by established scientists with a strong track record of significant research achievements.

Programme Overview
The ERC Advanced Grants are designed to enable exceptional, established research leaders to pursue ambitious and frontier research ideas that push the boundaries of knowledge across all scientific disciplines. The programme encourages innovative, high-impact projects that may involve unconventional approaches with the potential for groundbreaking discoveries.

Key Details

  • Funder: Horizon Europe (Excellent Science / ERC)

  • Funding Type: Research Grant (Advanced Grant)

  • Maximum Funding: Up to EUR 2,500,000 per project

  • Submission Deadline: 27 August 2026

  • Eligible Applicants: Academic institutions, private/commercial sector, public sector, and non-profit organisations

  • Applicant Profile: Mid-career to established research leaders

Eligibility

  • The Principal Investigator (PI) must be an established research leader with a strong record of significant research achievements

  • The host institution must be located in an EU Member State or an associated country

  • Organisations outside these regions may participate as team members or collaborators

  • Applicants must demonstrate scientific excellence and independence

Funding Scope

The grant supports:

  • Innovative, high-risk, high-reward research projects

  • Cutting-edge research across any scientific discipline

  • Development of new methodologies, concepts, or theories

  • Projects with the potential to significantly advance the frontiers of knowledge

Eligible Disciplines

  • Open to all fields of research, including natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and interdisciplinary studies

Strategic Focus Areas

  • Advancing scientific excellence and frontier research

  • Supporting independent, investigator-driven projects

  • Promoting groundbreaking and transformative discoveries

  • Strengthening research leadership and global scientific collaboration

How to Apply
Applicants should review the full call guidelines and submit proposals through the ERC application portal:
https://erc.europa.eu/funding/advanced-grants

Applicants are expected to present a highly innovative and ambitious research proposal, demonstrating scientific excellence, originality, and the potential for significant impact at the global level, along with a strong justification of feasibility and research leadership.