ERC-PT Pre-Assessment Program: Call ERC Consolidator Grant 2024

The ERC-Portugal Pre-Assessment program, launched in June of this year, continues to support ERC applicants who choose entities from the National Science and Technology System as host institutions. Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals to the ERC-PT Pre-Assessment program, referring to the "ERC Consolidator Grant 2024" Call, is October 12, 2023, about 2 months before the deadline for submitting applications established by the ERC for this typology, set for December 12, 2023.

This procedure allows applicants who submit their proposals to the ERC-PT Pre-Assessment program to receive the pre-assessments and respective reports with recommendations for improvement about a month before the deadline for submitting their application to ERC-COG-2024. For more information, including a set of frequently asked questions, see the ERC-PT Pre-Assessment program page.

ERC-PT Pre-Assessment: Call ERC StG 2024

Regarding the first cycle of the ERC-PT Pre-Assessment program corresponding to the ERC Starting Grant 2024 Call , the reports prepared by the College of Evaluators, both in STEP 1 and STEP 2 mode, will be submitted to the researchers by September 25.

Additional information

A set of additional information is also presented, useful for all researchers who are preparing applications for the ERC Consolidator Grant 2024:

• As recently announced, the ERC will be organizing a public session to present the 2024 Calls Proposals on September 20, where candidates will be able to learn about the new application procedures and evaluation criteria, including the new structure of CVs. The session will be broadcast on YouTube;
• On September 22, at 10 a.m., the FCT will organize a session to clarify doubts about the 2024 ERC Calls Anyone interested should register here;
• Since September 12, applicants for the ERC-COG-2024 Call can start the process of preparing proposals and accessing the respective documentation on the Funding and Tenders Portal. The application guide for this Call can also be consulted here.

FCT is the entity responsible for promoting national participation in the ERC and for creating the ERC-PT Pre-Assessment program. Since the start of Horizon Europe in 2021, the framework program for European research and innovation funding, research carried out in SNCT institutions has managed to attract around 78 million euros in European Research Council Calls .