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This page is for reference only, for those who applied to previous calls. Please note that there have been some changes to eligibility criteria, peer review criteria and application forms from call to call.

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• Call issued: 20 July 2011
• Deadlines:
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering Domain (Panels PE1 - PE10): 12 October 2011
  • Life Sciences Domain (Panels LS1 - LS9): 9 November 2011, then re-opened with a new deadline of 17 November 2011 
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Domain (Panels SH1 - SH6): 24 November 2011
• Application documents:
  • 2012 Work Programme (.pdf) (20/07/11)
  • Call Fiche for ERC-2012-StG (.pdf) (20/07/11)
  • Guide for Applicants for ERC-2012-StG (.pdf)(dated 14/07/11)
• Other call specific documents:
  • ERC Guide for Peer Reviewers (.pdf) (updated March 2011)
  • ERC-2012-StG Panel Chairs (.pdf)(24/10/11)
  • The list of panel members for this call will be published once the evaluation process has been completed 

• Call issued: 20 July 2010
• Deadlines:
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering Domain (Panels PE1 - PE10): 14 October 2010
  • Life Sciences Domain (Panels LS1 - LS9): 9 November 2010
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Domain (Panels SH1 - SH6): 24 November 2010
• Application documents:
  • 2011 Work Programme (.pdf) (updated version dated 24/03/11, published 29/03/11)
  • Call Fiche for ERC-2011-StG (.pdf) (20/07/10)
  • Guide for Applicants for ERC-2011-StG (.pdf)(dated 08/11/10)
• Other call specific documents:
  • ERC Guide for Peer Reviewers (.pdf) (updated March 2011)(.pdf)
  • ERC-2011-StG Panel Chairs (.pdf)(updated 01/08/11)
  • ERC-2011-StG Panel Members (.pdf)(dated 14/07/11)

• Call issued: 30 July 2009
• Deadlines:
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering Domain (Panels PE1 - PE10): 28 October 2009
  • Life Sciences Domain (Panels LS1 - LS9): 18 November 2009
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Domain (Panels SH1 - SH6): 9 December 2009
• Application documents:
  • 2010 ERC Work Programme (.pdf)(updated version dated 29/07/09, published on 04/08/09)
  • Call Fiche for ERC-2010-StG (.pdf)(30/07/09)
  • Guide for Applicants for ERC-2010-StG (.pdf)(dated July 2009, published 04/08/09)
  • PhD and Equivalent Doctoral Degrees: The ERC Policy (.pdf)(updated 13/08/09 for the ERC-2010-StG call)
• Other call specific documents:
  • ERC Guide for Peer Reviewers (.pdf) (dated September 2009)
  • ERC-2010-StG Panel Chairs (.pdf)(published 13/09/10)
  • ERC-2010-StG Panel Members (.pdf)(published 11/10/2010)

• Call issued: 24 July 2008
• Deadlines:
  • Physical Sciences & Engineering Domain (Panels PE1 - PE10): 29 October 2008
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Domain (Panels SH1 - SH6): 19 November 2008
  • Life Sciences Domain (Panels LS1 - LS9): 10 December 2008
• Application documents:
  • 2009 ERC Work Programme (.pdf)(dated 23/07/08)
  • Call Fiche for ERC-2009-StG (.pdf)(24/0708)
  • Guide for Applicants for ERC-2009-StG (.pdf)(dated July 2008)
• Other Call Specific Documents:
  • ERC-2009-StG Panel Chairs (.pdf)(updated 09/04/09)
  • ERC-2009-StG Panel Members (.pdf)(dated 31/08/09)

• Call issued: 22 December 2006
• Deadlines:
  • First Stage: 25 April 2007
  • Second Stage: 17 September 2007
• Application documents:
  • 2007 ERC Work Programme (.pdf)(updated 26/02/07)
  • Call Fiche for ERC-2007-StG (.pdf)(updated  26/02/07)
  • Guide for Applicants for ERC-2007-StG (.pdf)(updated 01/08/07
• Other Call Specific Documents:
  • ERC-2007-StG Panel Chairs (.pdf)(16/03/07)
  • ERC-2007-StG Panel Members (.pdf)(updated version 29/06/07)
  • ERC-2007-StG Expert Evaluators (.xls)(24/04/08)