The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about the recent announcement on changes to the resubmission rules. The changes intended to manage the surge in demand for ERC grants, relate to calls for proposals in the forthcoming 2027 ERC Work Programme.
The Scientific Council has decided to readjust some of the announced changes. Its response to the community is set out in the letter below, signed by Maria Leptin, ERC President, on behalf of the Scientific Council.
Eligibility for the 2027 Starting (StG), Consolidator (CoG) and Advanced Grants (AdG) calls will follow the same rules as in the past:
- Applicants who received a C score at step 1 in the 2025 or 2026 StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
- Applicants who received a B score at step 1 in the 2026 StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
Eligibility for the 2027 ERC Plus Grants call will be as follows:
- Applicants who received a C score at step 1 in the 2025 or 2026 StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
- Applicants who received a B score at step 1 in the 2026 StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
- Applicants who were not retained at step 1 in the 2026 ERC Plus call are not eligible.
Eligibility for the 2027 Synergy Grants (SyG) call will be as follows:
- Applicants who received a C score at step 1 in the 2025 or 2026 SyG/StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
- Applicants who received a B score at step 1 in the 2026 SyG/StG/CoG/AdG call are not eligible.
Note that the eligibility of applicants for the 2028 calls will be determined only in the 2028 Work Programme