SFI ERC Support Programme

The SFI ERC support programme supports the Irish host institutions of awardees of the ERC Starting and Advanced Grant schemes. This programme will assist Irish host institutions in providing the appropriate support to ERC awardees. Awards may also be made when an ERC awardee moves to an Irish institution during the course of their ERC award.

This programme will

The applicant must be the research office of an institution hosting the research programme of an ERC awardee.  The corresponding ERC awardee must have been successful in the ERC Starting Grant or Advanced Grant scheme.  The corresponding ERC research proposal resulting in the ERC award must be within SFI’s remit.

SFI ERC Support grants will be 20% of the corresponding amount in the ERC grant agreement up to a maximum of €300,000.  The award will consist of an indirect or overhead contribution to the host research body.

Deadlines

This programme will run as an open rolling call for applications. Where the Irish Research Body is the Host Institution on the ERC proposal, the ERC proposal must have been submitted to the ERC after 1st January 2011.

Downloads

SFI ERC Support Programme Call Document (word)

Further Information

For all queries, please contact erc@sfi.ie