Please note the Changes to the 2026 and 2027 Work Programmes|ERC

Internal Approval by the Vice-Rector/Rector and Faculty/Centre:

• Please inform your faculty/centre about your ERC application as soon as possible and make sure that the dean/head of the centre approves the submission. If applicable, discuss with your faculty/centre any open questions such as tenure-track position, infrastructure, available support services etc.
• Please note further that for applicants to this year's ERC-StG or ERC-CoG call, for whom it is already foreseeable at the time of application that the 8-year limit according to §109 UG will be exceeded during the course of the project, the Rectorate requires a clear statement from the respective faculty/centre as to whether your submission will be supported or not. 
• Please forward the approval statement from the dean/head of the centre directly to us (Statement signed by the dean/ head and you, please use the template “ERC Statement for Faculties/Centres” provided on the u:wiki).
• We recommend that you contact the third-party coordinator of your faculty (if available) to discuss any faculty-specific issues. For example (and if applicable): acquisition of major equipment (and whether you need additional funding), availability of infrastructure, space and support services for you and your team etc.