Horizon Europe 
             European Research Council (ERC) 
                 Frontier Research Grants 
               Information for Applicants to the 
                     Synergy Grant call 
                           Version 2.1    
                         30 August 2022
                     Version    Publication                            Description 
                                   Date 
                        1.0      15.07.2021   Information for Applicants to the ERC Synergy Grant 2022 call 
                        2.0      13.07.2022   Information for Applicants to the ERC Synergy Grant 2023 call 
                        2.1      30.08.2022  Correction of the year on page 48 in the title of Annex 4.2 
               Information for Applicants to the 
                   Synergy Grant 2023 Call 
                European Research Council (ERC) 
                    Frontier Research Grants 
                             30 August 2022 
        This document is published by the ERC Scientific Council on the ERC website. It can also be 
        downloaded from the Funding & Tenders  Portal (F&T Portal). 
                                                                            IMPORTANT TO NOTE 
                      The present document is based on the legal documents setting the rules and conditions for the ERC 
                      frontier research grants, in particular:  
                             the ERC Work Programme 20231
                                                                            ,  
                             the European Research Council Rules of submission and evaluation under Horizon Europe, and 
                                 the related methods and procedures for peer review and proposal evaluation relevant to the 
                                 specific programme implementing Horizon Europe,   
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                             the Model Grant Agreement used for ERC actions . 
                                  
                      This document complements and does not supersede the afore-mentioned documents, which are legally 
                      binding and prevail in case of discrepancies. The European Commission, the ERC Executive Agency or any 
                      person or body acting on their behalf cannot be held responsible for the use made of this document.  
                      The Guide for ERC Peer Reviewers
                                                                    – applicable to the Synergy Grant call, provides practical information on 
                      the evaluation process.  
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                      National Contact Points (ERC NCPs) have been set up across Europe  by the national governments to 
                      provide information and personalised support to ERC applicants in their native language. The mission of 
                      the ERC NCPs is to raise awareness, inform and advise on ERC funding opportunities as well as to support 
                      potential applicants in the preparation, submission and follow-up of ERC grant applications. For details on 
                      the ERC NCP in your country please consult the ERC website or the Funding & Tenders Portal. 
                      For any questions related to the call, please contact the relevant Call coordination team: erc-syg-
                      applicants@ec.europa.eu  
                     Abbreviations                                            
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                     AC Associated Country                                                                                  
                     ADG Advanced Grant                                      HE Horizon Europe Framework Programme
                     cHI corresponding Host Institution                      HI – Host Institution 
                     COG  Consolidator Grant                                 NCP – National Contact Points 
                     cPI corresponding Principal Investigator                PI – Principal Investigator      
                     ERCEA  European Research Council Executive  PM – Panel Member 
                     Agency                                                  PEV Panel Evaluator 
                     ERC European Research Council                           PIC Participant Identification Code 
                     ERC panel ERC peer review evaluation panels             POC Proof of Concept Grant 
                                                                             SEP Submission and Evaluation of Proposals (online tool) 
                     ERC WP - ERC Work Programme                             STG Starting Grant 
                     EU MS EU Member States                                  SYG Synergy Grant 
                     F&T Portal – Funding & Tenders Portal  (Single           
                     Electronic Data Interchange Area (SEDIA)) 
                      
                                                                                
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                       European Commission C(2022) 4861 of 11 July 2022 
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                       Specific rules for ERC actions are detailed in Annex 5 of the Horizon Europe Model Grant Agreement 
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                       This applies to EU Member States and Associated Countries. Some other countries also provide this service 
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                       Please check the Horizon Europe Programme Guide on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal  for up-to-date information on 
                     the current position for Associated Countries. 
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