ERC Synergy Grant
Collaborative projects
ERC Synergy Grants support collaborative projects that address challenging research questions.
Applications are open to research groups of two to a maximum of four Principal Investigators (PIs) working together and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems. Applications will be evaluated solely on the criterion of scientific excellence, with an outstanding intrinsic synergistic effect also taken into account.
The ERC Synergy Grants do not have specific eligibility criteria in terms of academic training. PIs must have a competitive track record commensurate with their career.
ERC Synergy Grants are awarded up to a maximum of € 10 million for a period of up to 6 years.
Next deadline: November 2025
The ERC Synergy Grant 2025 call is closed
Written confirmation from the research institution and budgeting
To submit an application, you need a written confirmation from the research institution.
At UZH, you will receive the confirmation letter via the approval process in AVA, the UZH third-party funding platform.
On AVA you will also find help with budgeting your project.
Please contact the responsible persons at the institute, seminar or clinic at an early stage to discuss aspects of the scientific connection as well as the available resources (premises, infrastructure, etc.).
You can register on AVA with your UZH login (short name and password).
If you do not (yet) have a UZH login, an administrative employee of the host institution can enter the project data in AVA on your behalf and then send you the confirmation letter.
Alternatively, a guest UZH login can be requested via the institute's IT manager.
Once the approval process has been completed, you can download the confirmation letter as a PDF.