Are you fully compliant as an ERC Principal Investigator?

In this video, Catherine Merolla, ERC Project Officer, outlines the key rights and obligations every Principal Investigator should understand to make the most of an ERC grant.

🟠 What you’ll learn

🔸 What makes ERC grants unique
🔸 Your rights and obligations as a Principal Investigator
🔸 Why your relationship with your host institution is crucial
🔸 How key concepts like portability, time commitment, and dual affiliation work in practice

🟠 Chapters

00:00 Introduction
01:00 What makes an ERC grant unique?
01:55 The Supplementary Agreement
03:56 Your rights and responsibilities as a PI
05:56 Time commitment: what is expected?
08:16 Dual affiliation
09:34 Time commitment and leave
10:13 Additional obligations to consider
10:44 Key takeaways

🟠 Further resources

🔸 ERC official website
https://erc.europa.eu

🔸 ERC supplementary agreement template (Horizon Europe)
https://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2022-10/Template_HE-erc-suppl-aggr_en.docx

🔸 ERC Work Programme 2026
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2026/wp_horizon-erc-2026_en.pdf

🔸 Information for Applicants
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/guidance/information-for-applicants_he-erc-stg-cog_en.pdf

🔸 EU Funding & Tenders Portal
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home

🔸 Horizon Europe Annotated Grant Agreement
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/aga_en.pdf

🔸 Contact ERC for grant management questions
https://erc.europa.eu/support/contact-us-page