The ERC Synergy Grant supports a group of two to maximum four Principal Investigators (PIs) working together and bringing different skills and resources to tackle ambitious research problems.

Funding Organization: European Research Council (ERC)

Research Scope: Any scientific field.

Eligibility: The applications can be submitted by a group of two to four PIs of any nationality. Research must be conducted by all PIs in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution, HI). One of the PIs can be based in an institution outside of the EU or Associated Countries.

Maximum Award: Up to a maximum of € 10 million for a period of 6 years. An additional € 4 million can be requested in the proposal in total to cover eligible “start-up” costs for researchers moving from a third country to the EU or an associated country and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities and/or other major experimental and field work costs.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted to the EU Funding & Tender Portal (https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/participant-register).

Application Deadline: 5 November 2025

Further information: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/synergy-grant

❗While research must be conducted by all Pls in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution, Hl) in one of the EU Member States or Associated Countries – one Principal Investigator per Synergy Grant group can be hosted or engaged by an institution outside of the EU or Associated Countries, e.g. Thailand.❗

List of Countries
EU Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Associated countries to Horizon Europe: Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Türkiye, Tunisia, United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

For more information, please contact
Ms. Panida Suwannatheerak and Ms. Mananchaya Pissaparn
Tel: 0 2470 9654
Email: researchfollowup@kmutt.ac.th