Advanced@UNIPI 2026 – The call to support your application for the ERC Advanced Grant

With Advanced@UNIPI the University of Pisa supports researchers interested in submitting proposals to the ERC Advanced Grant 2026 call, which is open from May 28, 2026, with a deadline in August 27, 2026.

The recipients of the support service are researchers of any nationality who choose the University of Pisa as the host institution for their project proposal on the ERC-AdG 2026 call. It is not required to have an active contract with UNIPI.

The support will consist of a comprehensive and interactive review process on:

This support will be provided by a consulting agency selected by the University of Pisa in collaboration with the Research Promotion and Project Design Unit.

Submission procedure

The application consists of:

  1. Letter of acknowledgment from the hosting Department (Attachment 1).
  2. CV of the PI + project idea (Attachment 2).

The deadline for submitting applications is April 22, 2026, at 23:59 (the date of sending the email is binding).

Proposals evaluation

The selection, run by an external Commission for the three ERC domains, will be based exclusively on the scientific excellence and candidate’s profile, accordingly to the ERC-AdG criteria. Up to a maximum of 6 proposals will be retained.

Timelines

For projects that receive ERC funding with UNIPI as the Host Institution

Attachments and submission wizard

Applicants are requested to access the submission wizard available here.

 

Contacts & Info

Research Development Unit

e-mail: advanced@unipi.it 

 

 

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