ERC Application Guidelines

Host Institution support letter for ERC applications

A Host Institution support letter with KI's logo is required for all ERC applications. The Host Institution support letter must be signed by an Authorised Representative; in most cases, this is the Head of Grants Office. An Application Assurance Form, which is completed by the PI, Head of Department and Department's Head of Administration, is a prerequisite for obtaining a signed Host Institution support letter from Grants Office.

If you are planning to apply for an ERC grant, please contact grantsoffice@ki.se so that we can provide you with the application assurance form template, call-specific documents you may require, and details of the support we offer.

Registering your application

Go to the submission link and log in with your ECAS account login (ECAS = European Commission Authentication Service). Choose External and log in. Otherwise, choose External and Create an account, and follow the given instructions.

Once you have logged in and provided basic information you will come to STEP 3. Here you should log in and create a draft proposal. Information you will need at STEP 3 is:

KI’s PIC (PIC = Participant Identification Code): 999978530
Registration data for the proposal, i.e. Acronym and Short Summary
Select an ERC Review Panel (applies only to Starting, Consolidator, and Advanced Grants)

The registration data can be updated/changed at a later stage.

STEP 4 Add Björn Kull as your Main Host Institution Contact and grantsoffice@ki.se as his contact address - DO NOT USE HIS OWN EMAIL ADDRESS! 

STEP 5 Edit the proposal. Click on edit forms to enter the administrative part of the proposal, called Proposal Submission Forms. The administrative forms must be completed online. Some parts of the forms are prefilled based on your data entered at registration.

Download Part B templates (in the left column). These forms can be filled in offline and uploaded when complete.

Panel Members

For StG, CoG and AdG applications, choosing the right panel is an important step towards having your proposal reviewed favourably. ERC panel members generally sit for 3-4 terms and sit every second year.