European Reintegration Grants (ERG)
Marie Curie European Reintegration Grants help researchers that benefited from training within a Marie Curie Action to enter or re-enter long-term research employment.
Who can apply?
Participating researchers can be of any nationality with at least 4 years' full-time research experience or a doctoral degree. In addition, you must have recently benefited from a Marie Curie training and mobility action lasting at least 18 months.
What does the funding cover?
The reintegration grant is a flat-rate contribution towards your project costs. These may, for example, contribute to the salary costs of the researcher or other staff employed for the project, travel costs, consumables, patent costs and publication costs. The grant will be paid for 2-3 years. If your grant application is successful, the European Commission will establish a grant agreement with your host organisation in Europe. The host will then reach an employment agreement with you and is expected to pay your salary. Your host organisation must be a university, a research centre or an enterprise in an EU Member State or Associated Country. The grant must be used within 2-3 years for a research project. Your host institution must give a contractual undertaking to ensure your reintegration for at least the duration of the grant.
Which topics can be funded?
ERG proposals are welcomed from all areas of scientific and technological research with the exception of research areas covered by the EURATOM Treaty.
Who decides?
ERG proposals are selected in an open competition. Selection is through transparent, independent peer review, based on excellence using a series of predetermined criteria.