Calendar of ERC calls for 2016 year had been announced. Grants open to researchers from anywhere in the world. 

Call for proposals	Publication date	Deadline	Budget	Funding
ERC 2016 Advanced grant	24 May 2016	1 September 2016	EUR 540 million	Up to EUR 2.5 million per grant
ERC 2016 Proof of Concept Grant	22 October 2015	26 May 2016 4 October 2016	EUR 20 million	Up to EUR 150,000 per Grant

See further information on ERC website.

Information on the ongoing selection:

• In the 2015 ERC Advanced grant call, 1,951 applications were submitted (results to be officially communicated in April)
• In the 2016 ERC Starting Grant call, 2,935 applications were submitted ( results to be officially communicated in September)
• In the 2016 ERC Consolidator Grant call. 2,304 applications were submitted (results to be officially communicated before the end of the year)