ERC Grants
Science that is shaping our future, today.
At Iscte, projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC) represent the very best of frontier research: bold ideas, innovative approaches, and a scientific ambition aimed at transforming knowledge into real-world impact.
These projects explore fundamental questions with the potential to change the course of science, technology, society, and public policy. They are true journeys into the unknown, with a direct impact on people's lives.
- Drives technological breakthroughs
- Informs evidence-based policy
- Fuels innovation
- Creates new collaboration opportunities
Every euro invested in science is an investment in our collective future.
ERC Grant: European Investment in Scientific Excellence
ERC funding is a recognition of scientific excellence.
At Iscte, we are proud to contribute to the ERC’s mission:
- Supporting the best minds in Europe
- Promoting science based on excellence and academic freedom
- Highlighting the importance of European funding for scientific progress
5 ERC Grants ongoing > 8M€
ERC Advanced Grant
Architecture, Colonialism and Labour. The role and legacy of mass labour in the design, planning and construction of Public Works in former African territories under Portuguese colonial rule.
ERC Starting Grant
The Afterlives of Development Interventions in Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique).
Built Environment Knowledge for Resilient, Sustainable Communities: Understanding Everyday Modern Architecture and Urban Design in the Iberian Peninsula (1939-1985).
ERC Synergy Grant
Approved ERC Synergy Grant now administered and funded by UKRI due to Brexit
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