The European Research Council (ERC) provides funding for excellent frontier research. Lars Emrén will inform about the format of the ERC proposal and the evaluation procedure as well as providing advice on how to write a competitive proposal. Lars has provided support for ERC applicants at Stockholm University since 2014. ERC has presented preliminary deadlines for ERC Starting Grant (15 October 2024) and ERC Consolidator Grant (14 January 2025). Think of your ERC idea already now, since a common mistake is to begin too late.