European Research Council
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The European Research Council is a premier European funding body that supports frontier research by awarding competitive grants to outstanding researchers across all scientific disciplines.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95343 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Research Council Context triple: [European Research Area, hasPart, European Research Council]
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A.
German Research Foundation
The German Research Foundation is Germany’s central self-governing research funding organization, supporting research projects and infrastructure across all disciplines at universities and research institutions.
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German Council of Science and Humanities
The German Council of Science and Humanities is a key advisory body in Germany that provides expert recommendations on the development of science, research, and higher education policy to the federal and state governments.
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C.
Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities is a network of leading European universities dedicated to advancing high-quality research, innovation, and influence on European higher education policy.
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European Research Area
The European Research Area is a unified research and innovation space of the European Union that aims to integrate national scientific systems, promote cross-border collaboration, and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness in research.
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E.
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a transnational, interdisciplinary learned society that brings together leading scholars, scientists, artists, and public figures from across Europe to promote scientific and cultural exchange and address societal challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Research Council Target entity description: The European Research Council is a premier European funding body that supports frontier research by awarding competitive grants to outstanding researchers across all scientific disciplines.
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A.
German Research Foundation
The German Research Foundation is Germany’s central self-governing research funding organization, supporting research projects and infrastructure across all disciplines at universities and research institutions.
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German Council of Science and Humanities
The German Council of Science and Humanities is a key advisory body in Germany that provides expert recommendations on the development of science, research, and higher education policy to the federal and state governments.
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Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities is a network of leading European universities dedicated to advancing high-quality research, innovation, and influence on European higher education policy.
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European Research Area
The European Research Area is a unified research and innovation space of the European Union that aims to integrate national scientific systems, promote cross-border collaboration, and strengthen Europe’s global competitiveness in research.
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European Academy of Sciences and Arts
The European Academy of Sciences and Arts is a transnational, interdisciplinary learned society that brings together leading scholars, scientists, artists, and public figures from across Europe to promote scientific and cultural exchange and address societal challenges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union body
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public organization ⓘ research funding agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ERC ⓘ |
| allows | bottom-up research proposals ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
European Union
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associated countries to EU framework programmes ⓘ |
| awardsTo | individual principal investigators ⓘ |
| budget | over 1 billion euros per year ⓘ |
| country | European Union ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | predefined research priorities ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
basic research
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frontier research ⓘ scientific research funding ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
European Commission
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European Union ⓘ |
| fundingMethod | competitive grants ⓘ |
| grantProgram |
ERC Advanced Grant
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ERC Consolidator Grant ⓘ ERC Proof of Concept Grant ⓘ ERC Starting Grant ⓘ ERC Synergy Grant ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ERC Executive Agency
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ERC Scientific Council ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Belgium
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Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
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| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation
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surface form:
Horizon 2020 regulation
Horizon Europe regulation ⓘ Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Framework Programme
|
| motto | Supporting top researchers from anywhere in the world ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://erc.europa.eu ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Commission ⓘ |
| partOf |
Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation
ⓘ
surface form:
Horizon 2020
Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation ⓘ
surface form:
Horizon Europe
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| purpose |
funding frontier research
ⓘ
supporting excellent researchers ⓘ supporting investigator-driven research ⓘ |
| scope |
all scientific disciplines
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ humanities ⓘ life sciences ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | scientific excellence ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | peer review ⓘ |
| supports | host institutions in EU and associated countries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Research Council Description of subject: The European Research Council is a premier European funding body that supports frontier research by awarding competitive grants to outstanding researchers across all scientific disciplines.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
European Research Area
this entity surface form:
Horizon Europe ERC programme
this entity surface form:
European Research Council (policy and implementation framework)
this entity surface form:
European research councils
Executive Agency for the European Research Council
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parentOrganization
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European Research Council
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this entity surface form:
Horizon 2020 European Research Council actions