The European Research Council (ERC) is an organisation of the European Commission aimed at funding excellence in research. It supports investigator-driven frontier research and stimulates scientific excellence by awarding long-term grants to individual researchers from anywhere in the world to carry out their research in a European host organisation. With 4 main granting schemes, the ERC supports researchers at different stages of their careers. The Starting Grant supports young investigators moving to independence. The Consolidator Grant strengthens recently created teams. The Advanced Grant provides to well-established scientists an opportunity to develop innovative or high-risk research. The Synergy Grant brings several teams together to jointly address complex research topics. The ERC has been very active in supporting cutting-edge and innovative research in all fields of neuroscience. Besides giving details on these different schemes and how to apply, this session will also be a unique opportunity to meet with ERC grantees presenting their project and sharing their ERC experience.