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The next generation of electron-ion colliders is expected to deliver much higher luminosity, a high degree of polarization of both the leptons and hadrons, multiple interaction points and large ratios of beam energies as compared to the first end only such collider, HERA. Energy Recovery Linacs (ERLs) have significant potential uses as providers of lepton beams for colliders in High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics. We describe plans for these colliders which are under development by various laboratories and the technology issues that are associated with these applications. The advantages of ERLs for these applications are numerous and will be outlined in the text. It is worth noting that some of these advantages are the high-brightness of the ERL beams and their relative immunity to beam-beam disturbances.
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