Amount: Up to €1.5 million for 5 years
Deadline: October 24 (approximate, annual)
Level: postdoc
Renewable: No
About
ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent young researchers to become research leaders by establishing their own independent research team and conducting frontier research in Europe.
Eligibility
- Citizenship: International (research conducted in an EU Member State or Associated Country)
- GPA: PhD obtained 2-7 years prior to the call for proposals
- Excellent track record of scientific achievements
- Ground-breaking research proposal
Required Materials
- Full research proposal (Part B1 and B2)
- CV
- Track record
- Host institution commitment letter
Timeline
Call for applications typically opens in July. Deadline in October. Results published the following summer.
Tips
Your research proposal must be truly ambitious, innovative, and high-risk/high-gain. Focus on your scientific independence and your ability to lead a research team. Obtain a strong commitment from your host institution.