European Research Council (ERC): Starting Grants

The ERC Starting Grants aim to support and attract excellent researchers who intend to conduct their research activity in any EU Member State or Associated Country. This programme is open to researchers from all over the world and all fields of researches. If you, a talented early-career researcher who has already produced excellent supervised work, are ready to work independently and show your potential to be a research leader, the ERC Starting Grants could be for you.

Funding Agency:

Horizon Europe Framework Programme

Deadline:

13 January 2021

Fund:

1,500,000 EUR

Duration:

5 years

Research Area:

Any Field of Research

Eligibility:

Principal Investigators:

• may be of any age and nationality and may reside in any country in the world at the time of the application
• shall have been awarded the first PhD at least 2 and up to 7 years prior to 1 January 2022
  *Cut-off dates: PhD awarded from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2019 (inclusive)
• must spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in an EU Member State or Associated Country and a minimum of 50% of their working time on the ERC project when funded through an ERC Starting Grant.

Host institution (Applicant Legal Entity):

• must engage and host the Principal Investigator for at least the duration of the project
• must either be established in an EU Member State or Associated Country as a legal entity created under national law
• can be any type of legal entity, public or private, including universities, research organisations and undertakings.

Note:  Principal Investigator does not necessarily need to be working at the Host Institution at the time when the proposal is submitted.

For more information:

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