ERC Starting Grants 2025

Research Service

Submission deadline: 15 October 2024

Deadline: 15 October, 2024

Internal assessment: 16 August, 2024

Starting grants are adressed to talented early-career scientists who has already produced excellent supervised work, are ready to work independently and show potential to be research leaders.

Eligibility

  • Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply.
  • Applicants must have successfully defended their PhD thesis between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022 included (ref. PhD defence/viva date).
  • Both applicants with and without professorial position are eligible.

Funding and duration
Up to € 1.5 million. Budget covers 100% of the direct costs plus a contribution of 25% towards indirect costs.

Internal deadline & procedure for external candidates and internal candidates w/o a professorial position
External candidates, and internal candidates without a professorial position, must send a complete CV + publication list, a cover motivation letter and letters of support from USI professors to Research Service by the 16th of August for an internal assessment.

More information
ERC Starting grant website

Contact
Research service