ERC Starting Grants (2026)

Last update: Nov 3, 2026

Details

Location: EU 27
Contracting Authority: ERCEA - ERC Executive Agency / European Research Council Executive Agency
Contracting Authority Type: Multilateral organization
Status: Awarded
Budget: EUR 705,100,000
Award ceiling: 1,500,000
Award floor: N/A
Sector: Research & Innovation
Eligible applicants: Unrestricted / Unspecified
Eligible nationalities: EU 27, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Türkiye, UK, Ukraine
Date posted: Jul 10, 2025

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Objectives: The ERC Starting Grant aims to support outstanding Principal Investigators who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent research team or activity. This...
Eligibility criteria: To be eligible for the ERC Starting Grant, applicants must demonstrate they have defended their first PhD at least 2 and up to 7 years before January 1, 2026, equating to a range between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2023 (with extensions possible i...
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