ERC Starting Grants (2024)

Call updates

15 July 2024

EVALUATION results

Published: 11 July 2023

Deadline: 7 November 2023

Available budget: EUR 601 300 000

The ERCEA, assisted by independent experts, has completed the evaluation of proposals submitted to the above call. The names of the experts that evaluated Horizon Europe proposals are published, collectively for each part of Horizon Europe and once per year, on the FUNDING & TENDERS PORTAL

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of proposals submitted: 3474

Number of inadmissible proposals: 6

Number of ineligible proposals: 14

Number of above-threshold proposals [1]: 657

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals [1]: 1.051.743.065 €

We informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals on 15 July 2024.

[1] The number of proposals that can finally be funded depends on the available budget and the completion of the formal procedures needed to conclude grant agreements.

The first grant agreements are expected to be signed in August 2024.

Information on the selected projects will be published on CORDIS.

For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service.

Nov 13, 2023 12:24:38 PM

The ERC-2024-STG call closed on 7th November 2013.

A total of 3474 proposals were submitted in response to the ERC 2024 Starting Grant Call (ERC-2024-STG). The preliminary data on submitted proposals for each domain is shown below:

· Physical Sciences and Engineering (Panels PE1 to PE11): 1466

· Life Sciences (Panels LS1 to LS9): 978

· Social Sciences and Humanities (Panels SH1 to SH8): 1030

Oct 18, 2023 1:25:02 PM

The submission session is now available for: ERC-2024-STG(HORIZON-ERC)

Oct 18, 2023 1:04:08 PM

Please note that the deadline for the call ERC-2024-STG has been postponed to 07.11.2023. For more details, please consult the ERC webpage: Extension to deadlines for ERC grant applications | ERC (europa.eu)

Jul 11, 2023 2:19:22 PM

The submission session is now available for: ERC-2024-STG(HORIZON-ERC)

ERC STARTING GRANTS

TOPIC ID: ERC-2024-STG

Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: Call for Proposals for ERC Starting Grant (ERC-2024-STG)
Type of action: HORIZON-ERC HORIZON ERC Grants
Type of MGA: HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG]
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening date: 11 July 2023
Deadline date: 24 October 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time

Scope:
Objectives

The ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team or programme. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition, and feasibility of their research proposal.

Size of ERC Starting Grants

Starting Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 1 500 000 for a period of 5 years. The maximum size of the grants is reduced pro rata temporis for projects of a shorter duration. (This does not apply to ongoing projects).

Additional funding up to EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover the following eligible costs when these are necessary to carry out the proposed work: (a) "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant, and/or (b) the purchase of major equipment, and/or (c) access to large facilities, and/or (d) other major experimental and field work costs, excluding personnel costs.

Additional funding is not subject to pro rata temporis reduction for projects of shorter duration.

All funding requested is assessed during evaluation.

Profile of the ERC Starting Grant Principal Investigator

The Principal Investigators shall have successfully defended their first PhD at least 2 and up to 7 years prior to 1 January 2024. Cut-off dates: Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021 (inclusive).

The eligibility period can be extended beyond 7 years in certain properly documented circumstances. See section Admissibility and eligibility criteria of the ERC Work Programme 2024.

A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator should have already shown evidence of the potential for research independence, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor. When submitting their proposal, the CV and a Track Record should include personal details, education, key qualifications, current position(s) and relevant previous positions, a list of up to ten research outputs that demonstrate how the applicant has advanced knowledge in their field, with an emphasis on more recent achievements, and a list of selected examples of significant peer recognition. A short explanation of the significance of the selected outputs, the role of the applicant in producing each of them, and how they demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to successfully carry out their proposed project may be included, as well as a short explanation of the importance of the listed examples of significant peer recognition. The applicant may also include relevant additional information on career breaks, diverse career paths, and life events, as well as any particularly noteworthy contributions to the research community. These will provide context to the evaluation panels when assessing the Principal Investigator’s research achievements and peer recognition in relation to their career stage.

For further information, please see the ERC Work Programme 2024.