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
scientific 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 been awarded their first PhD at
least 2 and up to 7 years prior to 1 January 2021. Cut-off dates: PhD
awarded from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2018 (inclusive).
The eligibility period can be extended beyond 7 years in certain
properly documented circumstances.
A competitive Starting Grant Principal Investigator must have already
shown the potential for research independence and evidence of maturity,
for example by having produced at least one important publication as
main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
Applicant Principal Investigators should also be able to demonstrate a
promising track record of early achievements appropriate to their
research field and career stage, including significant publications (as
main author) in major international peer-reviewed multidisciplinary
scientific journals, or in the leading international peer-reviewed
journals of their respective field. They may also demonstrate a record
of invited presentations in well-established international conferences,
granted patents, awards, prizes, etc.
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