ERC Starting Grant

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European Research Council (ERC) Worldwide 2026

Information

ERC Starting Grant supports talented early-career scientists who have produced excellent supervised work and are ready to work independently as research leaders. It is open to researchers in any field and of any nationality who have 2-7 years of experience since PhD completion, a strong track record, and an excellent research proposal.

Benefits

Research funding for the project and related activities; support for establishing or consolidating a research team.

Eligibility

Open to researchers in any field of any nationality with 2-7 years since PhD completion, a strong track record and an excellent research proposal.

Application

Apply through the ERC Starting Grant funding process on the ERC website.

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Opportunity Details

TypeGrant

FundingFully funded

OrganiserEuropean Research Council (ERC)

LocationWorldwide

Study level Early-career professional, PhD / Doctoral, Postdoc

Open toOpen to researchers of any nationality; no specific regional restriction beyond global eligibility.

Open to all subjects

Other editions of this programme

2027 ERC Starting Grant 2027

2026 ERC Starting Grant
Deadline October 14, 2026

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