EACR–Mark Foundation–Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award

The EACR–Mark Foundation–Pezcoller Foundation Rising Star Award provides funding to support pioneering cancer research projects that have the potential to transform the field. The award funds an unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project from the 2026 ERC Starting Grant calls and is intended to bridge the period before re-submission to the ERC. The awardee receives funding of up to €100,000 (plus 10% institutional overhead) and invitations to present at the EACR Congress in Bilbao and to deliver a lecture at the Pezcoller Foundation in Trento.

Up to €100,000 in funding (plus 10% institutional overhead); invitation to give a talk at the EACR Congress in Bilbao (14–17 June 2027); invitation to give a lecture at the Pezcoller Foundation in Trento.

Applicants must be current EACR members and must have an unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project from the 2026 ERC Starting Grant calls.