ERC Starting Grants Call 2016 Open

ERC Starting Grants aim to support up-and-coming research leaders

ERC Starting Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they are starting their own independent research team. Up to €1.5 mio are available for projects of up to 5 years duration.

The call closes on 17 November 2015.

Note that researchers with Swiss host institutions are fully eligible for ERC funding at least until the end of 2016.

Important information on the call is included in the ERC Work Programme 2016 and especially the call-specific Information for Applicants. The mandatory templates are available from the Participant Portal once having registered for the call.

More Information on the Call