Pre-Call announcement: next round of ERC Starting Grants due to open in Summer 2018
European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants are designed to support early career researchers with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD.
Eligiblity
- Applications can be made in any field of research
- The ERC's grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without predetermined priorities.
Location
- Research must be conducted in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution/HI). It could be the HI where the applicant already works, or any other HI located in one of the EU Member States (see also eligibility of UK legal entities) or Associated Countries.
Level of funding
Starting Grants may be awarded up to € 1.5 million for a period of 5 years. (pro rata for projects of shorter duration). However, an additional € 0.5 million can be made available to cover eligible “start-up” costs for researchers moving from a third country to the EU or an associated country and/or the purchase of major equipment and/or access to large facilities.
An ERC grant can cover up to 100% of the total eligible direct costs of the research plus a contribution of 25% of the total eligible costs towards indirect costs.
Please check the ERC website for announcements and further details.