H2020: ERC-2021-StG starting grants

01/02/2024

07/11/2024

Grants may be awarded up to €1.5 million for a period of 5 years. However, an additional €1m 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 and/or other major experimental and field work costs. 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. (Forecasted date for next call).

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PIs may be any nationality and based in any country at the time of application. They should have been awarded their first PhD between two and seven years prior and must have produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor. Host institutions must be established in EU members states or associated countries as a legal entity under national law, or may be an international European research organisation, the European Commission's joint research centre or any other entity under EU law, including public and private entities, universities, research organisations and similar undertakings. They must be engaged at the host institution for the duration of the project and spend a minimum of 50 per cent of working time in an EU member state or associated country and a minimum of 50 per cent of their working time on the ERC project.