ERC Starting Grants
Event details
| Date | 31.10.2025 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Call currently closed, next call opening foreseen for
summer 2026
Aim
For talented early-career scientists who have already produced excellent supervised work and have already shown evidence for research independence, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
Funding & duration
Max. EUR 1.5 Mio for a period of max. 5 years (including 25% overhead; pro rata temporis for shorter project duration). However, an additional EUR 1 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 and/or other major experimental and field work costs.
Eligibility
Deadline for proposal submissions
TBC
Support and information
summer 2026
Aim
For talented early-career scientists who have already produced excellent supervised work and have already shown evidence for research independence, for example by having produced at least one important publication as main author or without the participation of their PhD supervisor.
Funding & duration
Max. EUR 1.5 Mio for a period of max. 5 years (including 25% overhead; pro rata temporis for shorter project duration). However, an additional EUR 1 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 and/or other major experimental and field work costs.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be 2 – 7 years after their successful PhD defense.
- Principal Investigators must commit a minimum of 50% of their working time to the project and a minimum of 50% of their working time in a European Member State or Associated Country.
- For applicants without professorship an internal preview by EPFL faculties might be required (information provided upon call opening).
- Applicants must submit an EPFL commitment letter together with their project-proposal.
- Proposals are submitted via the EU Funding & Tenders portal.
Deadline for proposal submissions
TBC
Support and information
- EPFL toolkit for the proposal preparation will be provided.
- EPFL Information Session: 20 August 2025, 11:00 – 12:30 – register now!
- For proposal writing services and administrative assistance with the proposal preparation please contact research@epfl.ch.
- ERC StG webpage
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Contact
- research@office.ch