ERC Starting Grant
European Research Council Open worldwide
Five-year grants for researchers of any nationality to start an independent team at a host in Europe, in any field.
Free to start · no account needed
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About
What it offers: Up to €1.5 million for 5 years (+ up to €1 million extra if justified).
Also: extra funds for PIs relocating from outside Europe.
Who can apply: Any nationality, 0-10 years since PhD (extensions for leave); host in an EU member state or associated country.
One call per year; ERC-2027-StG ran July 22 - Oct 14, 2026.
How to apply: through eu funding tenders portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: proposal, cv, budget.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Researchers of any nationality with 0-10 years of experience since completion of PhD”
Who can apply
- Open to researchers
- Any nationality, 0-10 years since PhD (extensions for leave); host in an EU member state or associated country.
What you will need
- Grant or policy applicationOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Academic CVUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Financial summaryUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (eu funding tenders portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your application narrative and project proposal for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to European Research Council without your tap.
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