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HORIZON EUROPE – Call for Proposals for ERC Starting Grant – 2025

HORIZON EUROPE – European Research Council aims at funding exploratory research projects at the frontiers of knowledge, in al fields of science and technology with the only criteria of scientific excellence.

2025-10-14
705 million euros
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Appeal framework

Call reference ERC-2026-STG
Program Horizon Europe
Institution European Commission
Sectors Buildings & Public Works Business & Industry Education & Training Energy Environment & Climate Justice, Security, Defence Research & Innovation Technology & Digital
Beneficiaries Large company (> 250 employees) Professional organisation & network Research centre & university Smes & Start-Ups (< 249 Employees)

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ERC-2026-STG



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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives:

The ERC Starting Grant supports excellent Principal Investigators starting or having recently started their own independent research team or programme. A Starting Grant Principal Investigator should have already shown evidence of the potential for research independence, for example, by having produced at least one important publication as its main author or a publication without the participation of their PhD supervisor.

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  • ERC STARTING GRANTS: ERC-2026-STG

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  • Total budget of the call: 705 million euros
  • Amount of the grant: up to 1 500 000 euros
  • Funding rate: up to  100% for direct costs plus a flat rate of 25% for indirect costs

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