ERC Starting Grant – support projects carried out by an individual researcher who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country.
Starting Grants may be awarded up to € 1.5 million for a period of 5 years. (pro rata for projects of shorter duration).
Increasing the budget by EUR 1 million is possible in three cases:
ERC grants support projects carried out by an individual researcher who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country.
The ERC funds up to 100% of the total eligible costs. The costs cover the full project duration.
This includes the direct costs of the project plus a flat-rate financing of indirect costs calculated as 25% of
the total eligible direct costs (excluding subcontracting). The flat rate is automatically calculated by
the system.
The budget is subdivided in: personnel costs, travel, equipment, consumables,
publications (including any costs related to Open Access), other additional direct costs, internally
invoiced goods and services, costs of in kind contributions not used on the beneficiary’s premises,
and any envisaged subcontracting costs. Use only Euro integers when preparing the budget table.
National Contact Point:
Bogna Hryniszyn
kom: +48 500 207 843
Bogna.Hryniszyn@kpk.gov.pl
Magdalena Chomicka
kom:+48 728 516 884
Magdalena.Chomicka@kpk.gov.pl
International Cooperation Center:
tel. 81 537 54 58/54 98
e-mail: cwm@umcs.pl
