Results of the ERC Starting Grant Call 2026
The ERC has selected 421 projects from the Starting Grant Call 2026 for funding, representing a total funding volume of €705 million. With 4,807 applications received, this call reached a new record.
The ERC has selected 421 projects from the Starting Grant Call 2026 for funding, representing a total funding volume of €705 million. With 4,807 applications received, this call reached a new record.
The ERC has selected 421 projects from the Starting Grant Call 2026 for funding, representing a total funding volume of €705 million. With 4,807 applications received, this call reached a new record. This results in a success rate of 8.8% (in comparison to 12.2% in the previous call).
89 grantees will be hosted by institutions in Germany, followed by the United Kingdom (47), France (38), Switzerland (36) and the Netherlands (33).
21 grantees (representing 5% of all funded researchers), including 20 from the United States, will come to Europe to carry out their ERC projects. This figure has doubled compared to the previous year.