JOb: EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL’S STARTING GRANT
EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL’S STARTING GRANT
The Starting Grant was created by the European Research Council as a response to insufficient funding opportunities for young researchers who are at an important developmental stage in their careers, and in recognition that researchers need to be provided with the means for early career independence. The Starting Grants support projects carried out by individual research teams, which are headed by a single “Principal Investigator” of any nationality and may include additional team members. They are awarded and managed according to simple procedures that maintain the focus on scientific excellence, encourage creativity and risk-taking, and combine flexibility with accountability. The grant scheme is operating on a “bottom-up” basis without predetermined topics or thematic priorities.
