TALENT@UNIPD – SCOUTING ERC STARTING GRANTS 2020

The University of Padova (Italy) is seeking outstanding researchers of any age and nationality to leverage successful applications for the next ERC Starting Grant call, that is funded by the European Commission Framework programme Horizon 2020.

ERC Starting Grants are open to potential Principal Investigators with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal.

Through the Talent@UNIPD – ERC Starting Grant 2020 initiative, the University of Padova aims at selecting promising candidates for the forthcoming ERC Starting Grant 2020 call (expected deadline: October, 16, 2019). Selected candidates will be supported at each stage of the proposal writing by a highly skilled staff.

Researchers wishing to participate should send the following documents to international.research@unipd.it no later than June, 17, 2019:

*      CV and track-record
*      an abstract of the project proposal in English (max. 2000 characters)
*      a letter of commitment indicating the University of Padova as host institution.

Please note that the above templates, with additional information for a self-evaluation of the potential candidate, are available at the following link https://www.unipd.it/en/call-starting-grant-2020.

Thank you for your cooperation in promoting or participating in our Talent@UNIPD – ERC Starting Grant 2020 initiative.

Should you have questions or need any further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact international.research@unipd.it.

Useful links:

– Choosing Padova as Host Institution
– ERC Success stories at the University of Padova