EACR – Mark Foundation –
Pezcoller Foundation
Rising Star Award

Open to EACR members with an unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project from the ERC Starting Grant calls of the current year.

The awardee will receive funding ofup to €100.000 to begin their project. Institutional overheads of 10% will be added to this amount.

The award is intended to enable the progression of excellent cancer research by bridging the period before re-submission to the ERC.

Applicants must have an unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project from the annual ERC Starting Grant calls. The ERC defines Score ‘A’ as “Fully meets the ERC excellence criterion and is recommended for funding if sufficient funds are available”.

The awardee will be invited to accept their award, and to give a talk at the EACR Annual Congress (June) and also at the Pezcoller Foundation in Trento, Italy, at a date to be agreed (Autumn).

For more information visit www.eacr.org/rising-star-award.