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 of up 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.

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).

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”.

HOW TO APPLY

Documents to sent as a single PDF to laura.kendrick@eacr.org:

• Completed Application Form
• Concise curriculum vitae (CV) 1 page maxmimum
• A copy of your ‘B1’ ERC Starting Grant application
• Confirmation of your unfunded Score ‘A’ cancer-related project.

For more information, visit EACR website.

The 2026 winner has been announced on 21/01/2026.
The 2027 Call for Nominations will open in the summer of 2026.