ERC Starting Grant 2026
Part B2 
(not evaluated in Step 1)

Part II of the Scientific Proposal (max. 7 pages, references do not count towards the page limits).

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Please note the changes as from 2026 calls regarding Part I and Part II of the Scientific Proposal and read carefully the “ERC Work Programme 2026” and the “Information for Applicants to the Starting and Consolidator Grant 2026 Calls”. 

[Part II of the Scientific Proposal should be a detailed explanation of the project implementation, including research methodology, work plan, risk assessment, mitigating measures and any further necessary background not included in Part I.]

Please respect the following formatting constraints: Times New Roman, Arial or similar, at least font size 11, margins (2.0 cm side and 1.5 cm top and bottom), single line spacing. 

Do NOT split Part II from the references and/or the appendix (Funding ID) and do NOT upload them as separate documents.

Do NOT include any description of resources or budget table here (Part B2). The Resources section and the detailed budget table are part of the online submission form (Part A, Section 3 - Budget) which will be extracted and provided to the peer reviewers. If additional documents are uploaded in the submission system as separate attachments, the peer reviewers will not have access to them.  

Appendix: All current grants and on-going / submitted grant applications of the PI 
(Funding ID)
Mandatory information (does not count towards page limits)

Current research grants (Please indicate "No funding" when applicable):
Project Title	Funding source	Amount
(Euros)	Period	Role of the PI	Relation to current 
ERC proposal	

						

On-going / submitted grant applications (Please indicate "None" when applicable):
Project Title	Funding source	Amount
(Euros)	Period	Role of the PI	Relation to current 
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