Notice: The STARS@UNIPD 2023 evaluation procedure is concluded. The list of funded projects and the reserve list "STARS Seal of Excellence" have been approved by the Board of administration on 21 November 2023, and are published here: https://www.unipd.it/en/stars-call-2023
Candidates will receive an informative email on the selection results.

The STARS@UNIPD 2023 call for proposals funds research projects of 30 months, whose focus may range in the 27 scientific research areas of Unipd, corresponding to the three ERC research domains:
- PE: Physical Sciences and Engineering
- LS: Life Sciences
- SH: Social Sciences and Humanities. 

The programme is characterized by three funding schemes

STARS Starting Grant (STARS-StG): for PIs, of any age and nationality, who are about to establish their own research team and/or to start their own independent research. PIs must have defended their first Doctoral degree within a maximum of 5 years prior to 1 January 2023 (cut-off dates: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2022 included);

STARS Consolidator Grant (STARS-CoG): for PIs, who are already conducting research at the University of Padua and are consolidating their own research team and/or their own independent research. PIs must have defended their first Doctoral degree within a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 years prior to 1 January 2023 (cut-off dates: 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2018 included);

STARS Wild Card Grant (STARS-WiC): for PIs who submitted a project to the 2021 and 2022 ERC calls, indicated Unipd as their Host Institution, obtained a final score of "A" but were not funded due to budget limits.