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.

The call STARS @UNIPD 2023 is open from 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2023, at 1 p.m. (Italian time zone).