Dear IFA VIP. If you are one of our “Researchers of any nationality with 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD (Successful defence of PhD from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020; Extensions are possible under certain circumstances — see the latest ERC Work Programme<https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2021/wp_horizon-erc-2021_en.pdf>), a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal” and you wish to enroll in the attached Research Support Office process for the ERC Starting Grant, please send me a short outline of your research proposal (max. one page) and a tentative title, at the latest by Tuesday 30th of August at noon. You may not be successful on your first try, but experience is valuable, so plan ahead and leave time for a later try with ERC (see the table on page 11 of https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horiz... for restrictions on a later try). Ulrik Ulrik I. Uggerhøj, Ph.d., Dr.scient. Professor, Head of Department Department of Physics and Astronomy Aarhus University Denmark Phone: +45 2338 2373