This programme is aimed at attracting highly talented young researchers, with an outstanding postdoctoral record and willing to start an independent scientific career with their own independent research group. Group Leaders of the ICIQ-SCP receive a generous start-up package, a completely equipped laboratory (three positions) and full access to the state-of-the-art ICIQ facilities.

The last ICIQ-SCP call was closed on September 2022.

This programme was partially funded by the Fundació CELLEX and the AEI/MCIN through the Severo Ochoa award SEV-2013-0319 during 2014-2018. Since 2020, the ICIQ Starting Career Programme is cofinanced by the ICIQ Severo Ochoa award CEX2019-000925-S (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/ 501100011033).

Group Leaders who joined ICIQ within the Starting Career Programme: