# Bridge Grant

**Funder:** AIRC
**Budget:** ~€100k
**Duration:** 1 year
**Consortium:** No
**Eligible countries:** IT
**Official call:** https://www.airc.it/fondazione/cosa-facciamo/cosa-finanziamo/bridge-grant
**Last verified:** 14 June 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Provides an additional year of funding to holders of an MFAG or Start-Up grant in their final year, to complete ongoing projects and gather further data in preparation for applying to consolidated-researcher calls (Investigator Grant). Host institution must be in Italy.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/airc-bridge-grant-2026) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.