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ERC Consolidator Grants

If you are a scientist who would like to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a successful career in Europe, the ERC Consolidator Grant could be for you. You can also apply if you have recently created an independent, excellent research team and want to strengthen it.

Deadline:

14 January 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time

Fund:

Up to a maximum of EUR 2,000,000

  • Additional funding up to EUR 1,000,000 can be requested in the proposal to cover the following eligible costs when these are necessary to carry out the proposed work:
    (a) “start-up” costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant, and/or
    (b) the purchase of major equipment, and/or
    (c) access to large facilities, and/or
    (d) other major experimental and field work costs, excluding personnel costs.

Duration:

5 years

Research Areas:

Any field of research

  • Note: The ERC’s grants operate on a ‘bottom-up’ basis without predetermined priorities.

Eligibility:

  • Principal Investigator (PI) may be of any age and nationality and may reside in any country in the world at the time of the application.
  • The PIs shall have successfully defended their first PhD at least 7 and up to 12 years prior to 1 January 2025.
    • Cut-off dates: Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017 (inclusive).
  • Research must be conducted in a public or private research organisation (known as a Host Institution/HI).
  • The HI (Applicant Legal Entity) must engage and host the PI for at least the duration of the project, as defined in the grant agreement.  It must either be established in a Member State or Associated Country as a legal entity created under national law, or it may be an international European research organisation (such as CERN, EMBL, etc.), or any other entity created under EU law. 
  • The PI can be hosted by any legal entity in an EU Member State or associated country.
    Notes:
    • Any type of legal entity, public or private, including universities, research organisations and undertakings can host Principal Investigators and their teams.
    • The PI do not need to be employed by the HI at the time of proposal submission, but a mutual agreement and commitment are necessary if the proposal is successful.
  • All PIs funded through an ERC Consolidator Grant must spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in a Member State or Associated Country and a minimum of 40% of their working time on the ERC project.
  • Applications for an ERC grant require a single Principal Investigator (PI) to submit the application on behalf of their host institution.
  • ERC grants support projects carried out by an individual researcher who can employ researchers of any nationality as team members. It is also possible to have one or more team members located in a non-European country.

How to Apply?

Apply through the call webpage on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal with proposal submission made electronically.

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