ERC Consolidator Grant

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Objectives

The Consolidator Grant supports excellent Principal Investigators who are consolidating their own independent research team or programme. A Consolidator Grant Principal Investigator should have already shown evidence of research independence. Size of ERC Consolidator Grants Consolidator Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 000 for a period of 60 months . The maximum amount of the grants is reduced pro rata temporis for proposals of shorter duration. Additional funding up to EUR 1 000 000 *1 can be requested to cover further eligible costs for any cost category when these are necessary to carry out the proposed work. The request for additional funding must be duly justified in the proposal. The maximum amount of the grant is reduced pro rata temporis for proposals of shorter duration. Additional funding is not subject to pro rata temporis reduction for projects of shorter duration. Both the grant amount and any additional funding requested are assessed during evaluation. *1 Except for Principal Investigators in Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant re-locating to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere to take up their ERC grant. In this case, the maximum additional funding shall be EUR 2 000 000. Applicants requesting more than EUR 1 000 000 as additional funding must be based outside the EU or an Associated Country at the time of the call deadline for the increased maximum additional funding to apply. Profile of the ERC Consolidator Grant Principal Investigator The Principal Investigators will be eligible for a Consolidator Grant if they have defended their PhD in the five to fifteen-year period preceding the 1st of January 2027. Cut-off dates: Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021 (inclusive) * 2 . Principal Investigators who have already held a Starting or a Consolidator Grant in the past will not be able to apply for the same type of grant. Other eligibility or resubmission criteria might also apply. The eligibility period may be extended beyond 15 years in some well-documented circumstances or events. See section 1.4 Admissibility, Eligibility, Resubmission Restrictions of the ERC Work Programme 2027 . *2 A Principal Investigator applying for an ERC Starting or Consolidator Grant must hold a PhD or an equivalent doctoral degree at the time of the call deadline.

Type of action: HORIZON ERC Grants

Programme period: 2021 - 2027

"> General conditions

1. Admissibility conditions

The conditions specific to ERC grants are described in the ERC Work Programme 2027 under the heading 1.4 'Admissibility, Eligibility, Resubmission Restrictions' and in the ERC Rules of Submission . An overview is provided below: Admissibility: A proposal must be complete (including all sections under 1.5 'Proposal Submission and Description' section), readable and, accessible. It must be submitted electronically by a Principal Investigator fulfilling the eligibility criteria ( section 1.4.2.2 'Eligible Principal Investigator(s)' ) before the respective call deadline. The proposal must also satisfy the requirements set out in the documents referenced in the call for proposals. The Host Institution must confirm its association with, and its support to, the project and the Principal Investigator through a binding statement of support ( i.e . the Host Institution Support Letter [ 1 ] ). This statement must be provided at the time of application. [1] A template of the letter is annexed to the Information for Applicants document for the respective call: Information for Applicants to the Starting and Consolidator Grant Calls , Information for Applicants to the Advanced Grant Call , Information for Applicants to the ERC Plus Call , Information for Applicants to the Synergy Grant Call .

2. Eligibility

The content of the proposal must relate to the objectives and to the grant type set out in the call, as defined in the ERC Work