ERC Consolidator Grant 2025

Deadline: 14 January, 2025
Internal assessment: 1 October, 2024
Expression of interest ( internal candidate w professorial position): 4 November, 2024

Consolidator grants are addressed to individual researchers with and excellent track-record that are consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Applicants should have already shown evidence of research independence.

Eligibility

• Researchers of any nationality with 7-12 years of experience since completion of PhD, a scientific track record showing great promise and an excellent research proposal can apply.
• Applicants must have successfully defended their PhD thesis between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017 included (ref. PhD defence/viva date).
• Both applicants with and without professorial position are eligible.

Funding and duration
Up to € 2 million. Budget covers 100% of the direct costs plus a contribution of 25% towards indirect costs.

Internal deadline & procedure for external candidates and internal candidates w/o a professorial position
External candidates, and internal candidates without a professorial position, must send a complete CV + publication list, a motivation letter and letters of support from USI professors to Research Service by the 1st of October for an internal assessment.
Deadline for internal applicants with a professorial position
Internal applicants with a professorial position are invited to send the expression of interest to Research Service by 4 November, 2024

More information
ERC Consolidator grant website

Contact
Sara Caspani, Research service