ERC Consolidator Grant 2026

Call open: 25 September, 2025

Deadline: 13 January, 2026 

Internal assessment: 05 September, 2025

Expression of interest (internal candidate w professorial position): 3 November, 2025

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 2014 and 31 December 2018 included (ref. PhD defence/viva date).
• Both applicants with and without professorial position are eligible.

Funding and duration
Up to € 2M for a period of 5 years (pro rata for shorter duration) with an extra €1M possible for start-up costs, major equipment or facilities (€2M for researchers moving to EU). Budget covers 100% of the project costs including 25% overheads.

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: filled eligibility form, a complete CV + publication list, a cover motivation letter and letter/s of support from USI professor/s to Research Service ([email protected]) by the 5th of Septeber. The internal assessment procedure last around 2 months in total.

More information
ERC Consolidator grant website

Contact
Research service