Consolidator Grants
ERC Consolidator Grants (CoG) are aimed at researchers 7 to 12 years after completing their doctorate.
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ERC Consolidator Grants (CoG) are aimed at researchers 7 to 12 years after completing their doctorate.
Adobe Stock / simona
The ERC Consolidator Grants (CoG) support excellent young researchers whose independent research group is in its consolidation phase.
Evaluation criteria are based upon the specific research domain and the point in the researcher’s career. For instance, applicants should have several impactful first-author publications or publications without the participation of the researcher’s doctoral supervisor. Additional benchmarks include publications in leading international journals, monographs, patents, presentations at international conferences or receiving national and international science awards. The exact requirements are explained in every call’s Information for Applicants section.
Researchers of any nationality who completed their doctorate 7 to 12 years previously may apply for a Consolidator Grant. This timeframe can be extended under certain conditions. Other rules apply for researchers with a degree in medicine.
Consolidator Grants can be awarded for a period of up to five years and provide financing of up to 2 million euro. Up to an additional 1 million euro can be requested to cover eligible "start-up" costs for researchers moving to the EU or an Associated State from a third country in order to purchase major equipment, to gain access to large-scale facilities or to cover major costs for experiments and field research. The ERC Grant can cover up to 100% of a project’s total eligible direct costs and an overhead contribution at a flat rate of 25% of the total eligible direct costs.
In order to successfully fulfil the requirements to complete a Consolidator Grant project, researchers must dedicate at least 40% of their working time to the ERC project and at least 50% of the working time must be spent in the EU or in an Associated State. Evidence of fulfilling these requirements must be provided during the project.
You can find further application requirements here.
Information on past calls listed by funding line, year, domain and country can be found on the ERC homepage.
All results of Consolidator Grant calls since 2013 are briefly summarised here. Information about the composition of review panels can be found on our documentens page.
