ERC Consolidator Grant

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The ERC Consolidator Grant is a prestigious European funding scheme that supports excellent mid-career researchers in consolidating their independent research teams and programs.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union research funding instrument
funding scheme
research grant
administeredBy European Research Council
aimsTo consolidate independent research teams
strengthen independent research programs
allows cross-disciplinary research
high-risk high-gain projects
applicationFormat single principal investigator
callFrequency annual or near-annual calls
doesNotRequire consortium of multiple institutions
duration up to 5 years
evaluationPanel ERC peer review panels
evaluationProcess international peer review
two-step evaluation
field all fields of engineering
all fields of scholarship
all fields of science
focusesOn frontier research
fundedBy European Union
fundingMode bottom-up
competitive
geographicalScope European Research Area
hostedBy host institution in an EU Member State or associated country
maximumGrantAmount up to 2 million euro
partOf European Research Council funding schemes
policyObjective attract top researchers to Europe
retain excellent researchers in Europe
possibleAdditionalFunding up to 1 million euro in some cases
predecessor ERC Starting Grant
surface form: ERC Starting Grant (for earlier career stage)
relatedGrantScheme ERC Advanced Grant
ERC Starting Grant
ERC Synergy Grant
requires conduct of research at the host institution
substantial time commitment by the principal investigator
selectionCriterion principal investigator excellence
research project excellence
scientific excellence
startYear around 2013
supports establishment of research team
expansion of research team
mid-career researchers
targetCareerStage consolidation phase
mid-career stage
typeOfFunding individual investigator-driven grant
typicalEligibility 7–12 years after PhD
website https://erc.europa.eu/funding/consolidator-grants

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European Research Council grantProgram ERC Consolidator Grant
ERC hasPart ERC Consolidator Grant
subject surface form: European Research Council
ERC Proof of Concept Grant linkedTo ERC Consolidator Grant
ERC Advanced Grant relatedTo ERC Consolidator Grant
ERC Synergy Grant relatedTo ERC Consolidator Grant