ERC Consolidator Grant

Postdocs, Experienced Scientists | Funding Opportunities | Incoming, Outgoing, Staying | Call opening: September 25, 2025 | Deadline: January 13, 2026 | Live Calendar Upcoming Calls/Current Calls Funding Opportunities: https://go.fzj.de/funding-calendar-fo | FZJ Contact: Dr. Caitlin Morgan, email: c.morgan@fz-juelich.de

Career status

Postdocs, Experienced Scientists

Mobility

Incoming, Outgoing, Staying

Upcoming Call/Deadline

Call opening: September 25, 2025

Deadline: January 13, 2026

Part of the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation “Horizon Europe” (2021-2027), the European Research Council (ERC) funds groundbreaking research projects. The sole evaluation criterion is ‘excellence’ – both of the scientific proposal and of the applicant. Consolidator Grants are aimed at researchers 7-12 years after their Ph.D., who want to consolidate their independence and further develop their career.

Projects can be funded with up to 2 Mio. € for 5 years. The ERC Consolidator Grant is open to all fields of research (bottom-up) and is open to researchers of all nationalities, as long as they have a host institution in Germany (or another EU member state/associated country). Grants are advertised once a year.

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