Objectives

ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their own independent research team or programme. Applicant Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

Requirements

The Principal Investigator shall have been awarded their first PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) at least 7 and up to 12 years prior to 1 January 2016.

The effective elapsed time since the award of the first PhD can be reduced in certain properly documented circumstances.

Information about the proposal

- Administrative Proposal Submission forms (including Ethics Review Table) available online via the Participant Portal Submission System (PPSS) - pre-registration is required first.

- The Research Proposal (Parts B1 and B2)
Proposal part B1
- Extended Synopsis: 5 pages
- Curriculum Vitae: 2 pages
- Funding ID: no page limit
- Track Record: 2 pages
Proposal part B2
- Scientific Proposal: 15 pages

- Host Institution Binding Statement of Support
- PhD record and, if applicable, supporting documentation for eligibility checking (for Starting and Consolidator Grants only).
- Ethics review self-assessment (if applicable) and supporting documentation

Funding

Up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 000 for a period of 5 years.

However, up to an additional EUR 750 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover:

- eligible "start-up" costs for Principal Investigators moving to the EU or an Associated Country from elsewhere as a consequence of receiving the ERC grant and/or
- the purchase of major equipment and/or
- access to large facilities.

Duration

5 years

Call link

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/1120-erc-2016-cog.html

In case of interest, please contact with FSJD Research's Department

Leonor Norton lnorton@fsjd.org 93 6009751 ext. 77803