ERC Consolidator Grants (ERC-2024-COG)

Call updates

20 November 2024

EVALUATION results

Published: 12 September 2023

Deadline: 12 December 2023

Available budget: EUR 583 900 000

The ERCEA, assisted by independent experts, has completed the evaluation of proposals submitted to the above call. The names of the experts that evaluated Horizon Europe proposals are published, collectively for each part of Horizon Europe and once per year, on the FUNDING & TENDERS PORTAL

The results of the evaluation are as follows:

Number of proposals submitted: 2313

Number of inadmissible proposals: 2

Number of ineligible proposals: 24

Number of above-threshold proposals [1]: 341

Total budget requested for above-threshold proposals [1]: 682.147.390 €

We informed the applicants about the evaluation results for their proposals on 19 November 2024.

[1] The number of proposals that can finally be funded depends on the available budget and the completion of the formal procedures needed to conclude grant agreements.

The first grant agreements are expected to be signed in November 2024.

Information on the selected projects will be published on CORDIS.

For questions, please contact the Research Enquiry Service

Feb 15, 2024 9:48:39 AM

The ERC-2024-COG call closed on 12th December 2023.

A total of 3313 proposals were submitted in response to the ERC 2024 Consolidator Grant Call (ERC-2024-COG). The preliminary data on submitted proposals for each domain is shown below:

· Physical Sciences and Engineering (Panels PE1 to PE11): 933

· Life Sciences (Panels LS1 to LS9): 650

· Social Sciences and Humanities (Panels SH1 to SH8): 730

Sep 12, 2023 12:00:04 AM

The submission session is now available for: ERC-2024-COG(HORIZON-ERC)

ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS

TOPIC ID: ERC-2024-COG

Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)
Call: Call for Proposals for ERC Consolidator Grant (ERC-2024-COG)
Type of action: HORIZON-ERC HORIZON ERC Grants
Type of MGA: HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG]
Deadline model: single-stage
Opening date: 12 September 2023
Deadline date: 12 December 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time

Objectives

The 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. Principal Investigators must demonstrate the ground-breaking nature, ambition and feasibility of their scientific proposal.

Size of ERC Consolidator Grants

Consolidator Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2 000 000 for a period of 5 years. The maximum size of the grants is reduced pro rata temporis for projects of a shorter duration. (This does not apply to ongoing projects).

Additional funding up to EUR 1 000 000 can be requested in the proposal to cover the following eligible costs when these are necessary to carry out the proposed work: (a) "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 (b) the purchase of major equipment and/or (c) access to large facilities and/or (d) other major experimental and field work costs, excluding personnel costs.

Additional funding is not subject to pro rata temporis reduction for projects of shorter duration.

All funding requested is assessed during evaluation.

Profile of the ERC Consolidator Grant Principal Investigator

The Principal Investigators shall have successfully defended their first PhD at least 7 and up to 12 years prior to 1 January 2024. Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016 (inclusive).

The eligibility period can be extended beyond 12 years in certain properly documented circumstances.

For further information, please see the ERC Work Programme 2024.