# ERC Consolidator Grant

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## Application status and timing

**deadline:** 2027-01-12
**timing:** 2027-01-12
**label:** Open
**tone:** open

## Source metadata

**slug:** erc-consolidator-grant
**name:** ERC Consolidator Grant
**plain name:** ERC Consolidator Grant
**tagline:** Up to €2M over five years for researchers five to fifteen years past their PhD
**overview:** The ERC Consolidator Grant pays up to €2 million over five years for a researcher who defended their PhD between five and fifteen years ago to consolidate their own independent research team and programme. Up to €1 million more can be requested for justified costs, and up to €2 million for a researcher relocating to Europe. Costs are reimbursed at 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs.

ERC-2027-CoG is open now. It opened on 24 September 2026 and closes on **12 January 2027**, with an indicative €618.5 million for about 296 grants. For this call the PhD must have been defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, extended for documented leave. People who already held a Consolidator Grant cannot apply for another one.

Step 1 results are due 16 July 2027, final results 17 December 2027 and grant signature around 8 April 2028. Competition is stiff: the 2025 call funded 349 of 3,121 proposals (11.2%), with a record €728 million.
**trl range:** Frontier research; no TRL requirement
**who its for:** An independent researcher five to fifteen years past the PhD with a strong track record, a host institution in the EU or an associated country and a bold project that needs a team.
**status:** open
**official url:** https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant
**apply url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/home
**next deadline:** 2027-01-12
**code:** erc-consolidator-grant
**total budget eur:** 618500000
**funding max eur:** 2000000
**funding rate:** 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% flat-rate indirect costs
**scope:** eu
**updated at:** 2026-11-09T17:18:18.655462+00:00
**source updated at:** 2026-11-09T17:18:18.655462+00:00

## Review record

**status:** ok
**source url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Programme facts and structured content

**status:** open
**next Deadline:** 2027-01-12
**decision Facts:** 
  **funding:** Up to €2M over 5 years
  **funding Note:** Plus up to €1M for justified extra costs; deadline 12 Jan 2027
  **application Mode:** rounds
**research Coverage:** 
  **scope:** Programme facts, dates and figures checked against the official sources on 2026-11-09.
  **sources:** 
    - https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
    - https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2025-consolidator-grants-results
    - https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant
  **checked At:** 2026-11-09
**verified At:** 2026-11-09
**support Kind:** grant
**opening Date:** 2026-09-24
**cover:** 
  **alt:** A bismuth crystal growing in iridescent stepped terraces.
  **url:** /images/programmes/erc-consolidator-grant-v1.webp
  **credit:** AI-generated editorial illustration; does not depict a funded project.
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**slug:** erc-consolidator-grant
**name:** ERC Consolidator Grant
**short Name:** ERC Consolidator Grant
**tagline:** Up to €2M over five years for researchers five to fifteen years past their PhD
**badge:** Frontier research grant
**funding Amount:** Up to €2M (+ up to €1M) per grant
**funding Type:** Non-dilutive grant to a principal investigator and host institution
**trl:** Frontier research; no TRL requirement
**eligibility:** 
  - Any nationality; research carried out at a host institution in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country.
  - For ERC-2027-CoG, the first PhD was defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, extended for documented maternity, parental leave, illness, national service or clinical training.
  - You cannot apply if you have already held an ERC Consolidator Grant.
  - One proposal to an ERC main-grant call per work programme year; an existing ERC grant must end within two years of the deadline.
  - Binding support letter from the host institution submitted with the proposal.
**overview:** The ERC Consolidator Grant pays up to €2 million over five years for a researcher who defended their PhD between five and fifteen years ago to consolidate their own independent research team and programme. Up to €1 million more can be requested for justified costs, and up to €2 million for a researcher relocating to Europe. Costs are reimbursed at 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs.

ERC-2027-CoG is open now. It opened on 24 September 2026 and closes on **12 January 2027**, with an indicative €618.5 million for about 296 grants. For this call the PhD must have been defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, extended for documented leave. People who already held a Consolidator Grant cannot apply for another one.

Step 1 results are due 16 July 2027, final results 17 December 2027 and grant signature around 8 April 2028. Competition is stiff: the 2025 call funded 349 of 3,121 proposals (11.2%), with a record €728 million.
**how To Apply:** 
  - Confirm your eligibility window and the host institution's support letter.
  - Write the extended synopsis (Part B1) and CV with track record, which decide step 1, then the full scientific proposal (Part B2).
  - Submit on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 12 January 2027, 17:00 Brussels time.
  - If invited to step 2, prepare for the panel interview.
**key Features:** 
  - Up to €2M for up to five years, plus up to €1M additional funding (€2M when relocating to Europe)
  - PhD defended 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021 for the 2027 call
  - ERC-2027-CoG deadline: 12 January 2027
  - Two-step evaluation with an interview at step 2
  - 2025 call: 349 of 3,121 proposals funded (11.2%)
**faqs:** 
  -     **answer:** Up to €2 million for up to five years, plus up to €1 million for justified additional costs (up to €2 million for researchers relocating to Europe from elsewhere).
    **question:** How much is an ERC Consolidator Grant?
  -     **answer:** 12 January 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The call opened on 24 September 2026.
    **question:** When is the ERC Consolidator Grant 2027 deadline?
  -     **answer:** Researchers whose first PhD was defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, with extensions for documented leave. Former Consolidator Grant holders cannot apply again.
    **question:** Who can apply in 2027?
  -     **answer:** The 2025 call funded 349 of 3,121 proposals, an 11.2% success rate (ERC, December 2025).
    **question:** What is the success rate?
**related Slugs:** 
  - erc-starting-grant
  - erc-advanced-grant
  - erc-proof-of-concept
  - horizon-europe
**keywords:** 
  - ERC Consolidator Grant
  - ERC CoG
  - ERC-2027-CoG
  - ERC Consolidator Grant 2027 deadline
  - ERC consolidator eligibility
**success Rate:** 349 of 3,121 proposals funded in 2025 (11.2%)
**typical Timeline:** About 15 months from deadline to grant signature
**for Who:** An independent researcher five to fifteen years past the PhD with a strong track record, a host institution in the EU or an associated country and a bold project that needs a team.
**honest Take:** The deadline is 12 January 2027, so most of the writing happens over the holidays; start now if you have not. The panel scores your track record and the extended synopsis first; about one in nine proposals got funded in 2025. Founders: this funds the research group, not a company.
**links:** 
  -     **url:** https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC Consolidator Grant
  -     **url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC Work Programme 2027
  -     **url:** https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2025-consolidator-grants-results
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC 2025 Consolidator Grant results
**calls Timeline:** 
  -     **date:** 2026-09-24
    **label:** ERC-2027-CoG opened
  -     **date:** 2027-01-12
    **label:** ERC-2027-CoG deadline
  -     **date:** 2027-07-16
    **label:** Step 1 results (indicative)
  -     **date:** 2027-12-17
    **label:** Final results (indicative)
  -     **date:** 2028-04-08
    **label:** Grant signature (indicative)
**deadlines2026:** 
  - 2027-01-12
**open Calls Note:** **Open now**
- **ERC-2027-CoG**: opened 24 September 2026, deadline **12 January 2027** (17:00 Brussels time). Indicative budget €618.5M for about 296 grants.

**After the deadline**
- Step 1 results 16 July 2027, final results 17 December 2027, grant signature around 8 April 2028 (all indicative).
**total Budget2026:** €618.5M for ERC-2027-CoG (indicative)

## Funding amounts (amounts)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

{"fundingAmount": "Up to €2M per grant", "averageGrant": "", "budgetBreakdown": []}
**funding Amount:** Up to €2M per grant

Section review: Not independently verified.

## How to apply (apply)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**how To Apply:** 
  - Confirm your eligibility window and the host institution's support letter.
  - Write the extended synopsis (Part B1) and CV with track record, which decide step 1, then the full scientific proposal (Part B2).
  - Submit on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal by 12 January 2027, 17:00 Brussels time.
  - If invited to step 2, prepare for the panel interview.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Calendar (calls_timeline)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**milestones:** 
  -     **date:** 2026-09-24
    **label:** ERC-2027-CoG opened
  -     **date:** 2027-01-12
    **label:** ERC-2027-CoG deadline
  -     **date:** 2027-07-16
    **label:** Step 1 results (indicative)
  -     **date:** 2027-12-17
    **label:** Final results (indicative)
  -     **date:** 2028-04-08
    **label:** Grant signature (indicative)

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Eligibility (eligibility)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**eligibility:** 
  - Any nationality; research carried out at a host institution in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country.
  - For ERC-2027-CoG, the first PhD was defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, extended for documented maternity, parental leave, illness, national service or clinical training.
  - You cannot apply if you have already held an ERC Consolidator Grant.
  - One proposal to an ERC main-grant call per work programme year; an existing ERC grant must end within two years of the deadline.
  - Binding support letter from the host institution submitted with the proposal.

Section review: **content id:** erc-consolidator-grant:eligibility
**status:** ok
**source url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Questions & answers (faqs)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

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**faqs:** 
  -     **answer:** Up to €2 million for up to five years, plus up to €1 million for justified additional costs (up to €2 million for researchers relocating to Europe from elsewhere).
    **question:** How much is an ERC Consolidator Grant?
  -     **answer:** 12 January 2027 at 17:00 Brussels time. The call opened on 24 September 2026.
    **question:** When is the ERC Consolidator Grant 2027 deadline?
  -     **answer:** Researchers whose first PhD was defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, with extensions for documented leave. Former Consolidator Grant holders cannot apply again.
    **question:** Who can apply in 2027?
  -     **answer:** The 2025 call funded 349 of 3,121 proposals, an 11.2% success rate (ERC, December 2025).
    **question:** What is the success rate?

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Who this is for (for_who)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**text:** An independent researcher five to fifteen years past the PhD with a strong track record, a host institution in the EU or an associated country and a bold project that needs a team.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Before you apply (honest_take)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**text:** The deadline is 12 January 2027, so most of the writing happens over the holidays; start now if you have not. The panel scores your track record and the extended synopsis first; about one in nine proposals got funded in 2025. Founders: this funds the research group, not a company.

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Official sources (links)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

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**links:** 
  -     **url:** https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/consolidator-grant
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC Consolidator Grant
  -     **url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC Work Programme 2027
  -     **url:** https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-2025-consolidator-grants-results
    **group:** Official sources
    **label:** ERC 2025 Consolidator Grant results

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Deadlines & access (open_calls)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

**Open now**
- **ERC-2027-CoG**: opened 24 September 2026, deadline **12 January 2027** (17:00 Brussels time). Indicative budget €618.5M for about 296 grants.

**After the deadline**
- Step 1 results 16 July 2027, final results 17 December 2027, grant signature around 8 April 2028 (all indicative).
**deadlines2026:** 
  - 2027-01-12

Section review: **content id:** erc-consolidator-grant:open_calls
**status:** ok
**source url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf
**last verified at:** 2026-11-09T00:00:00+00:00
**next check due:** 2026-11-23T00:00:00+00:00

## Overview (overview)

Official source: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2027/wp_horizon-erc-2027_en.pdf

The ERC Consolidator Grant pays up to €2 million over five years for a researcher who defended their PhD between five and fifteen years ago to consolidate their own independent research team and programme. Up to €1 million more can be requested for justified costs, and up to €2 million for a researcher relocating to Europe. Costs are reimbursed at 100% of eligible direct costs plus 25% for indirect costs.

ERC-2027-CoG is open now. It opened on 24 September 2026 and closes on **12 January 2027**, with an indicative €618.5 million for about 296 grants. For this call the PhD must have been defended between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2021, extended for documented leave. People who already held a Consolidator Grant cannot apply for another one.

Step 1 results are due 16 July 2027, final results 17 December 2027 and grant signature around 8 April 2028. Competition is stiff: the 2025 call funded 349 of 3,121 proposals (11.2%), with a record €728 million.
**badge:** Frontier research grant
**key Features:** 
  - Up to €2M for up to five years, plus up to €1M additional funding (€2M when relocating to Europe)
  - PhD defended 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2021 for the 2027 call
  - ERC-2027-CoG deadline: 12 January 2027
  - Two-step evaluation with an interview at step 2
  - 2025 call: 349 of 3,121 proposals funded (11.2%)

Section review: Not independently verified.

## Related portal calls

-   **identifier:** ERC-2027-COG
  **title:** ERC Consolidator Grant
  **call Title:** ERC-2027-COG
  **deadline:** 2027-01-12T00:00:00+00:00
  **opening Date:** 2026-09-24T00:00:00+00:00
  **status:** open
  **action Type:** HORIZON ERC Grants
  **portal Url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ERC-2027-COG
  **call Page:** true
  **total Budget:** 618500000

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