ERC Consolidator Grant
Grants to promote scientific independence
Would you like to consolidate your independence by building a research team and continue your successful career in Europe? Then the ERC Consolidator Grant could be right for you. You can also apply if you have recently established an independent, excellent research team and want to strengthen it.
Applications are open to researchers of all nationalities with 7 to 12 years of experience since completing their PhD and an outstanding research proposal. Applications can be submitted in any research area.
ERC grants are awarded according to the bottom-up principle, i.e. without predetermined priorities.
ERC Consolidator Grants are awarded for a maximum of € 2 million (1.6 million direct costs and 400'000 overhead) for a maximum period of 5 years.
Next deadline: January 2027
The ERC Consolidator Grant 2026 call is closed
Written confirmation from the research institution and budgeting
To submit an application, you need a written confirmation from the research institution.
At UZH, you will receive the confirmation letter via the approval process in AVA, the UZH third-party funding platform.
On AVA you will also find help with budgeting your project.
Please contact the responsible persons at the institute, seminar or clinic at an early stage to discuss aspects of the scientific connection as well as the available resources (premises, infrastructure, etc.).
You can register on AVA with your UZH login (short name and password).
External applicants who do not (yet) have a UZH login can request a temporary external user account for AVA. The login requires a two-factor authentification (e.g. with the Microsoft or Google authentificator app) and the account has to be confirmed by the Research & Grants Office before it can be used.
Once the approval process has been completed, you can download the confirmation letter as a PDF.