ERC Consolidator Grant

European Research Council Consolidator Grants for excellent researchers consolidating an independent team, in any field of research. Battery and energy research compete like any other topic; there is no battery earmark.

Regions: European Union · Horizon Europe associated countries
Funding type: grant
Opening date: 2026-09-24
Deadline: 2027-01-12

Who can apply

Principal investigators of any nationality, hosted in an EU member state or Horizon Europe associated country, at the career stage the ERC work programme sets for Consolidator Grants.

Funding details

Horizon Europe topic ERC-2027-COG in call ERC-2027-COG. About 296 grants expected. Topic budget €618.5 million, shared by all funded projects. Dates come from the Funding & Tenders Portal; check the deadline time on the topic page.

Official source checked 2026-10-29. Check the official source, exact closing time and eligibility before preparing an application.

Read the official source

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