Consolidator@UNIPI 2026 – The call to support your application for the ERC Consolidator grant

With Consolidator@UNIPI the University of Pisa supports researchers in the submission of projects to the ERC Consolidator Grant 2027 call, expected to be published on September 2026, with deadline on January 2027.

The recipients of the grant are researchers of any nationality who choose the University of Pisa as the host institution for their project proposal on the ERC-CoG 2025 call. It is not required to have an active contract with UNIPI.

The support will consist of a comprehensive and interactive review process on:

This support will be provided by a consulting agency selected by the University of Pisa in collaboration with the Research Promotion and Project Design Unit.

Submission Procedure

The application consists of two attachments:

  1. Letter of acknowledgment from the hosting Department (Attachment 1).
  2. CV of the PI + project idea (Attachment 2).

All documents composing the proposal must be submitted in English through the portal, which will be made accessible upon the opening of the call.

Proposals Evaluation

The evaluation will be carried out by a Commission composed of expert reviewers for the three ERC domains. Up to a maximum of 10 proposals will be selected. Projects will be evaluated based on the criterion of scientific excellence and the candidate’s profile, in line with the ERC-CoG criteria.

Timelines

For projects that receive ERC funding with UNIPI as the host institution:

Call document and annexes

The call and the related annexes will be made available upon the opening of the call.

 

Info and contacts:

Research Promotion and Project Design Unit

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e-mail consolidator@unipi.it

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