Individual funding: European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF)
Individual funding in Horizon 2020 comprises:
1. the renowned ERC grants, offering different opportunities for different career levels. Open ERC calls can be found in the funding & tenders portal.
| Starting Grant | Consolidator Grant | Advanced Grant | Syngergy Grant | Proof of Concept | |
| Qualification | 2 - 7 years after PhD | 7 - 12 years after PhD | 10 year excellent track record | Groups of 2 - 4 excellent researchers | For ERC grant holders only |
| Funding rate | Up to 2 Mio € | Up to 2.5 Mio € | Up to 3.5 Mio € | Up to 14 Mio € | lump sum 150.000 € |
| Duration | Up to 5 years | Up to 5 years | Up to 5 years | Up to 6 years | Up to 18 months |
| Call Deadlines | Spring 2021 | Spring 2021 | 26/08/2020 | Autumn 2021 | 21/01/2020 07/05/2020 17/09/2020 |
2. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, eligible for experienced researchers (PhD holders or those with four years of research experience after graduation (full-time equivalent)). Open MSCA calls can be found in the funding & tenders portal.
| European Fellowship (EF) |
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| Global Fellowship (GF) |
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| Call Deadline | 09/09/2020 |
Financial support is provided in the form of allowances covering living, mobility and, if applicable, family costs. The host institutions receive fixed amounts for their administrative and indirect costs. :
| per month | ||
| Researcher unit cost | Living allowance* (adjusted by a country correction coefficient : DE 97%) | € 4.880 |
| Mobility allowance | € 600 | |
| Family allowance | € 500 | |
| Institutional unit cost | Research, training and networking costs | € 800 |
| Management / Overhead | € 650 |