The ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 14 January 2025.
These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:
- The ERC received 3121 applications, marking a 35% increase compared to the previous call and a 46% increase compared to the 2023 call.
- The highest number of applications came from the Physical Sciences and Engineering domain with 1 268 submissions (41%), followed by Social Sciences and Humanities with 1 033 submissions (33%), and Life Sciences with 820 submissions (26%).
- Women submitted 38% of proposals, slightly lower share compared to the 38.9% in the 2024 Consolidator Grant call, but higher than the 35.7% in 2023.