ERC Programme

ERC Grants at the University of Kassel

We are looking for outstanding researchers who would like to apply for one of the various ERC Grants together with the University of Kassel as host institution.

Event information

Informational event: ERC Starting Grant and Consolidator Grant on 28 May 2025, 10 to 11 a.m..

Event information: Forward

Funding is available for...

... individual, excellent researchers and their teams. Applications are possible in the following funding lines:

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Talented young scientists who have already produced excellent, supervised work and are now ready to work independently and have the potential for a leadership position in research.
  • Researchers who have completed their PhD 2 to 7 years ago
  • Cut-off dates (prior to January 2025): Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022 (inclusive)

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Up to EUR 1.5 million for up to 5 years

Dates, link & further information:

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Researchers who wish to consolidate their independence by building a research team and continue their successful career in Europe or researchers who have recently established an independent, excellent research team and wish to strengthen it.
  • Researchers who have completed their PhD 7 to 12 years ago
  • Cut-off dates (prior to January 2025): Successful defence of PhD between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017 (inclusive)

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Up to EUR 2 million for up to 5 years

Dates, link & further information:

  • Call Identifier: ERC-2025-CoG

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Established research leaders who are looking for long-term funding for innovative and ambitious projects

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Up to EUR 2.5 million for up to 5 years

Dates, link & further information:

  • Call Identifier: ERC-2024-AdG

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Established research leaders who are looking for long-term funding for innovative and ambitious projects

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Up to EUR 2.5 million for up to 5 years

Dates, link & further information:

  • Call Identifier: ERC-2025-AdG

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Groups of 2-4 researchers as principal investigators who bring their different skills and resources to the collaboration to take on ambitious research problems

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Budget: up to EUR 10 million for up to 6 years

Dates, link & further information:

  • Call Identifier: ERC-2025-SyG

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Researchers who have already received ERC funding for their pioneering research project and now want to explore the commercial or societal potential of their work

What funding amount is possible and over what period?

  • Funding is provided as a fixed lump sum of EUR 150,000 for 12 months

Dates & link:

Application procedure

Information on the application procedure

  • For candidates at the University of Kassel:
    ➡ Please contact Dr. Małgorzata Siennicka-Rahmstorf for more information on how to apply.
  • For external candidates who would like to apply for ERC grants with the University of Kassel as their host institution:
    ➡ Please follow the step-by-step guide below.

Application procedure for external candidates

  1. 1.Preparation

    Check whether you are eligible to apply:

    • Doctoral thesis date and career breaks, e.g. via the eligibility calculator [Link]
      ➡Please note: "Expected call eligibility for 2024" is "Call 2025"!
    • More information on parental leave: [Link]
      ➡ You can calculate 18 months per child (maternity leave) or according to actual, documented duration (paternity or maternity leave)
    • Doctoral thesis date: Instead of the date of the actual award, the certified date of the successful PhD defence is used as the reference point. [Link]

    Please familiarise yourself with the current ERC Work Programme 2025: [Link]
    More information on possible extensions of the funding periods can be found in the Work Programme 2025 on pages 24-25.
    You may find restrictions for submission under the ERC Work Programme 2025 on pages 29-30.

    Our two main research areas at the University of Kassel:
    Multifunctional matter and multiscale systems
    Sustainable Transformations

    Faculties of the University of Kassel:
    Faculty of Human Sciences
    Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies
    Faculty of Social Sciences
    Faculty of Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Planning
    Faculty of Economics and Management
    Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
    Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences
    Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
    Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
    School of Art and Design

    Research Centers
    Kassel Institute for Sustainability
    Center for Interdisciplinary Nanostructure Science and Technology (CINSaT)
    International Center for Higher Education Research (INCHER Kassel)
    Research Center for Information System Design (ITeG)

    Research and competence centers (Overview)

  2. 2.Documents

    Please fill out the following forms:

  3. 3.Procedure

    Please send your documents - at least three months before the application deadline - to Dr. Małgorzata Siennicka-Rahmstorf.

The Research Support Team will guide you through the application process. We're happy to answer your questions about your eligibility, advise you on your project idea, read your draft application, provide feedback on the structure and evaluation criteria, and help you complete the required documents.

Dr. Małgorzata Siennicka-Rahmstorf (International funding - EU excellence funding ERC & MSCA)

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Dr. Małgorzata Siennicka-Rahmstorf
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