478 Starting Grants selected for funding
With a budget of 761 million euros, 478 ERC Startig Grants have been selected for funding.
With a budget of 761 million euros, 478 ERC Startig Grants have been selected for funding.
With a budget of 761 million euros, 478 ERC Startig Grants have been selected for funding. The successful candidates plan to carry out their projects at universities and research centres across 25 countries, including Germany (99 grants), the UK (60), the Netherlands (44), and France (41).
They come from Europe and beyond, with 51 different nationalities amongst the grantees, notably Germans (87 researchers), Italians (55), French (33), and UK and Spanish researchers (32 each). This StG call attracted 3,928 proposals, marking a 13 percent increase in demand from last year’s Starting Grant call. Just over 12 percent of the proposals will be funded.
The number of women grantees remain fairly stable with 42 percent female winners in this year’s Starting Grants, and 44 percent in 2024, and 43 percent in 2023. This round of grants is estimated to create some 3,000 jobs within the teams of the new grantees.