397 early-career researchers won European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new research and innovation program, Horizon Europe, €619 million (approximaely USD$702m / CAD$877m) will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and scholars. Grants worth on average €1.5 million will help ambitious younger researchers launch their own projects, form their teams and pursue their best ideas.
Among the winners were 15 Americans and four Canadians, who will join the other grantees of 45 nationalities total to carry out their research in 22 countries throughout Europe. This call for proposals attracted over 4,000 proposals, which were reviewed by panels of renowned researchers from around the world. The grants will create more than 2,000 jobs for postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, and other staff at the host institutions.
Read about the ERC-SG award winners