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ERC grantee Philippe Aghion takes home Economics Nobel Prize

Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for having explained innovation…
Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for…
Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for having explained innovation…
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Starting Grants 2023: Examples of projects

The 2023 Starting Grants will help 400 researchers from 24 countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To illustrate the variety of supported science, we selected five examples of projects proposed by…
The 2023 Starting Grants will help 400 researchers from 24 countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To illustrate the variety of…
The 2023 Starting Grants will help 400 researchers from 24 countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To…
The 2023 Starting Grants will help 400 researchers from 24 countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To illustrate the variety…
The 2023 Starting Grants will help 400 researchers from 24 countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the…
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Advanced Grants 2022: Examples of projects

The funding awarded during the 2022 Advanced Grants competition will help 218 researchers from 20 countries. This time, we selected six examples of projects, based in Sweden, Poland, Germany, Spain, France and the UK. The funding will enable the…
The funding awarded during the 2022 Advanced Grants competition will help 218 researchers from 20 countries. This time, we selected six examples of projects, based in Sweden, Poland,…
The funding awarded during the 2022 Advanced Grants competition will help 218 researchers from 20 countries. This time, we selected six examples of…
The funding awarded during the 2022 Advanced Grants competition will help 218 researchers from 20 countries. This time, we selected six examples of projects, based in Sweden,…
The funding awarded during the 2022 Advanced Grants competition will help 218 researchers from 20 countries. This time, we…
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Proof of Concept Grants 2022: Examples of projects

The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new winning projects on 24 January 2023. It put the total number of grantees who received this top-up innovation funding in two…
The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new winning projects on 24 January 2023. It put the total…
The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new winning projects on 24…
The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new winning projects on 24 January 2023. It put the…
The ERC has announced the results of the third and final round of the Proof of Concept Grants competition of 2022 and 90 new…
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ERC grant competitions 2021 - Final lists of researchers

The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021 Work Programme were published in the first half of 2022. Since then, a majority of the successful candidates accepted the…
The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021 Work Programme were published in the first half of 2022. Since…
The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021 Work Programme were…
The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021 Work Programme were published in the first half of…
The initial results of the competitions for Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants and Advanced Grants under the ERC’s 2021…
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ERC Starting Grants 2022 - project highlights

The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for funding.Here we share six examples. 
The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for funding.Here we share six examples. 
The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for funding.Here we share six…
The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for funding.Here we share six examples. 
The ERC announced the winners of the Starting Grants 2022 call on 22 November 2022. 408 projects have been selected for…
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ERC Synergy Grants 2022 - project highlights

The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2022 call on 25 October 2022. Twenty-nine projects have been selected for funding. Here are five examples.
The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2022 call on 25 October 2022. Twenty-nine projects have been selected for funding. Here are five examples.
The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2022 call on 25 October 2022. Twenty-nine projects have been selected for funding. Here are five…
The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2022 call on 25 October 2022. Twenty-nine projects have been selected for funding. Here are five examples.
The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2022 call on 25 October 2022. Twenty-nine projects have been selected…
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Advanced Grants 2021 – highlighted projects

This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain, France, Finland, Slovenia and Germany. They deal with biodiversity on islands,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain, France,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected…
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ERC Starting Grants 2021 - project highlights

Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and scholars. Here are a few examples of research to be funded with ERC Starting…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and scholars. Here…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in…
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