Scientific prizes

Many ERC grantees receive scientific prizes for their cutting-edge work. This ranges from honours conferred by universities and funding organisations to distinctions given by national prize committees and the most prestigious international bodies. Their success, recognised by these accolades, show the impact of the ERC as a funder of frontier research.

This “hall of fame” presents ERC grantees who went on to become laureates of some of the most renowned scientific awards, including the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal and the Wolf Prize, and many more. It showcases a selection of different scientific prizes, listing grantees in the order of the year they received their prize.  

 

Scientific awards
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Nobel Prize

14 ERC grantees were awarded the Nobel Prize in the fields of Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Economic Science 

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Fields Medal

6 ERC grantees were awarded the Fields Medal for outstanding discoveries in Mathematics

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Kavli Prize

7 ERC grantees got the Kavli Prize for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience

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Wolf Prize

12 ERC grantees were awarded the Wolf Prize for achievements in the interest of humanity and friendly relations among people.

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Lasker Awards

4 ERC grantees were awarded the Lasker Awards for major contributions to medical science

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Holberg Prize

2 ERC grantees were awarded the Holberg Prize for outstanding contributions to research in the humanities, social sciences, law or theology

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Balzan Prize

15 ERC grantees received the Balzan Prize for outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man

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Shaw Prize

11 ERC grantees received the Shaw Prize for distinguished and significant advances in Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences

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Crafoord Prize

5 ERC grantees were awarded The Crafoord Prize for their groundbreaking work in mathematics and astronomy, geosciences, biosciences and polyarthritis.

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Millennium Technology Prize

3 ERC grantees won the The Millennium Technology Prize focused on technological innovations for a better life.

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EMBO Gold Medal

17 ERC grantees received the EMBO Gold Medal for their outstanding contributions to the field of molecular biology

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