Hundreds of early-career researchers across Europe are set to receive increased financial support from the European Research Council (ERC) as it announces its funding programme for the next five years.
As part of the ERC Starting Grant competition, just over EUR 670 million will be awarded to some 480 researchers, with individual grants worth up to EUR 2 million.
Now in its fourth year, the competition continues to receive high numbers of applications: this year saw a 42 % increase compared to last year. The estimated total budget for the whole programme has also increased by nearly 15 % from last year.
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