ERC 2017 Starting Grants: Over 3000 applications received
3,081 applications were submitted in the 2017 Starting Grant call. The call has a budget of €605 million and it is expected that it will provide some 415 grants, worth up to €1.5 million each.
The application number rose about 5% compared to the 2016 Starting Grant call which included 2,935 submissions. The applications will be evaluated and selected after a peer-review process involving hundreds of renowned scientists from around the world. Final results are to be officially communicated from 31 May to 6 September 2017.
ERC Starting Grants are awarded to researchers of any nationality with two to seven years of experience since completion of the PhD (or equivalent degree) and a scientific track record showing great promise.
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