05 Nov 2024
ERC awards Synergy Grants worth €571 million to 57 research teams
On 5 November 2024, the European Research Council announced the results of the latest round of its Synergy Grants.
Fifty-seven research groups will receive a total of €571 million from Horizon Europe to address some of the most complex scientific problems, covering a wide range of disciplines. The European Research Council Synergy Grants foster collaboration between outstanding researchers, enabling them to combine their expertise, knowledge and resources to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.
The 57 winning projects involve 201 researchers who will carry out their projects at 184 universities and research centres in 24 countries across Europe and beyond: Germany (34 projects), the UK (18), France (13), the US (12), Spain (11), the Netherlands (10), Austria (5), Czechia (2 projects), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Poland (1) and Portugal (1). Twenty-two of the groups include one researcher based outside Europe: in the US, Switzerland, Australia and - for the first time – the Republic of Korea. The international aspect of this grant scheme helps to open top European research to the best scientific talent globally, creating further synergies. Nearly 32% of the researchers who are part of the winning projects are women, the highest proportion since the scheme began.
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