ERC Laureates

IGH ERC laureates are

Created in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) is part of the European Union's Framework Program for Research and Innovation and is currently presided by the French mathematician Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. The ERC supports investigator-driven frontier research projects across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence.

• Starting Grant, up to €2.5 million, for young researchers, two to seven years after their PhD thesis, who wish to establish their own research group
• Consolidator Grant, a grant of up to €3 million, for researchers, seven to twelve years after their PhD thesis, who need to consolidate their independence and their research group
• Advanced Grant, amounting up to €3.5 million, for well-established researchers developing a radically new research project
• Proof of Concept, an additional funding of €150,000 dedicated to ERC Starting, Consolidator or Advanced grant laureates, to support the exploitation of the scientific findings stemming out of their ERC project
The ERC website