With a total budget of over €1.4 billion in 2025, the European Innovation Council aims to identify breakthrough technologies, support game-changing innovations, create new markets, and scale up internationally. Several opportunities could be of interest for MSCA researchers. EIC Pathfinder calls in 2025 If your research has potential to develop into a future technology that could …
The European Research Council (ERC) has released a report highlighting over 300 projects, representing an investment of €653 million, that address the critical global challenges of biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and widening social disparities resulting from them. These ERC-funded projects explore why existing technological and social solutions to these challenges are not more widely …
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded its 2024 Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers across Europe. These grants, totalling €678 million, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas. The funding is provided through the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. Projects selected for …
This year’s annual MSCA Doctoral Networks call has attracted considerable interest from the research community, with 1417 proposals submitted. The fourth call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded Doctoral Networks scheme closed on 27 November 2024. The European Research Executive Agency received 1417 proposals. By comparison, 1,066 proposals were submitted in 2023 and 136 were eventually selected for funding. This year’s submitted proposals …
Frontier Research: Driving Transformation through Curiosity and Exploration – President Maria Leptin’s keynote speech at the event ‘Boosting Frontier research’ at Cyprus Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts in Nicosia, Cyprus The European Research Council (ERC) was established to support groundbreaking research across all scientific fields, pushing beyond what we know. Unlike applied research, which …
Researchers funded by European Research Council (ERC) have rapidly adopted and expanded the use of CRISPR/Cas gene-editing technology across diverse scientific fields. Recognised with the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR/Cas has become one of the most significant breakthroughs in genetic research, just nine years after its discovery. …
The ERC Synergy Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 6 November 2024. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 712 proposals, marking a 30% increase compared to last year’s call when 548 applications were submitted, and an even more significant 80% rise compared to the 2023 call when 395 proposals were received. 754 or 30% …
The European Defence Fund (EDF) has received an unprecedented 298 proposals for its 2024 call for proposals, marking a record high since the Fund’s creation in 2021. This surge in participation, representing a 25% increase from 2023, underscores the growing commitment of the EU defence industry to collaborate on cutting-edge defence research and development. The …
Fifty-seven research groups will receive a total of €571 million to address some of the most complex scientific problems, covering a wide range of disciplines. The ERC Synergy Grants foster collaboration between outstanding researchers, enabling them to combine their expertise, knowledge and resources to push the boundaries of scientific discovery. This funding is part of …
The European Innovation Council (EIC), part of the EU research and innovation programme Horizon Europe, will support European deep tech research and high-potential start-ups with €1.4 billion next year. The EIC Work Programme 2025, which the Commission adopted, represents an increase of nearly €200 million in comparison with 2024. In addition to a bigger budget, the …