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Czech scientists have received prestigious ERC grants, with a total of 571 million euros to be distributed

by AI | 05.Nov 2024 | Europe in brief AI

The European Research Agency received a total of 548 applications, with 201 researchers involved in 57 winning projects, which will be implemented at 184 universities and research centers in 24 countries in and outside Europe.

Headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. PHOTO TASR - Jaroslav Novák

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Brussels/Brno – The European Research Council (ERC) awarded 57 scientific teams and allocated grants totaling 571 million euros (14.4 billion CZK). Among the researchers who, together with their foreign colleagues, have received these prestigious grants, there are two Czechs – Miroslav Vořechovský from the Brno University of Technology and Ondřej Novák from the Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The European Research Council announced this in its statement.

“The grants support collaboration between outstanding researchers and enable them to connect their expertise and resources to push the boundaries of scientific discovery,” said the ERC. The grants are part of the Horizon Europe research program. “Innovation thrives through collaboration, especially in addressing the pressing challenges of our time. The ERC Synergy grants are linked with funding from Horizon Europe to connect brilliant minds across states,” commented Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education, and Youth Iljana Ivanova on the grant awards. “I am particularly pleased to see researchers from countries with historically fewer ERC grants among the awardees, reflecting our mission to support the scientific community across Europe,” she added.

The European Research Council has received a total of 548 applications, with 201 researchers involved in the 57 winning projects, who will implement their projects at 184 universities and research centers in 24 countries across and beyond Europe. The majority of scientists come from Germany, Britain, France, the USA, Spain, and the Netherlands. However, researchers from the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, and Portugal, which are countries that have not yet received a large number of grants, are also participating in six projects, noted the ERC in its statement.

The ERC grants are considered globally very prestigious, with most projects funded by these grants leading to significant discoveries. However, the Czech Republic has long achieved below-average results in obtaining ERC grants compared to other countries. (November 5)

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