Recipients of 2024 ERC Starting Grants from the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the winners of its 'Starting' grants, a significant funding programme that supports exploratory research projects led by young researchers. In total, 494 scientists across Europe were awarded a 'Starting' grant worth a combined total of €780 million.
Among the recipients are 41 scientists based in France, with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) hosting 25 of these projects. The CNRS has 51% of the French prizewinners in this year's selection, demonstrating the institution's continued commitment to scientific research.
The 'Starting' grants are designed to provide substantial funding for projects involving young researchers who obtained their PhD between 2 and 7 years ago. These grants aim to support groundbreaking research that lasts a maximum of 5 years.
ERC President Maria Leptin expressed her pleasure at the return of UK scientists to the Horizon Europe programme, with the United Kingdom being one of the top countries with 50 projects receiving 'Starting' grants. The CNRS also continues to make progress, although it is still 12% behind its performance in the years 2017-2021.
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, expressed her delight at the high proportion of female grantees, with 44% of the grants in this year's selection being awarded to female researchers.
The list of scientists awarded 'Starting' Grants who belong to the CNRS includes: Emanuele Arioli, Hugo Bisio Sabaris, Amélie Cabirol, Fanny Cazettes, Zayna Chaker, Isabelle Dautriche, Rafael Galupa, Charlotte Gervillié, Anna Grau Galofré, Nicolas Keriven, Baptiste Libé-Philippot, Arthur Marguerite, Maud Gratuze, Thibault Lefeuvre, Marion Mathelié-Guinlet, Romain Millan, Tomoya Nakai, Denys Nikolayev, Sandrine Péron-Heriveaux, Nils Raedecker, Adrien Sauvaget, Ashleigh Shannon, Emmanuel Siefert, Olivier Sulpis, Morgane Thion.
The Council received 3474 applications, resulting in a success rate of 14.2%. Following the 'Starting' grants, the ERC offers 'Consolidator' grants (up to €2 million) and 'Advanced' grants (up to €2.5 million) to further support the research careers of these promising young scientists.
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