September 2010

Europe supports Zürich’s emerging researchers

Ten researchers of ETH Zurich and University of Zurich are being presented with grants from the European Research Council (ERC). With this, they take home 15 million Euro to Zürich.

During the next five years six researchers from ETH Zurich and four from University of Zurich respectively are being awarded 1.5 million Euro each for their projects. Daniel Wyler, pro-rector Medical and Natural Science of the University of Zurich says: «We are proud of our young researchers who have successfully applied for this important scientific reward. The funding itself also is a great argument for the research location Zürich.»

The ERC offers two types of grants: The Advanced Investigator Grant is awarded to well-established researchers annually at the end of the year. In order to provide funding to promising young researchers, the ERC has established the Starting Independent Researcher Grant, which is usually presented in August. While applicants from every area of research are eligible for both types of grants, interdisciplinary project proposals, the exploration of novel scientific fields and the employment of innovative procedures are being particularly encouraged.

European Research Council (ERC)

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