29 new prestigious grants for Switzerland
29 new prestigious grants for Switzerland
On 14 January, the European Research Council (ERC) published the results of the second call for grants going to researchers which are advanced in their scientific career, the Advanced Grants. Alike the results of the first call, the success rate of proposals coming from Switzerland is above the European average, while the percentage of women and the number of projects in the social sciences and humanities is below par.
Amongst the 236 ERC Advanced Grant awardees are 29 scientists who will perform their research at a Swiss host institution. The proposals from Switzerland enjoyed 28% success, the overall rate being 15%. 13 funded proposals come from the life sciences (45%), 15 from the physical and engineering sciences (52%) and one from the social sciences and humanities (3%). The percentage of women (3%) is low, compared to the European average of 15%, which slightly increased from 12% in the first Advanced Grants call.
