Starting Grants 2025 applications: Facts and figures The ERC Starting Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 15 October 2024. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals: The ERC received 3,928 applications.
The ERC Starting Grants 2025 call closed for applications on 15 October 2024. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals: The ERC received 3,928 applications. This marks an increase of 13 percent compared to the previous call in 2024.
The highest number of applications was submitted in the domain of Physical Sciences and Engineering (1,660 - 42 percent) followed by Social Sciences and Humanities (1,187 - 30 percent), and Life Sciences (1,081 - 28 percent). Women submitted nearly 40 percent of proposals.
The ERC Scientific Council earmarked 751 million euros for an estimated 483 Starting Grants in 2025.The projects selected for funding are planned to be announced in summer 2025.
