15 successful Starting Grantees

European-wide, Max Planck ranks first in success rates for ERC Starting Grants 2022, together with the CNRS. With 15 grants, Max Planck ranks first in Europe in the Starting Grants of the European Research Council (ERC). ERC - In the latest call of ERC Starting Grants, the Max Planck Society has achieved an excellent result with 15 grants and a success rate of 27.3 percent. Together with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) (also 15 grants), Max Planck occupies first place in Europe. The Helmholtz Association and Ghent University follow in second place with ten grants each. The Technical University of Munich, Tel Aviv University and the University of Copenhagen are in third place with eight grants each. The ERC Starting Grants are endowed with an average of 1.5 million euros and are intended to help ambitious young researchers launch their own projects, form their teams and pursue their best ideas.