Grants by the European Research Council (ERC) count among the most prestigious research grants in Europe. (Image: ERC)
Research news - Six young scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will receive Starting Grants from the European Research Council (ERC). The prestigious awards have been granted to two projects in cardiology and neurosciences, which are key research areas of the TUM School of Medicine , to a physics project related to a special form of plasma, and one on the structure of chromosomes. In addition, a physics project has been selected for a Proof of Concept Grant. Every year the ERC awards grants in various categories. Starting Grants are intended for talented early-career scientists, and include funding of up to ¤1.5 million. Proof of Concept grants are provided to scientists who wish to investigate whether their ERC research projects have the potential to yield marketable innovations - an aspect of great interest to TUM, as an entrepreneurial university. With the latest awards, TUM has now received a total of 79 ERC grants.
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