European Research Council
European Research Council
Established by
the European Commission
ERC Starting Grants 2013
Outcome: Indicative statistics
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acknowledged.
NB: In these graphs, 'grantee' refers to a candidate selected for ERC
funding. Also, 'Country of Host Institution' refers to the country of the
Host Institution indicated at the time of the application to this ERC call.
In very few cases the institution may have changed in the meantime.
19/07/2013
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Submitted and selected proposals by domain
Established by
the European Commission
Submitted
proposals
Selected
proposals
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences &
Engineering
Social Sciences &
Humanities
1073 (32.2%)
108 (37.6%)
1486 (44.6%)
126 (43.9%)
770 (23.1%)
53 (18.5%)
Total = 3329
Success
rate ~ 9 %
Total = 287
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Grantees by country of Host Institution & domain
Source: 287 grants
Established by
the European Commission
70
Number of grantees
60
60
Social Sciences and Humanities
50
46
Physical Sciences and Engineering
22 countries
40
Life Sciences
32
30
29
26
21
20
10
14
12
8
8
8
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
UK DE IL FR NL CH ES BE AT IT SE PT FI NO EL HU IE CY CZ HR PL TR
Country of host institution
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Grantees by nationality and gender
Source: 287 grants
60
Established by
the European Commission
55
Male Grantees
Female Grantees
40
34 nationalities
34
30
26
22 21
20
17
14 13
10
12
7 6 6 6
5 5 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
DE
IL
FR
UK
NL
IT
ES
US
BE
CH
CA
EL
PT
FI
SE
CZ
TR
AU
IE
IN
PL
RU
AT
HR
HU
AR
BR
BY
CY
DK
EC
MK
PK
SG
Number of Grantees
50
Nationality of Grantees
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Nationals in home country and abroad
Source: 287 grants
Established by
the European Commission
40
33
31
National in country
23
National abroad
20
20
16
10
0
7
9
10
4
2
4 4 4
1 1
2
1
1 1 2
DE
IL
FR
UK
NL
IT
ES
US
BE
CH
CA
EL
PT
FI
SE
CZ
TR
AU
IE
IN
PL
RU
AT
HR
HU
AR
BR
BY
CY
DK
EC
MK
PK
SG
Number of Grantees
30
-3 -3 -2 -5
-10
-2 -3 -6 -4 -2 -1 -1 -3 -3 -3 -1 -3 -2 -3 -1 -1
-5
-1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
-10
-13
-20
-22
-30
Nationality of Grantees
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Mobility: Incoming and staying grantees
Source: 287 grants
Established by
the European Commission
70
Number of grantees
60
50
Grantee moving to the country - all nationalities
60
Grantee staying in the country - "non-European"
Grantee staying in the country - "European"
46
Grantee in the country - nationals of the country
40
32
30
29
26
21
20
10
14
12
8
8
8
5
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
UK DE IL FR NL CH ES BE AT IT SE PT FI NO EL HU IE CY CZ HR PL TR
Country of host institution
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European Research Council
ERC Starting Grant 2013 Call
Grantees by panel and gender
Source: 287 grants
Life Sciences
PE1
PE2
PE3
PE4
PE5
PE6
PE7
PE8
PE9
PE10
30 % women
Physical Sciences and
Engineering
Male
Female
SH1
SH2
SH3
SH4
SH5
SH6
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
LS1
LS2
LS3
LS4
LS5
LS6
LS7
LS8
LS9
Number of grantees
Established by
the European Commission
Social Sciences
and Humanities
European Research Council
Annex I
ERC panel structure
Established by
the European Commission
Social Sciences & Humanities
Life Sciences
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LS1 Molecular & Structural Biology & Biochemistry
LS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics & Systems
Biology
LS3 Cellular and Developmental Biology
LS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology & Endocrinology
LS5 Neurosciences & Neural Disorders
LS6 Immunity & Infection
LS7 Diagnostic Tools, Therapies & Public Health
LS8 Evolutionary, Population & Environmental Biology
LS9 Applied Life Sciences & Non-Medical Biotechnology
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SH1 Individuals, Institutions & Markets
SH2 Institutions, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour
SH3 Environment, Space & Population
SH4 The Human Mind and its Complexity
SH5 Cultures & Cultural Production
SH6 The Study of the Human Past
Physical Sciences & Engineering
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PE1 Mathematics
PE2 Fundamental Constituents of Matter
PE3 Condensed Matter Physics
PE4 Physical & Analytical Chemical Sciences
PE5 Synthetic Chemistry and Materials
PE6 Computer Science & Informatics
PE7 Systems & Communication Engineering
PE8 Products & Processes Engineering
PE9 Universe Sciences
PE10 Earth System Science
European Research Council
Annex II
Country codes
Established by
the European Commission
EU Member States
FP7 Associated Countries
Other countries
AT
BE
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EL
ES
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LV
MT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
UK
AL
BA
CH
IL
IS
FO
LI
MD
ME
MK
NO
RS
TR
AR
AU
BR
BY
CA
EC
IN
PK
RU
SG
US
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Greece
Spain
Finland
France
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia
United Kingdom
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Switzerland
Israel
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Liechtenstein
Moldova
Montenegro
FYR of Macedonia
Norway
Serbia
Turkey
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Belarus
Canada
Ecuador
India
Pakistan
Russian Federation
Singapore
United States