European Research Council
European Research Council
Established by
the European Commission
ERC Advanced Grants 2015
Outcome: Indicative statistics
Reproduction is authorised provided the source 'ERC' is
acknowledged.
NB: In these graphs, 'grantee' refers to a candidate selected for ERC
funding. 'Country of Host Institution' refers to the country of the host
institution at the time of application to this ERC call. In very few cases
the institution may have changed in the meantime.
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Submitted and selected proposals by domain
Established by
the European Commission
Submitted
Proposals
Selected
Proposals
Life Sciences
643
92
Physical Sciences and
Engineering
887
126
Social Sciences and
Humanities
423
59
Total
1953
277
Success rate ~ 14.2 %
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Grantees by Country of Host Institution & domain
Total 277 grants
Established by
the European Commission
21 countries
70
69
Social Sciences & Humanities
Number of grantees
60
Physical Sciences & Engineering
50
43
Life Sciences
40
30
30
21
20
20
19
13
10
12
11
9
9
7
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
UK DE FR NL CH IT AT ES BE IL SE FI DK EL IE PT CZ LU NO PL SI
Country of host institution
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Grantees by nationality and gender
Total 277 grants
Established by
the European Commission
29 nationalities
50
47 47
40
30
20
Female grantees
26
25
20
17
16
13
10
10 10
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
DE
UK
IT
FR
NL
BE
CH
ES
IL
SE
AT
EL
US
DK
FI
JP
NO
PT
IE
NZ
RO
AU
BG
CZ
DZ
HU
PL
RU
SI
Number of grantees
Male grantees
Grantee nationality
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Nationals in own country and abroad
Total 277 grants
50
Established by
the European Commission
47 47
Nationals in own country
30
20
Nationals abroad
26 25
20
17 16
13
10
10 10
5 5 5 4 4
3 3 3 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
DE
UK
IT
FR
NL
BE
CH
ES
IL
SE
AT
EL
US
DK
FI
JP
NO
PT
IE
NZ
RO
AU
BG
CZ
DZ
HU
PL
RU
SI
Number of grantees
40
Grantee nationality
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Mobility: Incoming and staying grantees
Total 277 grants
69
"Non-European" grantees staying in the country
60
"European" grantees staying in the country
50
Grantees moving to the country
43
40
30
Nationals hosted in own country
30
21
20
20
19
13
10
12
11
9
9
7
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
UK
DE
FR
NL
CH
IT
AT
ES
BE
IL
SE
FI
DK
EL
IE
PT
CZ
LU
NO
PL
SI
Number of grantees
70
Established by
the European Commission
Country of host institution
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European Research Council
ERC Advanced Grant 2015 Call
Grantees by panel and gender
Established by
the European Commission
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Males (225 = 81 %)
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences &
Engineering
SH1
SH2
SH3
SH4
SH5
SH6
PE1
PE2
PE3
PE4
PE5
PE6
PE7
PE8
PE9
PE10
Females (52 = 19 %)
LS1
LS2
LS3
LS4
LS5
LS6
LS7
LS8
LS9
Number of grantees
Total 277 grants
Social
Sciences &
Humanities
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European Research Council
Annex I
ERC panel structure 2015
Established by
the European Commission
Social Sciences and Humanities
Life Sciences
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SH1 Markets, Individuals, and Institutions
SH2 The Social World, Diversity, Institutions and Values
SH3 Environment, Space and Population
SH4 The Human Mind and its Complexity
SH5 Cultures and Cultural Production
SH6 The Study of the Human Past
LS1 Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry
LS2 Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics and Systems
Biology
LS3 Cellular and Developmental Biology
LS4 Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology
LS5 Neurosciences and Neural Disorders
LS6 Immunity and Infection
Physical Sciences and Engineering
LS7 Diagnostic Tools, Therapies and Public Health
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PE1 Mathematics
LS8 Evolutionary, Population and Environmental Biology 
PE2 Fundamental Constituents of Matter
LS9 Applied Life Sciences and Non-Medical
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PE3 Condensed Matter Physics
Biotechnology
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PE4 Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences
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PE5 Synthetic Chemistry and Materials
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PE6 Computer Science and Informatics
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PE7 Systems and Communication Engineering
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PE8 Products and Processes Engineering
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PE9 Universe Sciences
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PE10 Earth System Science
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European Research Council
Annex II
Country codes
Established by
the European Commission
EU Member States
H2020 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
MD
ME
MK
NO
RS
TR
UA
AU
DZ
JP
NZ
RU
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
Moldova
Montenegro
FYR of Macedonia
Norway
Serbia
Turkey
Ukraine
Australia
Algeria
Japan
New Zealand
Russian Federation
United States
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