The ERC funds top researchers in Europe, of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at frontiers of knowledge. Set up in 2007 by the European Union, the European Research Council (ERC) aims to stimulate scientific excellence in Europe by encouraging competition for funding between the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age from anywhere in the world. As part of Horizon Europe, the EU programme for research and innovation for 2021 to 2027, the ERC has a total budget of over €16 billion. The ERC has an 'investigator-driven'​, 'bottom-up'​ approach, which allows researchers to identify new opportunities …

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