August 2019
The European Commission has published a concise Qualitative Assessment of completed ERC projects.
The study was conducted on a random sample of 223 Starting and Advanced Grant projects from a pool of 470 completed projects. Therefore, It shows that 79% of ERC projects generate breakthroughs or major advances: 19% led to a breakthrough and 60% to a major scientific advance. Finally, the analysis confirms the results announced in 2016 and 2017.
August 23, 2019