Researchers awarded ERC Consolidator Grants in 2019

13 December 2019

On December 10, 2019, the European Research council released the list of 43 young French researchers who won the ERC Consolidator Grant 2019 call for proposals. Among the winners, six scientists work in laboratories run by Université PSL.

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The ERC Consolidator Grant is an highly competitive grant, worth approximately €2 million, awarded for 5 years to exploratory research projects on an innovative theme. It supports experienced scientists (7 to 12 years after their doctorate) and promising candidates who wish to build or consolidate their research teams.

Here is the list of winners, who work in labs run by Université PSL, for the ERC Consolidator Grant 2019 call for proposals:

Yanko Todorov, researcher at the CNRS, Laboratoire de physique de l’ENS – PSL
Harsha S. Bhat, CNRS researcher at Laboratoire de Géologie de l’ENS - PSL
Damian Evans, researcher at the EFEO, Responsable scientifique du projet CALI
Jérôme Beugnon, Lecturer at the Sorbonne Université in the LKB - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (Sorbonne Université/ENS - PSL/CNRS/Collège de France)
David Portehault, Research fellow at the CNRS in LCMCP - Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris (Sorbonne Université/Collège de France/CNRS)
Nicolas Puillandre, MNHN lecturer in the ISYEB - Institut de systématique, évolution, biodiversité (MNHN/Sorbonne Université/École pratique des hautes études/Université des Antilles/CNRS)

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Funding from the ERC (European Research Council)

Founded in 2007, the European Research Council is part of the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (Horizon 2020). Each year, the committee awards individual funding for a period of 5 years to scientists from all over the world. The ERC funds original exploratory research projects that bring scientific, technical and societal discoveries in all disciplines.

There are five ERC grants:

Starting Grant: for young researchers - 2 to 7 years after the dissertation was defended (up to 2 million euros)
Consolidator Grant: for researchers - 7 to 12 years after the dissertation was defended (up to 2.75 million euros)
Advanced Grant: for senior researchers (up to €3.5 million)
Synergy Grant: for a group of 2 to 4 researchers (up to 10 million euros over 6 years)
Proof of Concept (vérification de concept): for the winners, to support the technology transfer of the results obtained within the framework of an ERC grant

PSL has created a dedicated service to support researchers in order to answer to European calls for proposals saap@psl.eu. Yanko Todorov et Harsha S. Bhat both received help from this support service.

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Over 150 PSL researchers have obtained a grant since 2012.

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