UMC Utrecht gets one
Netherlands awarded many European advanced grants again
UMC Utrecht. Photo: Wikipedia
The Netherlands has consistently won a significant number of advanced grants for years. In the 2024 round, the country is once again in the top 4 with 24 of the 281 grants awarded. It is only surpassed by the United Kingdom (56 grants), Germany (35 grants) and Italy (25 grants). A total of 721 million euros was distributed in this round, with an 11 percent success rate, almost 3 percentage points lower than last year.
Provisional
The list of winners is provisional, as Switzerland did not formally participate in this round of the European research programme Horizon Europe. Scientists from Swiss universities were allowed to submit applications, but the twenty winners from that country will only receive the grant if they take it to a research institution located in a country that is part of Horizon Europe. This restriction will be lifted next time, once Switzerland has rejoined the programme.
Reserve list
Therefore, European funds may be transferred to the reserve list of researchers who just missed out on getting a grant, which could benefit Dutch research institutions. For the time being, most of the grants in this round will go to the University of Amsterdam.
| Advanced grants 2024 | |
|---|---|
| University of Amsterdam | 6 |
| TU Delft | 3 |
| University of Groningen | 3 |
| Leiden University | 2 |
| KNAW | 2 |
| Maastricht University | 2 |
| Radboud University Nijmegen | 1 |
| NWO institutes | 1 |
| LUMC (Leiden) | 1 |
| UMC Utrecht | 1 |
| Transnational Institute | 1 |
| IHE Delft Institute for Water Education | 1 |
Notable winners include the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam, independent research institutions that are not affiliated with Dutch universities, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) or the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Every year, ERC awards grants to young researchers (starting grants of up to 1.5 million euros), experienced researchers (consolidator grants of 2 million euros) and top researchers (advanced grants of 2.5 million euros). These grants are comparable to the Veni, Vidi and Vici grants from the Talent Programme of the Dutch research funding body, NWO, although the European grants are higher.