The ERC Starting Grants 2024 call closed for applications on 7 November 2023.

These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:

• The ERC received 3,474 applications. This marks an increase of 29% compared to the previous call in 2022. 
• The highest number of applications was submitted in the domain of Physical Sciences and Engineering (1,466 - 42%) followed by Social Science and Humanities (1,029 - 30%), and Life Sciences (976 - 28%).
• Women submitted nearly 40% of proposals, same percentage as in the previous call and one percentage point less than in the 2022 Starting Grants competition. 

In the ERC Work Programme, the ERC Scientific Council earmarked €601 million for an estimated 387 Starting Grants in 2024. The ERC is now beginning the evaluation of the proposals. The projects selected for funding are planned to be announced in summer 2024.