The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 478 early-career researchers from across Europe to receive this year's “Starting Grants”, worth a total of €761 million, under the EU's Horizon Europe programme. These grants will support excellence in research in various fields, such as physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, social sciences and humanities. Each researcher will receive up to €1.5 million over a maximum period of five years to launch their own projects, build research teams and pursue promising ideas.

In Spain, 28 institutions located in Aragon, Andalusia, the Canary Islands, Catalonia, Castile and Leon, Galicia, Madrid, Navarre and the Basque Country are hosting scientists from countries participating in the programme.