Fourteen Israeli researchers have been awarded 2024 Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council (ERC), according to a council announcement.
The grants are intended “to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas” and are worth up to €2 million ($2.1 million) each, spread out over five years, according to the ERC website.
This year, €678 million in grant funding is to be awarded to 328 researchers, the council notes. Israel, with 14 awardees, is ranked seventh on the list of countries in terms of individual grants, behind Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, the UK, France and Germany.
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Weizmann Institute of Science and the Technion were given the award, mostly for advancement in the science and medical fields.
Additionally, Dr. Maya Bar of the Volcani Center, a government agricultural R&D center, was given the award for her research on plant communication.
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