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ERC gives a Starting Grant 2024 to Ilya Bobrovskiy

12.09.2024 14:32

Branco Weiss Fellow Ilya Bobrovskiy has won a Starting Grant 2024 from the European Research Council (ERC) in the amount of 1.5 million euros over a period of five years. Dr. Bobrovskiy will use the grant to research the composition of ancient ecosystems and the carbon cycle at the time of the emergence of complex life on Earth. With its help, he will be able to pursue his promising ideas within the framework of his own project and put together a research team for it.

The European Research Council is the main European funding body for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of all nationalities and ages to carry out projects across Europe. The ERC Starting Grant is a prestigious fellowship awarded to excellent young scientists with two to seven years’ experience after their doctorate.

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