Mapping equality of opportunities at European Research Council (ERC)

The European Research Council (ERC), Europe's premiere funding agency for frontier research, views equality of opportunities as an essential priority. Therefore, the ERC monitors closely various demographic data on every call and has taken actions to tackle imbalances and potential unconscious biases. The ERC poster is focused on demographic data of the three main funding schemes: Starting Grant, Consolidator Grant and Advanced Grant. The data of the ERC population is expressed statistically, with focus on gender and geographic locations. Mapping equality of opportunities in the ERC population provides insight on the most successful host institutions/countries. Recent initiatives to tackle imbalances will also be presented.