Is research funding now a lottery? Elite funder ERC swamped by applications

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by Nature / Science / Nature Biotechnology at 28 Oct, 00:00 UTC

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03476-3 A marked rise in submissions for the European Research Council’s grants is pushing down success rates.