Maria Leptin re-appointed as ERC President

Professor Maria Leptin has been re-appointed by the European Commission as President of the European Research Council (ERC) for another two years. After nearly four years in this role, her new mandate is starting today and will run until the end of September 2027.

The current three ERC Vice-Presidents - Professors Gerd Gigerenzer, Eystein Jansen
Jesper Q. Svejstrup - commented in a statement:

This reappointment is excellent news and ensures continuity at a critical moment ahead of the next EU framework programme for R&I. On behalf of the ERC Scientific Council, our governing body, we would like to thank Maria Leptin for her leadership and strong commitment over the past four years, which has taken our organisation to new heights. She has our full trust to continue the ERC mission for science and for Europe.

Biography of Maria Leptin

About the ERC

The European Research Council, set up by the European Union in 2007, is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. It funds creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run projects based across Europe. The ERC is led by an independent governing body, the Scientific Council. Maria Leptin has been the President of the ERC since November 2021. The overall ERC budget from 2021 to 2027 is more than €16 billion, as part of the Horizon Europe programme, which is under the responsibility of Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation.