Europe unveils $565 million bundle to retain scientists, and entice new ones
LONDON — The European Fee on Monday unveiled a roughly $565 million bundle to retain and entice scientists, as different international locations attempt to leverage the Trump administration’s dismantling of analysis applications within the U.S. to construct up their very own enterprises.
The funding program, amounting to 500 million euros, is designed to make “Europe a magnet for researchers,” Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the fee, mentioned at an occasion at Paris’s Sorbonne College referred to as “Select Europe for Science.” Showing together with French President Emmanuel Macron, von der Leyen mentioned the funding, which is able to final by way of 2027, would assist researchers from Europe and all over the world.
The funding will go towards new, long-term grants and towards supporting researchers who relocate to Europe.
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