In addition to the 325 early-career scientists awarded Starting Grants in September last year, the ERC announced another 65 winners of the 2016 competition on 3rd April 2017. The grantees will receive funding, worth up to €1.5 million per project, to build their own research teams and pursue their best ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. This year, around €96 million in additional budget have been made available to the ERC.