16 June 2016

Valentina Mazzucato wins 500th ERC grant in the Netherlands

The 500th European Research Council (ERC) grant in the Netherlands has been awarded on June 16th to Valentina Mazzucato, Professor of Globalization and Development from Maastricht University. Born in Italy, she has lived and studied in the US, France and the Netherlands. Her ERC grant project focuses on the impacts of migration on the well-being and development of youths. She became the 500th ERC grantee based in the NL after winning a 2015 Consolidator Grant, this is her first ERC grant.