Funding
The members of the Institute of Astrophysics are able to attract competitive funding from various sources in order to support their research. We are proud to host, among our 9 researchers, three recipients of the highly competitive ERC grands, of the 4 that have been awarded in the area of Universe Sciences (PE9) in Greece. Since 2014 the members of the Institute have been awarded a total of ~8 MEuros of new funding. A detailed list of all grands received since 2005 is listed bellow.
European Commission (FP7/H2020/HorizonEurope)
| Type | Title | Start (year) | Duration (years) | PI | Amount (Euros) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERC Starting Grant | SMILE: Search for Milli-lenses to discriminate between dark matter models | 2022 | 5 | Casadio | 1.486.000€ |
| MSCA RISE | Astrostat-II: Development of Novel Statistical Tools for the Analysis of Astronomical Data | 2021 | 4 | Zezas | 220.800€ |
| Erasmus+ | Large Scientific Infrastructures enriching online and digital Learning | 2021 | 2 | Charmandaris | 53.330€ |
| H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020 | Opticon-Radionet Pilot | 2021 | 4 | Charmandaris | 40.000€ |
| ERC Consolidator Grant | PASIPHAE: Polar-Area Stellar-Imaging in Polarization High-Accuracy Experiment | 2018 | 5 | Tassis | 1.850.000€ |
| MSCA Individual Fellowship | ORIGAMI: The Origin of the Galactic Magnetic Field | 2017 | 2 | Ntormousi (Tassis) | 150.000€ |
| MSCA RISE | Astrostat: Development of Novel Statistical Tools for the Analysis of Astronomical Data | 2016 | 4 | Zezas | 279.000€ |
| ERC Consolidator Grant | A-BINGOS: Accreting binary populations in Nearby Galaxies: Observations and Simulations | 2014 | 5 | Zezas | 1.250.000€ |
| MSCA Reintegration Grant | JetPop: Unveiling the Physics of the Most Active of Galaxies: Using Blazars as Laboratories to Study Supermassive Black Holes and Relativistic Jets | 2012 | 4 | Pavlidou | 100.000€ |
| MSCA Reintegration Grant | SFOnset: Onset of Star Formation: Connecting Theory and Observations | 2012 | 4 | Tassis | 100.000€ |
| MCA People IRSES | EUROCAL: The Physics of the Most Luminous Galaxies | 2011 | 4 | Charmandaris | 171.000€ |
| MCA REGPOT | AstroSpace: Development of Space Astrophysics in Crete | 2008 | 3 | Kylafis | 1.120.000€ |
| MSCA Reintegration Grant | X-ray-Gal: X-ray studies of nearby galaxies | 2008 | 4 | Zezas | 100.000€ |
| eContentplus | COSMOS: An advanced scientific repository for science teaching and learning | 2007 | 2 | Papamastorakis | 148.500€ |
| MCA Transfer of Knowledge | ASTROCENTER | 2006 | 4 | Kylafis | 546.500€ |
| eTEN Programme eLearning Action | Discovery Space | 2005 | 2 | Papamastorakis | 219.500€ |
| 7.834.630€ |