Politecnico leads Italy’s universities in research funding

Politecnico di Milano leads Italy’s universities in research funding EspLORE is proud to contribute to this performance.


More than 100 million euros over four years for 234 projects. First place for ERC funding as well, with an impressive 23 projects.

The Politecnico di Milano is the leading university for research funding under Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s largest research and innovation programme. The Politecnico is also first among universities in terms of ERC-funded projects, projects that is which have been rewarded by the European Commission for having stood out in cutting-edge fields: these projects have reached an impressive amount of 23, with an overall value of 26 million euros. Comparing its results to those of universities on a more global scale, the Politecnico di Milano takes 12th place for projects funded by Horizon 2020. 20th place if one considers all bodies participating in the research programme, which are more than 26,000 worldwide.