The first call for proposals for the European Young Investigator (EURYI) Awards is completed. Twenty-five young researchers from around the globe will pursue their scientific careers at European research institutions in the coming five years. U.S. citizen Brian O’Neill will work at the Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg (close to Vienna) using his prize worth close to €1 million to work on his successful proposal, “Demography, uncertainty, and learning in integrated models of climate change.” With Mr. O’Neill’s success, one scientist from North America has already joined the European Research Area utilizing the EURYI scheme.