ERC Proof of Concept

Lopende of recent afgesloten ERC main grant Starting, Consolidator, Advanced, ERC Plus of Synergy; einddatum op of na 1 januari 2026

Aantoonbare relatie met ERC-onderzoek PoC-idee komt voort uit gefinancierd onderzoek

Host Institution in EU of associated country Of International European Interest Organisation, JRC of EU-entiteit

These grants are available only to Principal Investigators, whose proposals draw substantially on their ERC-funded research;

The Host Institution must confirm its association with, and its support to, the project and the Principal Investigator through a binding statement of support (i.e. the Host Institution Support Letter79). This statement must be supplied at the time of application.

The ERC Proof of Concept Grant is open to Principal Investigators80 whose ERC main frontier research grant is ongoing, or Principal Investigators whose ERC main frontier research grant ends81 on or after 1 January 2025, subject to restrictions provided in Annex 3 below.

A Principal Investigator whose proposal was rejected on the grounds of a breach of research integrity82 in the calls for proposals under Work Programmes 2024 or 2025 may not submit a proposal to the Proof of Concept call under this Work Programme.

Synergy Grant Principal Investigators are eligible to apply to the Proof of Concept call only with the written consent of all Principal Investigators of the same Synergy Grant project.

To participate in ERC frontier research actions the Host Institution must be established either in an EU Member State or an Associated Country83 as a legal entity created under national law, or it may be an international European research organisation (such as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), etc.), or any other entity created under EU law.

To be eligible, legal entities from a Member State or Associated Country that are public bodies, research organisations, or higher education institutions (including private research organisations and private higher education institutions) must have a Gender Equality Plan or an equivalent strategic document in place for the duration of the project.